Humanity in the Covenant of Marriage

Genesis 2:18-25

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The LORD God ordained marriage in the beginning for his purposes and our pleasure.

OUTLINE:

1. Marriage Is For Partnership in Calling (vs. 18-20)

2. Marriage Is For Intimate Companionship (vs. 21-25)

3. Marriage Is An Enduring Covenant (vs. 24)

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Genesis: The Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 ed. Rob Ventura

Humanity In Covenant With God

Genesis 2:4-17

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Humanity’s initial generation reveals that we were created and commissioned to live in covenant with God leading to eternal life.

OUTLINE:

1. Adam & His Relationship with God

2. Adam & His Representation of Us

3. Adam & Our Redemption in Christ

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis: A New Commentary by Meredith Kline; Genesis 1-4: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Commentary by C. John Collins; Christian Standard Commentary: Genesis 1-11 by Kenneth A. Matthews; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson, Timothy George, and Scott Manetsch; Getting the Garden Right: Adam’s Work and God’s Rest in Light of Christ by Richard Barcellos; The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology: A Comparison Between Seventeenth Century Particular Baptist Covenant and Paedobaptist Federalism by Pascal Denault; The Kingdom of God: A Baptist Expression of Covenant & Biblical Theology by Jeffrey D. Johnson; A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689, ed. Rob Ventura; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman; Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinck

Humanity In Communion With God

Genesis 2:4-17

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Humanity’s generation & dwelling in the Garden reveals that we belong in…

OUTLINE:
1) Reference To God
2) Relationship With God
3) Residence Near God

RESOURCES: EESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; You Are Not Your Own: Belonging To God in an Inhuman World by Alan Noble; The Presence of God: Its Place In the Storyline of Scripture and the Story of Our Lives by J. Ryan Lister; A Quest For Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life by J.I. Packer; The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God by G.K. Beale; God’s Relational Presence: The Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology by J. Scott Duvall & J. Daniel Hays; A Breathing After God by Richard Sibbes; Where Do We Find True Belonging by Jeremy Linneman

The Endless Rest of the Lord

Genesis 2:1-3

Pastor Brian Drake

BIG IDEA: The endless rest of the Lord is open to all who can stop working on what is finished.

OUTLINE:
1) The Endless Rest of the Lord
2) Stop Working on What is Finished
      a) Stop Working on Creation
      b) Stop Working on Redemption
3) Keep Working on What Will Be Finished
      a) Keep Working on Holding Fast
      b) Keep Working on Building The Temple

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Message of Genesis 1-11 by David J. Atkinson; Genesis by John Calvin; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture edited by Andrew Louth; The Story of God Bible Commentary: Genesis by Tremper Longman III

Imago Dei

Genesis 1:26-28

Pastor Garrison Greene

TEXT: Genesis 1:26-28

BIG IDEA: God created humanity to reflect him, represent him, and resemble him.

OUTLINE:
1) We Were Made to Reflect God
2) We Were Made to Represent God
3) We Were Made to Resemble God

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

And God Said...

Genesis 1:1-2:3

BIG IDEA: The one true God has formed and filled the earth to fulfill his purposes of…

OUTLINE:
1. Dominion
2. Delight
3. Doxology

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goheen; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; The Story of God Bible Commentary: Genesis by Tremper Longman III; Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis 1-15 by Gordon Wenham; Redeeming Science: A God-Centered Approach by Vern Poythress; The Lost World of Genesis 1 by John Walton; Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation: Ancient Wisdom For A Current Controversy by Gavin Ortlund; The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God by G.K. Beale; The Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor P. Hamilton

In The Beginning

Genesis 1:1-2

Pastor Garrison Greene

TEXT: Genesis 1:1-2

BIG IDEA: The glory of God overflowed into bountiful beginnings.

OUTLINE:
1. The Gist of Genesis
2. The God of Glory
  - God is Eternal
  - God is God
  - God is Almighty
  - God is Abundant
3. The Creation of the Cosmos
4. The Emptiness of the Earth

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis pt. 1 by Richard Phillips; Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis by Gordon Wenham; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; The Story of God Bible Commentary: Genesis by Tremper Longman; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Delighting In the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Michael Reeves; Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkins

Becoming & Beloved

Ephesians 5:1

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: Become like the God who calls you beloved.

OUTLINE:
1. You Are Called To Become
2. You Are Called Beloved

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary by Harold Hoehner; Reformed Expository Commentary by Bryan Chapel; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Ephesians by Michel Allen; An Expositional Commentary: Ephesians by James Montgomery Boice; Knowing God by J.I. Packer; Communion With God by John Owen

Fear for Wisdom

Proverbs 9:10

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: The fear of the Lord is the foundation for building a life of wisdom.

OUTLINE:
1) The Fear of the Lord: What It Means
2) The Foundation of Wisdom: What It Builds
3) The Formation of Fear: How It Grows

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on the Whole Bible: Proverbs by John Gill; Proverbs: Heavenly Wisdom by Gary Brady; Proverbs: Wisdom That Works by Ray Ortlund Jr.; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Life by Tim and Kathy Keller; Proverbs by Charles Bridges; Proverbs by Derek Kidner; Rejoice and Tremble by Michael Reeves; Ligonier Series on the Fear of the Lord by Michael Reeves

Wisdom for Wealth Part 2

Proverbs 11:4

Pastor Garrison Greene

BIG IDEA: God’s wisdom for our wealth would call our attention to…

OUTLINE:
1. The Deficiencies of Wealth
2. The Dangers of Wealth
3. The Duties of Wealth

RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Proverbs Chapters 1-15 by Bruce Waltke; Whole Bible Commentary: Proverbs by Matthew Henry; Whole Bible Commentary: Proverbs by John Gill; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Life by Timothy and Kathy Keller; Proverbs: Heavenly Wisdom by Gary Brady; ESV Expository Commentary: Proverbs by Ryan Patrick O’Dowd; Neither Poverty Nor Riches by Craig Blomberg; Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn; Money, Debt, and Finances by Jim Newheiser; This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life by David Foster Wallace; Christian Hope and Money by Timothy Keller;