A Sovereign, A Summons, & A Sign

Genesis 17:1-14

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The Almighty Sovereign confirms his covenant faithfulness.

OUTLINE:
1. The Almighty Sovereign
2. The Benevolent Summons
3. The Covenant Sign

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; EP Study Commentary: Genesis by John Currid; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; Living in the Gap Between Promise and Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain Duguid; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Genesis by Phillip Bethancourt; Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinck; Theoretical-Practical Theology by Petrus van Mastricht; An Orthodox Catechism: Being the Sum of Christian Religion Contained in the Law & Gospel by Hercules Collins; What Christians Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles’ Creed by Michael Bird

Abram & the Slave Woman

Genesis 16:1-16

Pastor Brian Drake

BIG IDEA: We must stop achieving and start receiving the promises of God.

OUTLINE:
1. Reject the Plans of the Flesh (16:1-6)
2. Remember the Place you were Found (16:7-16)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible, EP Study Commentary: Genesis by John Currid; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; The Christ Key by Chad Bird; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Renewal As A Way Of Life by Richard F. Lovelace, Gentle & Lowly by Gavin Ortland, ‘The Lord’s Work in the Lord’s Way’ by Francis A. Schaeffer

Abram & The Covenant

Genesis 15:1-21

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The Lord’s unwavering faithfulness assures his wavering people.

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; Living in the Gap Between Promise and Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain Duguid

The King of Sodom, Melchizedek, & Abram’s Decision

Genesis 14:17-24

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Reject friendship with the world and look to the blessing of God.

OUTLINE:
1. Reject the World’s Friendship with Fervor
2. Receive the Lord’s Blessing by Faith

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; EP Study Commentary: Genesis by John Currid; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis

Abram to the Rescue!

Genesis 14:1-16

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Our father Abram mentors us in our fight for one another.

OUTLINE:
1. We Fight From Love
2. We Fight With Courage
3. We Fight In Weakness

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; EP Study Commentary: Genesis by John Currid; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer; John G. Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seas by Paul Schlehlein; Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility by Ray Ortlund Jr.

A Fruitful Faith

Genesis 13:1-18

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Faith trusts God’s promises for the future, and thereby bears good fruit.

OUTLINE:
1. The Progress (vs. 1-4)
2. The Problem, (vs. 5-7)
3. The Preoccupation (vs. 8-13)
4. The Posture (vs. 8-13)
5. The Promise (vs. 14-18)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Study Bible; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; EP Study Commentary: Genesis by John D. Currie; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; Living in the Gap Between Promise & Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain M Duguid; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer; 95 Theses by Martin Luther

A Lack of Faith & an Abundance of Faithfulness

Genesis 12:10-13:4

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Even when we falter in faith, God is faithful still.

OUTLINE:
1. Our Faltering Faith
2. God’s Unfailing Faithfulness

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; EP Study Commentary: Genesis by John D. Currie; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; Living in the Gap Between Promise & Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain M Duguid; Whatever Is Not from Faith Is Sin (sermon) by John Piper

The Kindness of God in the Call of Abram

Genesis 11:10-12:9

Pastor Garrison Greene

OUTLINE:
1. God Calls Weak & Unworthy People
2. God Promises & Plans to Bless All Peoples
3. God Glorifies His Grace in the Blessing of His People

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Reading Genesis by Marilynne Robinson; Faith of our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis

Babel: The Nations Divided & Dispersed

Genesis 10:1-11:9

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: When humanity seeks to make themselves preeminent, God comes down to hand out fitting punishment.

OUTLINE:
1. Run From the Spirit of Babel
2. Remember the God Who Comes Down
3. Rejoice in the Reversal of Babel

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Christian Standard Commentary: Genesis 1-11 by Kenneth Matthews; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis - The Book of Origins by Philip Eveson

Sin and Grace Continued

Genesis 9:18-29

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Human sin still continues and compounds; God’s grace still abounds.

OUTLINE:
1. Sin Continuing (vs. 18-20)
2. Sin Compounding (vs. 22-23)
3. Sin Cursing (vs. 24-25)
4. Grace Continuing & Compounding (vs. 26-29)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Christian Standard Commentary: Genesis 1-11 by Kenneth Matthews; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis - The Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Ryken, Wilhoit, & Longman; Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis