In Search of Wisdom

In Search of Wisdom
Pastor Garrison Greene

Proverbs 2:1-22

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Seek wisdom from the Source of wisdom to gain the satisfaction and safety of wisdom.

OUTLINE:
1) Wisdom’s Search & Source (vs. 1-8)
2) Wisdom’s Satisfaction & Safety (vs. 9-22)

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleESV Expository Commentary: Proverbs by Ryan Patrick O’Dowd; Proverbs: Wisdom That Works by Ray Ortlund Jr.

Hear, My Son

Hear, My Son
Pastor Garrison Greene

Proverbs 1:8-33

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: In world full of competing voices and choices, listen to wisdom.

OUTLINE:
1) Hear the Father’s Guiding Instruction (vs. 8-9)
2) Hate the Gang’s Greedy Temptation (vs. 10-19)
3) Heed the Lady’s Good Admonition (vs. 20-33)

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleCommentaries by Bruce Waltke, Tremper Longman, Ray Ortlund Jr., Charles Bridges, and Derek Kidner; Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper

Wisdom’s Person, Proficiency, & Posture

Wisdom’s Person, Proficiency, & Posture
Pastor Garrison Greene

Proverbs 1:1-7

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: All who would be wise must begin here:

OUTLINE:
1) Wisdom’s Person (v. 1)
2) Wisdom’s Proficiency (vs. 2-6)
3) Wisdom’s Posture (v. 7)

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleESV Gospel Transformation Study BibleHandbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms by Daniel Estes; Brazos Theological Commentary on Scripture: Proverbs & Ecclesiastes by Daniel Treier; The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: Proverbs by Bruce Waltke; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Life by Timothy Keller; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon ed. by J. Robert Wright; Rejoice & Tremble by Michael Reeves; Biblical Critical Theory by Christopher Watkin; Short Sentences Long Remembered by Leland Ryken; Walking In God’s Wisdom by Benjamin Quinn

Is the Bible Pro-Life?

Is the Bible Pro-Life?
Pastor Garrison Greene

Exodus 20:13

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We are to be a people of life in a culture of death.

OUTLINE:
1) God’s Precious Creation
2) God’s Plain Command
3) God’s Pro-life Church

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleExodus: Saved for God’s Glory by Phillip Graham Ryken; Confronting Injustice Without Compromising the Truth: 12 Questions Christians Should Ask About Social Justice by Thaddeus Williams

Does the Bible Forbid Homosexuality?

Does the Bible Forbid Homosexuality?
Pastor Garrison Greene

1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Pastor Garrison Greene

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleBDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: 1 Corinthians by Paul Gardner; Pillar New Testament Commentary? The First Letter to the Corinthians by Roy Ciampa & Brian Rosner; Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus Williams; Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry; After Virtue by Alistair McIntyre; Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation by Colin Hansen

Does God Change?

Does God Change?
Pastor Garrison Greene

James 1:16-18

Pastor Garrison Greene

OUTLINE:
1) No.
2) Really?
3) So?

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleESV Expository Commentary: James by Robert Plummer; No Shadow of Turning: Divine Immutability in the Economy of Redemption by Ronni Kurtz; None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God by Matthew Barrett; The God Who Is Not Like Us: Why We Need the Doctrine of Divine Immutability by Kevin DeYoung; The Doctrine of God by Herman Bavinck; Does God’s Immutability Need to Change? Credo Podcast; Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer

Does Every Christian Need to Join a Local Church?

Does Every Christian Need to Join a Local Church?
Pastor Dan Turner

Acts 2:41-37

Pastor Dan Turner

BIG IDEA: The gospel creates undeniable, identifiable church members who then devote themselves to this newly created life.

RESOURCES: Thirty Years that Changed the World: The Book of Acts for Today by Michael Green; Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Acts of the Apostles by David G. Peterson

Is the Holy Spirit an Impersonal Force?

Is the Holy Spirit an Impersonal Force?
Pastor Garrison Greene

John 14:15-26; 15:26-16:15

Pastor Garrison Greene

TEXT: John 14:15-26; 15:26-16:15

BIG IDEA: The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, whose presence and ministry we desperately need.

OUTLINE:
1) The Holy Spirit Is A Divine Person
2) The Holy Spirit Is Our Divine Paraclete

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleZondervan Exegetical Commentary on the NT: John by Edward Link III; The Holy Spirit by Kevin DeYoung; Keeping In Step With the Spirit by J.I. Packer; What Christians Should Believe by Michael Byrd; The Mystery of the Holy Spirit by R.C. Sproul; The Paraclete by Charles Spurgeon; Table Talk: Special Issue - R.C. Sproul 1939-2017

Is Jesus The Only Way?

Is Jesus The Only Way?
Pastor Garrison Greene

1 Timothy 2:1-7

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Jesus Christ is the only way to God.

OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Is the Sole Savior
2) Jesus Is the Sufficient Savior
3) Jesus Is the Sending Savior

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Gospel Transformation Study Bible; Why Evangelize? The Exclusivity of the Gospel of Christ by Jason Allen; The Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller; Reformed Expository Commentary: 1 Timothy by Phillip Graham Ryken; Reformed Preaching: Proclaiming God’s Word From the Heart of the Preacher to the Heart of His People by Joel Beeke; BDAG: A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd Edition by Walter Bauer and Frederick William Danker; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves

Is Jesus God?

Is Jesus God?
Pastor Garrison Greene

John 1:1-5

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The glorious, saving, and satisfying person of Jesus is truly true God.

OUTLINE:
1) Is Jesus True God?
2) Is Jesus A Creature?
3) Is Jesus A Teacher?
4) Is This That Important?

RESOURCES: ESV Study BibleThe Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of the Christian Faith by Trevin Wax; Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft & Ronald Tacelli; Foundations of the Christian Faith by James Montgomery Boice; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: John by Edward Klink III; The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs