Devastation & Depravity

Devastation & Depravity
Pastor Garrison Greene

Genesis 34:1-31

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Despite depravity and devastation, our God is gracious.

OUTLINE:
REMINDER #1: How Dangerous This World Can Be
REMINDER #2: How Destructive Our Passions Can Be
REMINDER #3: How Depraved the Saints Can (Still) Be

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expositional Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Limping With God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Walking With God Through Pain & Suffering by Timothy Keller; The Defiling of Dinah (Clearly Reformed) by Kevin DeYoung; On Dinah’s Defiling, Jacob’s Sons’ War Crimes, & Other Things That Ought Not Be Done In Israel (ep 12) by Bible Talk; Leadership & Emotional Sabotage: Resisting Anxiety That Will Wreck Your Family, Destroy Your Church, & Ruin the World by Joe Rigney

Bold, Peaceable, & Holy

Bold, Peaceable, & Holy
Pastor Garrison Greene

Genesis 33:1-20

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Our transforming relationship with the Lord transforms the way we relate to others.

OUTLINE: Knowing God….

  1. Helps Us With Our Fear Of Others

  2. Moves Us Pursue Peace With Others

  3. Causes Us To Be Distinct From Others

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Life of Jacob by Iain Duguid; When People Are Big and God Is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man by Ed Welch; The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict by Ken Sande

A Dust Up With the Divine

A Dust Up With the Divine
Pastor Garrison Greene

Genesis 32:22-32

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We are changed by the breaking and blessing grace of God.

OUTLINE:
1. Grace That Exposes
2. Grace That Opposes
3. Grace That Transforms

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Limping With God: Jacob and the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Refreshment For the Soul: Daily Readings with Richard Sibbes ed. by David MacKinnon

God’s Faithfulness To His Fearing People

God’s Faithfulness To His Fearing People
Pastor Garrison Greene

Genesis 32:1-21

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: What to do when feeling anxious & afraid:

OUTLINE:
1. Be Encouraged by the Lord’s Presence
2. Cast Your Anxieties on the Lord In Prayer
3. Behold the Lord’s Faithfulness in the Past

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; John G. Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seas by Paul Schlehlein; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry

False Gods & Farewells

False Gods & Farewells
Pastor Brian Drake

Genesis 31:17-55

Pastor Brian Drake

BIG IDEA: When I am afraid, I put my trust in Jesus.

OUTLINE:
1. The Folly of Trusting in Idols
2. The Fragility of Trusting in Self
3. The Freedom of Trusting in Jesus

Our Foes, Our Folly, & God’s Faithfulness

Our Foes, Our Folly, & God’s Faithfulness
Pastor Garrison Greene

Genesis 30:25-31:16

Pastor Garrison Greene

TEXT: Genesis 30:25-31:16

BIG IDEA: God is faithful to bless his opposed and obtuse people.

OUTLINE:
1. God Blesses Us Despite Our Foes
2. God Blesses Us Despite Our Folly
3. God Blesses Us Because He Is Faithful

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis

A Biblical Soap Opera

A Biblical Soap Opera
Pastor Garrison Greene

Genesis 29:31-30:24

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Even in our pain and perversion, God is still fulfilling his purposes.

OUTLINE:
1. The Heartache of God’s People
2. The Failures of God’s People
3. The Hope of God’s Providence

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living In the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac & Jacob by Iain Duguid; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Providence by John Piper; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavink; Systematic Theology by Stephen Wellum

The Beatific Vision

The Beatific Vision
Pastor Garrison Greene

Revelation 22:1-5

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We will experience our greatest gladness when we gaze upon our glorious God.

OUTLINE:
1. The Instruments of this Vision
2. The Internality of this Vision
3. The Intimacy of this Vision
4. The Enjoyment of this Vision

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Our God Reigns: An Amellennial Commentary on Revelation by Sam Storms; To Gaze Upon God: The Beatific Vision in Doctrine, Tradition, and Practice by Samuel Parkison; Shining Like the Sun: A Biblical Theology of Meeting God Face to Face by David Wenkel; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock

The New Heaven & the New Earth

The New Heaven & the New Earth
Pastor Garrison Greene

Revelation 21:1-27

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: We await the new creation, in which we’ll obtain the home and life for which we yearn.

OUTLINE:
1. The Home For Which We Hope
2. The Life For Which We Long
3. The Invitation To This Inheritance

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by GK Beale and David H Cambell; Baker New Testament Commentary: Revelation by Thomas Schreiner; Lectio Continua: Revelation by Joel Beeke; Not Home Yet: How the Renewal of the Earth Fits Into God’s Plan for the World by Ian K Smith; This Homeward Ache by Amy Baik Lee; Reformed Expository Commentary: Revelation by Richard Phillips; Let’s Study Revelation by Derek Thomas; Revelation For You by Tim Chester; Revelation For Everyone by NT Wright; The Promise of the Future by Cornelius Venema; More Than Conquerors: An Interpretation of the Book of Revelation by William Hendrickson