Veritas Community Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
Veritas Community Church (Dayton)
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Psalm 90:14
BIG IDEA: Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
OUTLINE:
- A Steadfast Love
- A Satisfying Love
- A Sustaining Love
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 39:1-23
BIG IDEA: In every place, in every temptation, and in every descent, we belong to and are blessed by God in Christ.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Presence In Every Place
2. God’s Possession In Temptation
3. God’s Providence In Descent
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 12-50 ed. Mark Sheridan; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; From Eden to Egypt: A Guided Tour of Genesis by Alex Duke; Joseph and the Gospel of Many Colors: Reading an Old Story in a New Way by Voddie Baucham Jr; The Letters of Samuel Rutherford by Samuel Rutherford
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 38:1-30
BIG IDEA: The sovereign grace triumphs over sin and sorrow.
OUTLINE:
1. The Tragedy of Sin & Disgrace
2. The Triumph of Sovereign Grace
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Whole Bible Commentary by John Gill; Unloved: The Rejected Saints God Calls Beloved by Elyse Fitzpatrick; The Seed of the Woman: 30 Narratives That Point To Jesus by Nana Dolce; On Fairy Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 37:1-36
BIG IDEA: We have hope in the hidden hand of God.
OUTLINE:
- The Stubbornness of Sin
- The Carnage of Cruelty
- The Promise of Providence
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Limping with God: Jacob & the Old Testament Guide to Messy Discipleship by Chad Bird; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Providence by John Piper; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavink; Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept by Stephen Wellum; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 36:1-43
OUTLINE:
1. Be Sure: God Keeps His Word
2. Beware: Gain Without God Is Loss
3. Behold: Grace Reaches the Estranged
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Genesis: Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Historia Scholastica by Peter Comestor Flowers From the Puritan’s Garden by Charles Spurgeon
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 35:16-29
OUTLINE:
- God's Promise is for those afflicted by the fall.
- The Promised Son will conquer and comfort like an older brother.
- Death cannot separate us from the Promise of God.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible, ESV Gospel Transformation Bible, Genesis by John Calvin, Genesis by Richard Phillips, Limping With God by Chad Bird
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 1 Peter 1:3-5
BIG IDEA: Through the living Savior, God makes us a living people with a living hope.
OUTLINE:
- The Living Savior
- A Living People
- Our Living Hope
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christian Standard Commentary: 1 & 2 Peter and Jude by Thomas Schreiner; You Must Be Born Again by Jonathan Master; How To Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements to a Missionary Encounter by Timothy Keller; Surprised By Hope by NT Wright
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Psalm 133:1-3
BIG IDEA: Blessings flow through Christian fellowship.
OUTLINE:
1. Two Words
2. Two Pictures
3. Two Takeaways
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Psalms: A Christ-Centered Commentary by Christopher Ash; Psalms 73-150: An Exegetical & Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture by Daniel Estes; Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; ESV Expository Commentary on Scripture: Psalms by C. John Collins; Everyday Church by Tim Chester
Pastor Dan Turner
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
BIG IDEA: Being devoted to the Lord’s Supper moves us out of malpractice and into proper practice of the Lord’s Supper.
OUTLINE:
-
MALPRACTICE
- Problem (vv 17-22)
- The Context
- The Conduct -
PRACTICE
- Pattern (vv 23-26)
- Passover
- Ponder
⁃ Proclamation
- Partake (vv 27-34)
- Discernment - Discipline
- Delight
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Acts 2:37-42
BIG IDEA: Baptism is God’s covenant sign of our salvation in Christ.
OUTLINE:
1. Baptism Swears
2. Baptism Signifies
3. Baptism Summons
4. Baptism Seals
5. Baptism Sets Apart
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible by John Gill; ESV Expository Commentary: Acts by Brian Vickers; Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; The Water & the Blood: How the Sacraments Shape Christian Identity by Kevin Emmert; Waters of Promise: Finding Meaning in Believer’s Baptism by Brandon Jones; One Baptism for the Remission of Sins: Baptists and the Baptism Clause by Lucas Stamps; Baptism & Becoming A Christian in the New Testament by Robert Stein; Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson; The Ordinary Means of Grace: Or, Don’t Do Weird Stuff by 9Marks Journal; The Deep Waters and Lively Works of Christian Baptism by Carlton Wynne; 95 Theses by Martin Luther; A Short Confession of Faith Containing the Substance of All the Fundamental Articles in the Larger Confession Put Forth by the Elders of the Baptist churches, Owning Personal Election and Final Perseverance by Benjamin Keach; Baptism & Problem Passages: Acts 2:38 by Michael Heiser
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 1 Peter 1:22-2:3
BIG IDEA: The Word of God is a means of grace whereby God causes his people to be born again and brought up in maturity.
OUTLINE: The Word of God…
- Grants the New Birth To Enduring Life (1:22-25)
- Gives Us Nourishment To Spiritual Maturity (2:1-3)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christian Standard Commentary: 1 & 2 Peter and Jude by Thomas Schreiner; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: 1 Peter by Karen Jobes; Reformed Expository Commentary: 1 Peter by Dan Doriani; Green Pastures: Ordinary Means of Grace for Ordinary Believers by J Ryan Davidson
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Acts 2:41-42
BIG IDEA: The gospel of Jesus Christ rescues us into communities that are devoted to God and to his means of grace.
OUTLINE:
1. A Gospel Community
2. A Devoted Commitment
3. A Nourishing Communion
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Acts Commentary by Martyn Lloyd-Jones; John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible by John Gill; ESV Expository Commentary: Acts by Brian Vickers; Preaching the Word: Acts by Kent Hughes; The Baptist Catechism (1677) by Benjamin Keach & William Collins; They Devoted Themselves (TGC) by Ray Ortlund Jr; Renewal As A Way of Life: A Guide Book For Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace; Green Pastures: A Primer on the Ordinary Means of Grace by J. Ryan Davidson
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 35:1-15
OUTLINE: God calls us and empowers us to…
1. Go to the House of God
2. Grow into the Household of God
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; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 34:1-31
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 33:1-20
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 32:22-32
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 32:1-21
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
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 31:17-55
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
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 29:31-30:24
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Revelation 22:1-5
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: The risen Christ will raise us in his glorious likeness when he returns.
OUTLINE:
1) The Resurrected Christ
2) The Resurrecting Christ
3) The Resurrected Christian
4) The Resurrection Church
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Revelation 21:1-27
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Revelation 20:1-21:8
BIG IDEA: God will justly judge all at the end of the age, inspiring our sobriety, worship, and belief in his gospel.
OUTLINE:
1. The Reality of the Final Judgment
2. The Relevance of the Final Judgment
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Revelation by Richard Phillips; Revelation: A Shorter Commentary by G.K. Beale; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Revelation by Thomas Schreiner; The Justice and Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment by Thomas R. Schreiner; The Promise of the Future by Cornelius Venema; Themelios, Volume 11 - Issue 2: The Problem of Judgment by Stephen Travis
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 29:1-30
BIG IDEA: God secretly & sovereignly guides all things for his aim & our advantage.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Hidden Hand
2. God’s Perfect Plans
3. God’s Grand Goal
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis by Nahum Sarna; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Providence by John Piper; Foundations of the Christian Faith: A Comprehensive and Readable Theology by James Montgomery Boice; Systematic Theology: From Canon to Concept by Stephen Wellum; Approaching the End of God’s Grand Design by Jonathan Edwards; Heidelberg Disputation by Martin Luther
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 28:1-22
BIG IDEA: God’s promises & presence are with his chosen, demanding our holiness & devotion.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Distinct People
2. God’s Dwelling Place
3. God’s Devoted People
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A New Exposition Of The London Baptist Confession Of Faith Of 1689 ed. Rob Ventura; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living in the Grip of Relentless Grace: The Gospel in the Lives of Isaac and Jacob by Iain Duguid
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 27:1-46
BIG IDEA: The Free Blessing of the Heavenly Father cannot be altered or aided by sinners.
OUTLINE:
1. Beware Of Loving The Blessing More Than The Father
2. Beware Of Fearing The Father Won't Bless
3. Behold The Father Who Freely Blesses
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible, Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis.
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 26:1-35
OUTLINE: Life with God as…
1. Saints
2. Sufferers
3. Sinners
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 25:19-34
BIG IDEA: God’s grace chooses to the unlikely and stimulates our endurance.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s Sovereign Election
2. God’s Scandalous Selection
3. God’s Stimulating Lesson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Church History Study Bible; God’s Rascal: The Jacob Narrative in Genesis 25-35 by Dale Ralph Davis; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 25:1-18
OUTLINE: The sunset of the Abraham story shows us….
1. The Contrast of the Two Offsprings (vs. 1-6)
2. The Comfort of God’s People in Death (vs. 7-11)
3. The Certainty of God’s Plan & Promises (vs. 12-18)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 24:1-67
BIG IDEA: The Promised Son will certainly find his sought-after and Sanctified Bride.
OUTLINE:
1. Stand Fast Like The Saint (vv 1-9)
2. Seek Like The Servant (vv 10-60)
3. Embody The Bride (vv 61-67)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Genesis by John Calvin; Living in the Gap Between Promise & Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain Duguid; “No Compromise” 10/7/1888 Sermon by Charles Spurgeon
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 23:1-20
BIG IDEA: We are dying pilgrims on our way to the Land of Promise.
OUTLINE:
1. What Is Coming: Death
2. What We Are: Pilgrims
3. What Will Be: Glory
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis by Nahum Sarna; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 22:1-19
OUTLINE:
Why did God test Abraham in this way? To show us that…
1. Tests Will Come
2. Faith Will Work
3. God Will Provide
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis by Nahum Sarna; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 21:22-34
BIG IDEA: We are a people of the tent and of the altar.
OUTLINE:
1. We Are a People of Respect & Cooperation
2. We Are a People of Truth & Reproof
3. We Are a People of Worship & Eternity
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Genesis by John Calvin; A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 ed by Rob Ventura; Letter From Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 21:8-21
OUTLINE:
1. The Contempt We’ll Experience
2. The Commitment To Which We’re Called
3. The Common Grace of God Displayed
4. The Crucial Difference Between Us All
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Galatians by Phillip Graham Ryken; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Living in the Gap Between Promise & Reality: The Gospel According to Abraham by Iain Duguid; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Genesis by John Calvin
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Ephesians 1:3-6; 5:1-2
BIG IDEA: That you would be a people who increasingly rest in your beloved-ness in Christ, represent your Father in this world, all for his renown.
OUTLINE:
1. Resting
2. Representing
3. Renown
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ephesians by Bryan Chapell; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Ephesians by Frank Thielman; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Ephesians by Benjamin Merkle; The Message of Ephesians by John Stott; The Lectio Continua: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary by Harold Hoehner; Knowing God by J.I. Packer; Delighting the in the Trinity by Michael Reeves; Communion with God by John Owen; The Blessed and Boundless God by George Swinnock; Predestined for Adoption to the Praise of His Glory by John Piper
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 20:1-18
BIG IDEA: Though we as God’s people fail, God’s grace invincibly endures.
OUTLINE:
1. Beware Our Infirmity as God’s People
2. Behold the Invincibility of God’s Grace
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis Commentary by John Calvin; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; The Existence and Attributes of God by Stephen Charnock; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners & Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 19:1-38
BIG IDEA: God’s justice & judgment demands our righteousness & reverence.
OUTLINE:
1. The City’s Decadence
2. The Christian’s Danger
3. The Coming Destruction
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Study Bible; Church History Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Faith of Our Father: Expositions of Genesis 12-25 by Dale Ralph Davis; The Justice & Goodness of God: A Biblical Case for the Final Judgment by Thomas Schreiner; What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality by Kevin DeYoung; Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Alberry; Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? by Sam Alberry; Does the Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships by Rebecca McLaughlin; A New Exposition of the London Baptist Confession of Faith of 1689 ed. Rob Ventura
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 18:16-33
BIG IDEA: The LORD involves his friends in his plans and invites us to intercede.
OUTLINE:
1. Involvement in God’s Plans (vs. 16-21)
2. Intercession for God’s World (vs. 22-33)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Church History Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; 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 Dguid; Divine Covenants & Moral Order: A Biblical Theology of Natural Law by David VanDrunen; The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith (In Modern English, Published by Founders Ministries
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 18:1-15
BIG IDEA: We have an Almighty Friend as the people of God.
OUTLINE:
1. A Peculiar Visitation
2. A Personal Friendship
3. A Powerful Guarantor
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis by Philip Eveson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Phillip Richards; 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; Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands: Recovering Sacrament in the Baptist Tradition by Michael A. G. Haykin; The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund Jr.
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Hebrews 10:24-25
BIG IDEA: Consider and congregate in order provoke and encourage one another.
OUTLINE:
1. Consider Carefully
2. Provoke Appropriately
3. Congregate Faithfully
4. Encourage Excessively
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: Hebrews by Dennis Johnson; Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry; Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary: Hebrews by Thomas Schreiner; Reformed Expository Commentary: Hebrews by Richard Phillips; Encouragement: Adrenaline For the Soul by Mark Chanski; Gather: Loving Your Church As You Celebrate Christ Together by Tony Merida; Practicing Affirmation: God Glorifying Praise of Those Who Are Not God by Sam Crabtree; The Once-a-Month Churchgoers Are Becoming More Common by Thom Rainier
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Ephesians 5:18-19
BIG IDEA: We’re to be Spirit-filled Christians, producing a singing congregation.
OUTLINE:
1. Be Spirit-Filled Christians
a. A Command
b. A Present-Continuous Command
c. A Command in the Passive Voice
d. A Command for Us All
- Be A Singing Congregation
a. Our Audiences
b. Our Anthems
c. Our Aim
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ephesians by Bryan Chapell; The Message of Ephesians by John Stott; The Lectio Continua: Ephesians by Ian Hamilton; Rediscovering the Holy Spirit: God’s Perfecting Presence in Creation, Redemption, & Everyday Life by Michael Horton; Joy Unspeakable: Power & Renewal in the Holy Spirit by Martyn Lloyd-Jones; Corporate Worship: How The Church Gathers As God’s People by Matt Merker; Rhythms of Grace: How the Church’s Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel by Mike Cosper; Worship In Spirit & Truth: A Refreshing Study of the Principles & Practices of Biblical Worship by John Frame; New Testament Christological Hymns: Exploring Texts, Contexts, and Significance by Matthew Gordley
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Ephesians 4:32
BIG IDEA: God's people are to be a forgiving people because they are a forgiven people.
OUTLINE:
1. Our Pain
2. Our Posture
3. Our Practice
Guest Preacher James Risner
TEXT: Ephesians 4:1-3
BIG IDEA: Walk worthy of the calling to reflect the unified glory of our triune God by making loving allowances for each other's faults.
OUTLINE:
1. Therefore…
– Because you have been blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing (ch1)
– Because you have been saved by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone (ch 2)
– Because God has reconciled us to God and each other by the blood of Christ (ch 3)
– Because this good news has been graciously given to us, strengthening us with supernatural power to live a life that reflects the unified glory of our Triune God (ch 3)
2. The worthy life embodies four specific virtues: humility, gentleness, patience, and love. Love is the capstone virtue that grounds each of them and binds them together (1 Cor 13:13).
3. Walk worthy of the calling to reflect the unified glory of our triune God by making loving allowances for each other's faults.
Pastor Dan Turner
TEXT: Romans 15:1-7
BIG IDEA: Opening our lives to one another requires four steps:
OUTLINE:
1. Come to terms with the terms (w. 1-2)
2. Come to Christ in the Scriptures (v.3-4)
3. Come to God in prayer (v.5)
4. Come together in worship (v.6)
Guest Preacher: Marco Rankin
TEXT: Romans 12:16
BIG IDEA: There is no VIP section in Heaven.
OUTLINE:
1. We foster harmony as believers to reflect our Triune God.
2. We embrace humility to reflect Christ's own humility.
3. We pursue equality as we are all co-heirs with Christ.
RESOURCES: ESV Bible; Romans, The NIV Application Commentary by Douglas J. Moo; Romans, vol. 2, MacArthur New Testament Commentary by John F. MacArthur Jr.; Romans (Revised), Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture by Gerald Bray; An Exegetical Summary of Romans 9–16 by David Abernathy
Pastor Adam Brown
TEXT: Romans 12:10
BIG IDEA: We're to honor one another in a way that is dignifying, deferential, and devotional.
OUTLINE:
1. An Honor that is Dignifying
2. An Honor that is Deferential
3.An Honor that is Devotional
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; NIV, Biblical Theology Study Bible by D.A. Carson; Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Thomas R. Schreiner; Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes: Honor and Shame in Paul's Message and Mission by Brad Vaughn
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 13:34-35
BIG IDEA: We ought to love one another as we have been loved.
OUTLINE:
1. The Elevation of the Command
2. The Exercise of the Command
3. The Evidence for our Credibility
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Character of Christ: The Fruit of the Spirit in the Life of Our Savior by Jonathan Landry Cruse; The Gospel according to John (The Pillar New Testament Commentary by DA Carson; Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 17:1-14
BIG IDEA: Our God is a surprising God.
OUTLINE:
1. The Surprise of His Calling
2. The Surprise of His Capability
3. The Submission to His Commands
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility by Ray Ortlund Jr; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; The Necessity of Regeneration by Stephen Charnock
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 17:1-14
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
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 16:1-16
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 15:1-21
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 14:17-24
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 14:1-16
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.
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 13:1-18
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 12:10-13:4
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 11:10-12:9
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 11:25-26
BIG IDEA: Whoever believes in Jesus will live and live forever.
OUTLINE:
1. The Sign
2. The Statement
3. The Significance
a. You can face the future & death with poise and peace
b. You can face hardship & suffering with joy & resilience
c. You can take meaningful risks & live for something bigger than yourself
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; John: That You May Believe (Preaching the Word Commentary Series) by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; ESV Expositional Commentary: John by James Hamilton; Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t: The Beauty of Christian Theism by Gavin Ortlund; How To Reach the West Again: Six Essential Elements to a Missionary Encounter by Timothy Keller; Truth, Tears, Anger, and Grace (A sermon from John 11:1-44 on 9/16/2001) by Timothy Keller
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 10:7-18
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the door to salvation, safety, and satisfaction.
OUTLINE:
1. Jesus is the Door to Salvation
2. Jesus is the Door to Safety
3. Jesus is the Door to Satisfaction
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; John: That You May Believe (Preaching the Word Commentary Series) by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; ESV Expositional Commentary: John by James Hamilton
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 15:1-17
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the vine, therefore in him abide.
OUTLINE:
1. Our Vine: Jesus the Son
2. Our Vinedresser: God the Father
3. Our Call: Abide in Christ
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John by D.A. Carson; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; Who Is Jesus? Knowing Christ through His “I Am” Sayings by J.V. Fesko; Gospel of Glory: Major Themes in Johannine Theology by Richard Bauckham; Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John by Richard Bauckham; The Character of Christ: The Fruit of the Spirit in the Life of Our Savior by Jonathan Landry Cruse; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: John 14:6 (13:36-14:11)
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the Way Home. (Home is where the Father is.)
OUTLINE:
1. Jesus is the Way Home
2. Believe Him!
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John by D.A. Carson; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; Who Is Jesus? Knowing Christ through His “I Am” Sayings by J.V. Fesko; Meeting Jesus: The “I Am” Sayings of Christ by R.C. Sproul; John: Crossway Classic Commentaries by John Calvin; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: John 11-21 by Joel C. Elowsky; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: John 13-21 by Christopher Boyd Brown; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 8:12
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the light who leads all who follow into life.
OUTLINE:
1. Where We Walk: Darkness
2. Who Jesus Is: Light
3. What To Do: Follow
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John by D.A. Carson; Who Is Jesus? Knowing Christ through His “I Am” Sayings by J.V. Fesko; Gospel of Glory: Major Themes in Johannine Theology by Richard Bauckham
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 8:12
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the light who leads all who follow into life.
OUTLINE:
1. Where We Walk: Darkness
2. Who Jesus Is: Light
3. What To Do: Follow
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John by D.A. Carson; Who Is Jesus? Knowing Christ through His “I Am” Sayings by J.V. Fesko; Gospel of Glory: Major Themes in Johannine Theology by Richard Bauckham
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 6:35
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the sustenance that supplies salvation and satisfaction.
OUTLINE:
1. Jesus, the Person
2. Jesus, the Provision
3. Jesus, the Promise
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: John by James Hamilton; Preach the Word: John’s Gospel by Kent Hughes; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John by D.A. Carson; John: Through Old Testament Eyes by Karen Jobes; Reformed Expository Commentary: John by Richard Phillips; The Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John by Richard Bauckham; Who Is Jesus? Knowing Christ through His “I Am” Sayings by J.V. Fesko; Meeting Jesus: The “I Am” Sayings of Christ by R.C. Sproul; Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t: The Beauty of Christian Theism by Gavin Ortlund
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 10:1-11:9
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 9:18-29
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 8:20-9:17
BIG IDEA: The Lord establishes the Noahic covenant so that the cultural mandate might continue and his promises of grace might come to pass.
OUTLINE:
1. The Parameters of the Noahic Covenant
2. The Purpose of the Noahic Covenant
3. The Placard of the Noahic Covenant
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Divine Covenants and Moral Order: A Biblical Theology of Natural Law by David VanDrunen; Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal by Matthew T. Martens; Political Church: The Local Assembly as Embassy of Christ’s Rule by Jonathan Leeman
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 6:9-8:19
BIG IDEA: God makes new beginnings with His people through judgment, to faithfully fill the earth with His image.
OUTLINE:
1. Saved FROM What? (6:9-22)
2. Saved BY What? (7:1-8:1)
3. Saved FOR What? (8:2-19)
RESOURCES: From Paradise to the Promised Land, an Introduction to the Pentateuch by T. Desmond Alexander; Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Pentateuch by Gordon J. Wenham; The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. Andrew Louth; The Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Preaching Christ from Genesis by Sidney Greidanus; The Bible Speaks Today: The Message of Genesis 1-11 by David Atkinson
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 5:1-6:8
BIG IDEA: God’s grace and judgment are revealed in God’s people and the growing perversion.
OUTLINE:
1. God’s People (5:1-31)
2. Growing Perversion (6:1-8)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Christian Standard Commentary: Genesis 1-11 by Kenneth Matthews; Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkins; Welwyn Commentary Series: Genesis - The Book of Origins by Philip Eveson; The Bible Speaks Today: The Message of Genesis 1-11 by David Atkinson; The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. Andrew Louth; The Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 4:17-26
BIG IDEA: Live in the city of man as citizens of the city of God.
OUTLINE:
1. The Rise of Humanity (vs. 17-24)
2. The Regress of Humanity (vs. 17-24)
3. The Return of Humanity (vs. 25-26)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching the Word: Genesis by Kent Hughes; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Christian Standard Commentary: Genesis 1-11 by Kenneth Matthews; Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City by Timothy Keller; Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkins
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 4:1-16
OUTLINE:
1. Follow the Faith of Abel
2. Watch Out for the Way of Cain
3. Marvel at the Mercy of God
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformation Commentary: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine; Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin
Pastor Adam Brown
TEXT: Romans 5:1-5
BIG IDEA: The Gospel of Jesus Christ brings true hope for the sinner, the sufferer, and the saint.
OUTLINE:
1. Hope for the Sinner (vs. 1-2)
2. Hope for the Sufferer (vs. 3-4)
3. Hope for the Saint (v. 5)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible by D.A. Carson; Romans (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament) by Thomas R. Schreiner; Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary: Exalting Jesus in Romans by Tony Merida; Men Made New by John R.W. Stott; Romans, The Crossway Classic Commentaries by Charles Hodge; Romans: An Expositional Commentary by R.C. Sproul; Romans: Righteousness from Heaven (Preaching the Word) by R. Kent Hughes
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 1 Timothy 1:15
BIG IDEA: Christ came to save sinners.
OUTLINE:
1. An Atrocious Sinner
2. An Astounding Salvation
3. An Acceptable Statement
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: 1 Timothy by Phillip Graham Ryken; 1–2 Timothy and Titus: To Guard the Deposit (Preaching the Word) by R. Kent Hughes & Bryan Chapell; ESV Expository Commentary: 1 Timothy by Denny Burk; Dorothy Sayers Illustration by Tim Keller
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Galatians 4:4-7
BIG IDEA: The Son of God was sent so that we would have the possession and pleasure of adoption as sons of God.
OUTLINE:
1. The Process of Adoption (vs. 4-5)
2. The Pleasure of Adoption (v. 6)
3. The Privilege of Adoption (v. 7)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and Early Christian Literature 3rd ed. by Walter Bauer, ed. by Frederick Danker; Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary: Exalting Jesus in Galatians by David Platt, Tony Merida; TGC Galatians Commentary by Matthew Harmon & John Sloat; The New American Commentary: Galatians by Timothy George; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery by Leeland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle to the Galatians by F.F. Bruce; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Galatians by Thomas Schreiner; Joy Unspeakable: Power & Renewal in the Holy Spirit by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Pastor Dan Turner
TEXT: Romans 3:21-26
BIG IDEA: God justly justifies the ungodly who has faith in Jesus.
OUTLINE:
1. The Declaration (vv. 21-22a)
2. The Explanation (vv. 22b-25a)
3. The Vindication (vv. 25b-26)
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Colossians 1:19-23
BIG IDEA: The Creator put on creation to bring reconciliation.
OUTLINE:
1. God & Man In One (v. 19)
2. Heaven & Earth At One (v. 20)
3. God & Us At One (vs. 21-23)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Colossians by Curtis Vaughn, ed. Frank Gaebelein; Calvin’s New Testament Commentaries: Colossians by John Calvin; ESV Expository Commentary: Colossians by Alistair Wilson; Preaching the Word: Colossians by Kent Hughes; The Most Shocking Story We've Ever Heard (Crossway Blog) by John Piper; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves; The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story by Craig Bartholomew and Michael Goshen
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 1 John 4:7-12
BIG IDEA: God sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
OUTLINE:
1. The Root of Why God Sent His Son: His Love (vs. 7-8)
2. The Reason That God Sent His Son: Propitiation (vs. 9-10)
3. The Result From God Sending His Son: Our Love (vs. 11-12)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preach the Word: 1, 2, 3, John by David L. Allen; The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3, John by Daniel L. Akin; No Trinity, No Love (blog) by Jared Wilson; The Gospel Commission: Recovering God’s Strategy for Making Disciples by Michael Horton; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 3:20-24
BIG IDEA: As the consequences of the fall unfold, so does the promise of grace foretold.
OUTLINE:
1) The Gracious Prolonging (v. 20)
2) The Generous Provision (v. 21)
3) The Greatest Privation (vs. 22-24)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformation Commentary: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Whole Bible Commentary by Matthew Henry; Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray; The Cross of Christ by John Stott; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 3:8-19
BIG IDEA: God lovingly comes to seek us out and deliver our sentence.
OUTLINE:
1) The Seeking (vs. 8-13)
2) The Sentence (vs. 14-19)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Kidner’s Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; Reformation Commentary on Scripture: Genesis 1-11 ed. John Thompson; Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple; The First Chapters of Everything: How Genesis 1-4 Explains Our World by Alasdair Paine;
TEXT: Genesis 3:1-7
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Receiving the serpent’s lies leads to our demise.
OUTLINE:
1. Our Ancient Foe (v. 1a)
2. His Age-Old Fibs (vs. 1b-5)
3. The Awful Fall (vs. 6-7)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Genesis: A Commentary (TGC) by T. Desmond Alexander; Reformed Expository Commentary: Genesis by Richard Phillips; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Genesis by Derek Kidner; The Fall (Lecture) by D.A. Carson; The Fall (Lecture) by Ligon Duncan; Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; What Went Wrong by J.D. Greear
TEXT: Genesis 2:18-24
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 2:4-17
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Genesis 2:4-17
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
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Genesis 2:1-3
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
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 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
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Ephesians 5:1
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 9:10
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 11:4
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;
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 10:22
BIG IDEA: God’s wisdom for our wealth would call our attention to…
OUTLINE:
1. The Distribution of Wealth
2. The Devices of Wealth
3. The Delight 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;
Pastor Adam Brown
TEXT: Proverbs 18:24
BIG IDEA: Wisdom helps us to become faithful friends that flourish as we move toward the flawless Friend.
OUTLINE:
1) The Fickle Friends (18:24a)
2) The Faithful Friend (18:24b)
The faithful friend will be:
• Constant
• Candid
• Counselor
• Considerate
3) The Flawless Friend (18:24b)
Pastor Dan Turner
TEXT: Proverbs 31:18-20
OUTLINE:
An excellent worker excels...
1) In Perceiving Accurately (v 18)
2) In Producing Diligently (v 19)
3) In Providing Generously (v 20)
Dr. Marc Clauson
TEXT: Proverbs 14:29
OUTLINE:
1. Anger is a problem
2. Anger has a solution
3. Anger has a limited place in life and a large place in God
4. Anger comes in different forms
RESOURCES: Commentary on Proverbs by Derek Kidner; Septuagint; Hebrew Bible; some translations; Greek New Testament (SBL)
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 22:6
OUTLINE:
1) Presence
2) Proclamation
3) Portrayal
4) Positivity
5) Praise
6) Penalties
7) Prayer
8) Patience
9) Place
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; John G. Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seasby Paul Schlehlein; Short Sentences Long Remembered: A Guided Study of Proverbs and Other Wisdom Literature by Leland Ryken; The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: Proverbs by Bruce Waltke; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; Preaching the Word: Proverbs by Ray Ortlund; The Gospel Transformation Bible; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Lifeby Timothy and Kathy Keller; Proverbs: Stories of Wisdom and Folly by David Murray; Nothing Less by Lifeway Research; Engaging Moms: The Evangelistic Strategy No One Is Talking About But Should Be by Barna & MOPS; The Truth About Men & Church: The Importance of Fathers to Churchgoing by Robbie Low
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 18:22
OUTLINE:
1) Marriage Is A Grand Good
2) Marriage Is a Gracious Gift
3) Marriage Has A Glorious Goal
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching the Word: Ephesians by Kent Hughes; The Future of Christian Marriage (Gospelbound Podcast) with Colin Hansen interviewing Mark Regnerus; Short Sentences Long Remembered: A Guided Study of Proverbs and Other Wisdom Literature by Leland Ryken; The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: Proverbs by Bruce Waltke; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; Preaching the Word: Proverbs by Ray Ortlund; The Gospel Transformation Bible; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Lifeby Timothy and Kathy Keller; Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God by J.I. Packer; Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 12:18
OUTLINE:
1) The Tongue Can Rend
2) The Tongue Can Mend
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching the Word: Hebrews by Kent Hughes; Preaching the Word; Proverbsby Ray Ortlund Jr; Taming the Tongue: How the Gospel Transforms Our Talk by Jeff Robinson; Help Me Teach the Bible: Ray Ortlund on Proverbs (podcast) by Nancy Guthrie; Short Sentences Long Remembered: A Guided Study of Proverbs and Other Wisdom Literature by Leland Ryken; Kidner’s Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life by Tim & Kathy Keller; The Surprising Ministry of Encouragement by Ray Ortlund; Do You Bleed Bibline? by Justin Taylor
Pastor Dan Turner
TEXT: Proverbs 9
OUTLINE:
1. The Presentation of Lady Wisdom (vv. 1-12)
Her Preparation
Her Invitation
Her Destination
2. The Presentation of Lady Folly (vv. 13-18)
Her Preparation
Her Invitation
Her Destination
3. The Application (vv. 4-6)
"Turn in here"
- Crossroads & Repentance
"Come, eat & drink"
- Communion with God
"Leave bad company"
- Community with His people
"Walk in the way"
- Living on mission
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Proverbs 8
BIG IDEA: Listen to Wisdom: Giver of Life. Love her, seek her, find her, keep her.
OUTLINE:
1) Wisdom is The Affluent Advisor
2) Wisdom is The Ancient Architect
3) Give Your Affectionate Attention
RESOURCES: Simply Trinity by Matthew Barrett; ESV Study Bible; Kidner’s Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Proverbs by Bruce Waltke; Baker Commentary on the OT Wisdom and Psalms: Proverbs by Tremper Longman; The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Charles Bridges; blueletterbible.com
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 6:20-7:27
BIG IDEA: Sexual sin is seductive, but suicidal
OUTLINE:
1) Sexual Sin is Seductive (vs. 6:20-25; 7:6-21)
2) Sexual Sin is Suicidal (vs. 6:25-35; 7:22-27)
i. Discern that your Creator knows best
ii. Devote yourself to the word of God
iii. Determine to take good care of yourself
iv. Delight in belonging to your Savior
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Proverbsby Danny Akin and Jonathan Akin;Kidner’s Classic Commentaries: Proverbsby Derek Kidner;ESV Expository Commentary: Proverbsby Ryan Patrick O’Dowd;How Pornography Works: It Hijacks the Male Brainby Albert Mohler; Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks;Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Ageby Alan Noble;Desiring Godby John Piper
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 6:1-19
BIG IDEA: Procure wisdom’s protection from folly’s plight.
OUTLINE:
1) Wisdom For Your Coin (vs. 1-5)
2) Wisdom For Your Calling (vs. 6-11)
3) Wisdom For Your Community (vs. 12-19)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Proverbs by Bruce Waltke; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; Proverbs: Wisdom That Works by Ray Ortlund Jr.; Money, Debt, and Finances: Critical Questions & Answers by Jim Newheiser
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 5:1-23
BIG IDEA: Avoid folly’s path to devastation; only pursue wisdom’s sexual gratification.
OUTLINE:
1) The Allure & Danger of Sexual Immorality (vs. 1-14)
2) The Appeal & Delight of Sexual Constancy (vs. 15-23)
• Accept Your Own Creatureliness
• Acknowledge That We Live Coram Deo
• Apply Yourself to Contentment
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Proverbs Commentaries by Bruce Waltke, Ray Ortlund, Ryan Patrick O’Dowd, Derek Kidner, and Charles Bridges; Ten Words for a Broken Society (#7: No Unsanctioned Sex or Procreation) by Bruce Ashford; The Sanctity of Sex (sermon) by Timothy Keller; The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy & Kathy Keller; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century by Louise Perry; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Life by Timothy and Kathy Keller; Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave by Ed Welch; Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks; The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
Pastor Adam Brown
TEXT: Proverbs 4:1-27
BIG IDEA: The wise Christian walks the righteous path by:
OUTLINE:
1. Gaining the Legacy of Wisdom (vv 1-9)
2. Growing in the Light of Wisdom (vv 10-19)
3. Guarding the Location of Wisdom (vv 20-27)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; NIV Biblical Theology Study Bible; Preach the Word: Proverbs - Wisdom That Works by Ray Ortlund Jr; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Proverbs by Daniel Akin and Jonathan Akin; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; Proverbs: A Shorter Commentary by Bruce Waltke; Keeping the Heart: How to Maintain Your Love for God by John Flavel
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 3:13-35
BIG IDEA: Find wisdom if you want to flourish.
OUTLINE:
1) The Flourishing & Fittingness of the Wise (vs. 13-20)
2) The Repose & Righteousness of the Wise (vs. 21-35)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Beginning and End of Wisdom by Douglas Sean O’Donnell;A Biblical Theology of Human Flourishing (Journal Article) by Jonathan Pennington;Preach the Word: Proverbs - Wisdom That Works by Ray Ortlund Jr;How to Reach the West Again by Timothy Keller;The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington;Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Proverbs by Daniel Akin and Jonathan Akin; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner;The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: Proverbs by Bruce Waltke;You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman Worldby Alan Noble
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Proverbs 3:1-12
BIG IDEA: Christians should trust their Heavenly Father with all their heart, in all of life’s ways.
OUTLINE:
1) The Wisdom of the Earthly Father
2) The Weight of the LORD
3) The Ways of the Heavenly Father
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible; The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: Proverbs by Bruce Waltke; Baker Commentary on the OT Wisdom and Psalms: Proverbs by Tremper Longman; Kidner Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Derek Kidner; The Crossway Classic Commentaries: Proverbs by Charles Bridges; blueletterbible.com
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 2:1-22
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 Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: Proverbs by Ryan Patrick O’Dowd; Proverbs: Wisdom That Works by Ray Ortlund Jr.
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 1:8-33
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 Bible; Commentariesby Bruce Waltke, Tremper Longman, Ray Ortlund Jr., Charles Bridges, and Derek Kidner; Lectures on Calvinism by Abraham Kuyper
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Proverbs 1:1-7
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 Bible; ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible; Handbook 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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Exodus 20:13
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 Bible; Exodus: 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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG 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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: James 1:16-18
OUTLINE:
1) No.
2) Really?
3) So?
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV 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 Godby Herman Bavinck; Does God’s Immutability Need to Change? Credo Podcast; Knowledge of the Holy by A.W. Tozer
Pastor Dan Turner
TEXT: Acts 2:41-47
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
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 Bible; Zondervan 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 Spiritby R.C. Sproul; The Paraclete by Charles Spurgeon; Table Talk: Special Issue - R.C. Sproul 1939-2017
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 1:1-5
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 Bible; The 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
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: John 17:17
BIG IDEA: The Bible is our true and trustworthy guide.
OUTLINE:
1) Should We Read The Bible Literally?
2) Can We Be Confident That The Bible Is True?
3) What Difference Does All This Make?
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faith by Trevin Wax; Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: John by Edward Klink III; Why Trust the Bible? by Greg Gilbert; Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft & Ronald Tracelli; Fulfilled Prophecy Demonstrates the Divine Inspiration of Scripture by Steve Lawson; Literalism: Isn’t the Bible Historically Unreliable and Regressive? by Timothy Keller; Sanctified in Truth! by Steve Lawson; A Peculiar Glory by John Piper
Pastor Brian Drake
TEXT: Romans 3:9-20
BIG IDEA: All humans are sinful by nature and cannot make themselves righteous.
OUTLINE:
1. The Problem We All Share (v9)
2. The Paradigm of Human Nature (V10-18)
3. The Power to be made Right (V19-20)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Romans by Thomas R. Schreiner; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Romans by Frank Theilman; The Message of Romans by John R.W. Stott; The Gospel of God (Romans) by R.C. Sproul; Romans 1-7 For You by Timothy Keller; 3 2 1, The Story of God, The World, and You by Glen Scrivener; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; Concise Theology by J.I. Packer; Knowing Faith Podcast by trainingthechurch.com.
Mark 15:40-16:8
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus has been raised from the dead!
OUTLINE:
A - The Women Witness the Crucifixion From Afar
B - Joseph Courageously Appeals to Pilate
A1 - The Women Witness the Empty Tomb With Fear
Jesus has been raised from the dead:
- Be Convinced By The Witnesses
- Be Courageous In Your Witness
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Mark Commentaries by Edwards, Ferguson, Strauss, Akin, Ryle, and Stein; Handbook of Christian Apologetics ed. by Kreeft and Tacelli; A Case Against the Longer Ending of Mark by Peter Head; Markan Sandiwches: The Significance of Interpolations in Markan Narratives by James Edwards
Mark 15:21-39
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: The Son of God is crucified in the plan of God to appease the wrath of God.
OUTLINE:
1. The Son’s Suffering Was Planned (vs. 22-32)
2. The Son’s Suffering Was Propitiatory (vs. 33-38)
3. The Son’s Suffering Was Revelatory (vs. 21, 31, 32, 36, 39)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary on Mark by Robert Stein; Pillar New Testament Commentary on Mark by James Edwards; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel Akin; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson; Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture by Christopher Watkin; The Ninth Plague: Darkness by Ligon Duncan
Mark 15:1-20
Pastor Brian Drake
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the rejected True King who sets us free.
OUTLINE:
1. The Decision to Reject the King’s Identity
2. The Displayed Rejection of the King
3. The Deliverance of the Rejected King
a. The Real Son is Delivered to Death
b. The Rebel Son is Delivered from Death
c. The Rebel Son is Delivered to the Kingdom of the Real Son
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament- Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary- Mark by James Edwards; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament- Mark by Robert H. Stein; Christ-Centered Exposition- Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel L. Akin;Blueletterbible.com
Mark 14:26-72
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: While we’re prone to failure, Jesus is faithful.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by Mark Edwards
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Matthew 1:18-25
BIG IDEA: Jesus has come to save us from our sins.
OUTLINE:
1) The Story of How Jesus Came
2) The Spirit’s Miraculous Conception
3) The Savior We Sinners Need
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Matthew Vol I by Daniel Doriani; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Christ In Matthew by David Platt; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves; Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller; The Strange Persistence of Guilt by Wilfred McClay
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Matthew 1:1-17
BIG IDEA: The mothers of Jesus show us that he came for sinners and sufferers among all peoples.
OUTLINE:
1) The Story of How Jesus Came
2) The Spirit’s Miraculous Conception
3) The Savior We Sinners Need
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Matthew Vol I by Daniel Doriani; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Christ In Matthew by David Platt; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves; Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller; The Strange Persistence of Guilt by Wilfred McClay
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Matthew 1:1-17
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis; Matthew, Disciple & Scribe: The First Gospel & Its Portrait of Jesus by Patrick Schreiner; 5 Reasons Matthew Begins with a Genealogy by Patrick Schreiner; The Exile Series (Podcasts) by The Bible Project;Echoes of Eden by Jeremy Barrs
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Matthew 1:1-17
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the Son of David, come to bring his eternal reign of wholeness.
OUTLINE:
1) The Promise of the Davidic King
2) The Problems with the Family Tree
3) The Pertinence of the King’s Coming
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Matthew by D.A. Carson; Ligon Duncan on 2 Samuel 7 by Ligon Duncan; God Knew What He Was Doing When He Gave Jesus Two Family Trees by Andrew Wilson; Renewal as a Way of Life: A Guidebook for Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace; The Gospel Transformation Study Bible; 5 Reasons Matthew Begins with a Genealogy by Patrick Schreiner
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Matthew 1:1-17
BIG IDEA: Jesus is the offspring of Abraham through whom all nations will be blessed.
OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Brings The Longed-For Blessing
2) Jesus Is The Promised Offspring
3) Jesus Came To Bless All Nations
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus by Patrick Schreiner; Preaching the Word: Galatians by Todd Wilson
Mark 14:12-25
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Jesus has died to redeem us and has given us a meal to remember it until he comes again.
OUTLINE: The Last Supper Shows Us That:
1. Jesus Has Achieved A New Exodus
2. Jesus Has Died As Our Substitute
3. Jesus Has Died As God Planned It
4. Jesus Has Given A Memorial Meal
5. Jesus Has Given A Communion Meal
6. Jesus Has Given A Hopeful Meal
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Meal With Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission Around the Table by Timothy Chester; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller; The Lord’s Supper: As The Sign and Meal of the New Covenant by Guy Prentiss Waters; Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry
Mark 14:1-11
Pastor Brian Drake
BIG IDEA: The worth of Jesus himself surpasses everything else.
OUTLINE:
1. Rejecting the Surpassing Worth of Christ
2. Receiving the Surpassing Worth of Christ
3. Responding to the Surpassing Worth of Christ
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson; Gentle & Lowly by Dan Ortland; Blueletterbible.com; The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Mark 13:28-31
BIG IDEA: Jesus’s words will never pass away.
OUTLINE:
1) A Clear Claim To Jesus’s Absolute Authority
2) A Confirmation Of Jesus’s Complete Credibility
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert Stein; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes; A Peculiar Glory by John Piper; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
Pastor Garrison Greene
TEXT: Mark 13:24-27
BIG IDEA: Christ will come again in power and glory to gather his own from the ends of the earth.
OUTLINE: Christ’s return will…
1) Be Accompanied By Earth Shattering Events (24-25)
2) Reveal Him As the Powerful And Glorious One (26)
3) Involve the Gathering of His Global Elect (27)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert Stein; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes
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Mark 13:1-23
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: In the midst of this chaotic world: discern, witness, pray, endure, and trust.
OUTLINE:
1. The Events That Are Non-Signs (5-13)
A. The Appearance of False Teachers (5-6)
B. The Arrival of Wars and Disasters (8-9)
C. The Advancement of the Church’s
D. Mission & Persecution (10-13)
2. The Event That Is the Sign: Abomination of Desolation (14-23)
A. The Affliction In Jerusalem (14-20)
B. The Appearance of False Teachers (21-23)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary: Mark by Robert Stein; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes
TEXT: Mark 13:1-2
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG QUESTION: Why does Jesus foretell the temple’s destruction?
OUTLINE:
1) To rebuke our interest in mere externals
2) To remind us of the reality of judgment
3) To reveal to us the temple’s fulfillment
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert Stein; Jesus, the Temple, and the Coming of the Son of Man: A Commentary on Mark 13 by Robert Stein; Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B. Hays; Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark by J.C. Ryle; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller; On Spiritual Mindedness by John Owen
BIG IDEA: Jesus sees and wants the sacrifice and devotion of our hearts.
OUTLINE:
1) What Jesus Sees
2) What Jesus Delights In
3) What Jesus Desires
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Practicing the King’s Economy: Honoring Jesus In How We Work, Earn, Spend, Save, & Give by Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson
BIG IDEA: Jesus warns us against following or being like false leaders.
OUTLINE:
- A Warning to the Wary and All-Too-Willing
- A Warning To Watch Out For These Sorts
- A Warning To Would-Be Leaders
- A Warning To Watch Your Own Heart
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction & Survey by Craig Blomberg; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament by Joel Williams; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Baker Exegetical Commentary: Mark by Robert Stein; Gospel Centered Exposition: Exalting Christ in Mark by Daniel Akin
OUTLINE:
1) Jesus Is The Public Messiah
2) Jesus Is The Preeminent Lord
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture In The Gospels by Richard B. Hays; Baker Exegetical Commentary on Mark by Robert Stein; Pillar New Testament Commentary on Mark by James Edwards; ESV Expository Commentary: Vol. XIII by Multiple Authors; Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels ed. Barry Beitzel
BIG IDEA: Jesus gives the most essential of God’s commands.
OUTLINE:
1. We Are To Love God With Our Whole Selves
2. We Are To Love Our Neighbors As Ourselves
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Love In Hard Places by DA Carson; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus In Mark by Daniel Akin; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! By Sinclair Ferguson; ESV Expository Commentary Vol. VIII: Mark by Hans Bayer; Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
BIG IDEA: Jesus wisely shows forth the truth and power of God.
OUTLINE:
1. The Wisdom of Jesus
2. The Wonder of Resurrection
3. The Word of Truth
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Stein, Edwards, Strauss; Marriage Is Built To End by Greg Lanier
BIG IDEA: As Lord of all, Jesus instructs us to live wisely in the world, yet he demands our lives be given to him in worship.
BIG IDEA: The gospel is entirely God's doing and it is marvelous in our eyes.
OUTLINE:
Movement 1: God's kindness (v1-5)
Movement 2: God's son killed (v6-9)
Movement 3: God's Son resurrected (v10-11)
BIG IDEA: The divine authority of Jesus calls for recognition and glad-hearted submission
OUTLINE:
1) The Divine Authority Disputed (vv. 27-28)
2) The Divine Authority Declared (vv. 29-30)
3) The Divine Authority Declined (vv. 31-33)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Matthew & Mark by Tremper Longman III & David E. Garland; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Robert H. Stein
Dr. James Risner
BIG IDEA: Jesus' curse/judgment remains on the hypocritical who pursue selfish gain, yet he grants confident faith to those who genuinely trust in God.
BIG IDEA: God preserves His people through resurrection… and this is cause for eternal joy
OUTLINE:
1. God's Goodness in Day-to-Day Life (Ps. 16:1-8)
2. God's Eternal Goodness (Ps. 16.9-ll)
OUTLINE:
1. Call to praise God's goodness. (v.1-4)
2. Call to praise God's greatness. (v. 5-7)
3. Call to praise God's grace. (v. 8-14)
4. Call to destroy idols. (v. 15-18)
5. Call to worship God. (v.19-21)
BIG IDEA: God reveals His glory above in the skies, down to the Scriptures, and deeper still into our souls.
OUTLINE:
In The Skies (v 1-6)
Down To The Scriptures (v 7-10)
Deeper Still Into The Soul (v 11-14)
BIG IDEA: When God displays His love for us to see we heartily applaud Him.
OUTLINE:
Prologue: These things say (v 1-3)
• Displays of God's love
• Wilderness wandering (v 4-9)
• Dungeon darkness (v 10-16)
• Foolish focus (v17-22)
• Self-confidence(v23-32)
Finale: A big barrage of blessings (v 33-42)
Epilogue: These things consider (v43)
BIG IDEA: To daily live life in light of death requires a Heart of Wisdom.
OUTLINE:
A Heart of Wisdom.
1) regards God as home (v1-2)
2) laments over the misery of sin and death (v3-13)
3) prays boldly for endless vitality (v14-17)
BIG IDEA: To enjoy the exceeding joy, we need changed more than we need our circumstances changed.
OUTLINE
1. The Drought
2. The Deluge
BIG IDEA: When Enmity is strong and God seems gone, the Word of the LORD lets Hope live on...
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In Sorrow-Filled Longing
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In Sleep-Defying Prayer
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In Scripture-Ripened Singing
RESOURCES: Psalms (Evangelical Biblical Theological Commentary) by James M Hamilton Jr.; Psalms (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Tremper Longman III; Psalms By The Day by Alec Motyer; Voicing God's Psalms by Calvin Seerveld; Psalms (Kidner Classic Commentaries) by Derek Kidner; Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortland; Renewal As a Way of Life by Richard Lovelace; The Voice of the Heart by Chip Dodd; 'Emptied Out' article in Christianity Today May/June 2022 by Kyle Rohane.
BIG IDEA: The LORD defeats the world-wide insurgency and delivers the righteous through the Blessed man who is His anointed King.
OUTLINE:
Psalm One - Who is in this world?
Psalm Two - What is going on in this world?
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Stein, Edwards, Strauss; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospel by Richard Hays; Making Sense of God by Tim Keller; Renewal As A Way of Life by Richard Lovelace
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
RESOURCES:
ESV Study Bible; The Gospel According to Mark by James R Edwards; The Cross of Christ by John R.W. Stott; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament by Mark L. Strauss; On the Road with Saint Augustine by James K.A. Smith; Preaching For the Rest of Us by Robby Gallaty and Steven Smith; The God who goes Before You by Michael S. Wilder and Timothy Paul Jones; bibleoutlines.com; blueletterbible.org; ‘Pray Beyond the Sick List’ article by David Powlison
RESOURCES:
ESV Study Bible
The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards
King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller
RESOURCES:
ESV Study Bible
BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Mark by Robert Stein
Mark: Jesus, Servant & Savior by Kent Hughes
Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary by Edward J. Young; Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr; Isaiah By The Day: A New Devotional Translation by Alec Motyr; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves; Grace Abounding the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan; Count Zinzendorf & The Moravians: Prayer Makes History by The Traveling Team
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Isaiah: God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr; The Risen Christ: Satisfied with His Suffering by John Piper; The Pleasures of God by John Piper
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Moral Vision of the New Testament: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics by Richard B. Hays; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson
OUTLINE:
1) Heed the Stone Lesson (v. 42)
2) Heed the Self-Mutilation Lesson (vs. 43-48)
3) Heed the Salt Lesson (vs. 49-50)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel Akin; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Only 10% of Christian Twentysomethings Have Resilient Faith by Barna Group; The Lord’s Prayer by Thomas Watson; A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson
OUTLINE:
1) The Christ Has Come To Humbly Suffer (vs. 30-32)
2) The Christian Is Called To Humbly Serve (vs. 33-37)
3) The Christian Is Called To Humble Generosity (vs. 38-41)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards
OUTLINE:
What We Discover About Jesus:
1. Jesus Draws Near to the Needy (vs. 14-19)
2. Jesus Is Able to Deliver the Needy (vs. 20-27)
What We Discover About Faith:
1. Faith Is Christ-Focused
2. Faith Can Be Frail (vs. 18-24)
3. Faith Can Grow (vs. 23-24, 29)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Joel F. Williams; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes; Let’s Study Mark! by Sinclair Ferguson;
OUTLINE:
1) Jesus is the Son of Man (v. 1)
2) Jesus is the Son of God (vs. 2-3)
3) Jesus is the Supreme One (vs. 4-8)
4) Jesus is the Suffering One (vs. 9-13)
ESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can’t Get Their Act Together by Jared Wilson; Transfiguration and Transformation by Hywel R. Jones; The Incomparable Christ by J. Oswald Sanders
OUTLINE
1) The Question
2) the Confession
3) The Cross
4) The Call
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: Mark by RT France; Expository Thoughts on Mark by JC Ryle; Grace Abounding the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; The Shadow of the Cross by Walter Chantry; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Danny Akin
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; A Treatise on Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards; Spiritual Mindedness by John Owen; Valley of Vision ed. by Arthur Bennett; For the Love of God by DA Carson
OUTLINE:
1) An Everlasting Covenant
- Joy to the Individual (vv 1-5)
2) An Everlasting Sign
- Joy to the World (vv6-13)
OUTLINE:
1) Christ came to give us healing
2) Christ came to give us hearing
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; A Treatise on Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards; The Emotional Life of Our Lord by BB Warfield; Confessions by Augustine
OUTLINE:
1) The Questions Put To Jesus
2) The Questions Put To Us
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Christ Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Danny Akin; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Tim Keller; Why Do Some People Think Jesus Was a Racist? by Andrew Wilson; The Most-High Prayer Hearing God by Jonathan Edwards; Faith Victorious by Charles Spurgeon
OUTLINE:
1) Beware Religion That Compares (vs. 1-5)
2) Beware Religion That Adds (6-13)
3) Beware Religion That Externalizes (vs. 14-23)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B Hays; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Christ Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel Akin; Religious Affections: A Christian’s Character Before God by Jonathan Edwards; Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament ed. DA Carson & GK Beale; Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul Tripp
OUTLINE:
1) The Communion Jesus Has With the Father (45-46),
2) The Comfort of Jesus’s Person & Presence (47-51a),
3) The Caution in the Disciples Response to Jesus (51b-52)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B Hays; BDAG ed. Frederick Williams Danker; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Joel Williams; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Seeing Ghosts by Paul Tripp; The King Who Summons Our Courage by Jonny Gibson; A Call to Prayer by J.C. Ryle; Meeting Jesus by R.C. Sproul
OUTLINE: 1) The Shepherd Who Compassionately Sees (vs. 30-34a), 2) The Shepherd Who Compassionately Feeds (vs. 34b-44)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B. Hays; Expository Thoughts on the Gospel According to Mark by JC Ryle; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Joel Williams; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ For Sinners & Sufferers by Dane Ortlund; The Shepherd Leader: Achieving Effective Shepherding in Your Church by Timothy Witmer; Mark: Jesus, Servant & Savior (Preaching the Word) by Kent Hughes; The Emotional Life of our Lord by BB Warfield.
OUTLINE: As we live lives of discipleship and mission,
1) We Find A World That Often Misunderstands Jesus (vs. 14-16)
2) We Face Those Who Reject God’s Authority (vs. 17-20)
3) We Follow the Path of Our Crucified Savior (vs. 21-29)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Where Is Your Scar? Mission and Martyrdom by Jonny Gibson; Josephus: The Complete Works by Josephus Flavius; Ordinary Hero: Living the Cross & Resurrection in Everyday Life by Tim Chester
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by Ralph Richards; War: Why Did Life Just Get Harder? by Mez McConnell; Renewal As A Way of Life: A Guidebook for Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace; Everyday Church: Gospel Community on Mission by Tim Chester
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preach the Bible Commentary: Isaiah by Ray Ortlund Jr; The Pastor as Public Theologian by Vanhoozer & Strachan; Light Has Come by Tim Keller; The Coming Messiah by Sinclair Ferguson
The Davidic Covenant comes not merely as a particular doctrine giving us something to think about but mainly as the powerful deliverer causing us to hope in Him.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; New Dictionary of Biblical Theology: Exploring the Unity & Diversity of Scripture Ed. T. Desmond Alexander, Brian Rosner, D.A. Carson, & Graeme Goldsworthy; The Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor Hamilton; The Kingdom of God: A Baptist Expression of Covenant & Biblical Theology by Jeffrey Johnson; The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary: Genesis by James McKeown; Real Security & the Call of God by Tim Keller; The Offspring of Abraham by Davy Chu; The Successful Seeker by Richard Sibbes; Lectures on Genesis by Jim Hamilton
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament by Koehler & Baumgartner; Handbook on the Pentateuch by Victor Hamilton; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Ryken, Wilhoit, & Longman; New Dictionary of Biblical Theology ed. Alexander, Rosner, Carson, & Goldsworthy; The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Genesis by John Sailhamer; The Two Horizon’s OT Commentary: Genesis by James McKeown; Communion with God by John Owen; A Promise of Hope by Tim Keller; Dominion & Dynasty by Stephen Dempster; The Skull Crushing Seed of the Woman: Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Genesis 3:15 by James Hamilton
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; The Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Andreas Kostenberger and Robert Yarbrough; Expository Thoughts on The Gospel Of Mark by J.C. Ryle; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund; The Sad Wonder by Charles Spurgeon
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Pillar New Testament Commentary: Mark by James Edwards; Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament: Mark by Kostenberger and Yarbrough; The Cross From a Distance: Atonement in Mark’s Gospel by Peter Bolt; On Fairy-Stories by J.R.R. Tolkien; Eucatastrophe: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis’s Magic Formula for Hope by Tim Willard; The Crook in the Lot by Thomas Boston
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Mark by Daniel Akin; Preaching the Word: Mark by Kent Hughes; Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis; Spiritual Warfare (sermon) by Timothy Keller
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Awe: Why It Matters for Everything We Think, Say, and Do by Paul Tripp; Rejoice and Tremble: The Surprising Good News of the Fear of the Lord by Michael Reeves; ESV Expository Commentary: Matthew, Mark, Luke; The Encyclopedia of Biblical Imagery; The Heart Is Not A Cup (There’s A Better Metaphor) by Scott Swain
We joyfully welcomed guest preacher James Risner from the Greater Dayton Association of Baptists (GDAB) to share with us from God’s word today!
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; Commentaries on Mark by James Edwards, Mark Strauss, and RT France; The Unpardonable Sin: An Essay by Andy Naselli; What Is the Unforgivable Sin? by Jonathan Pennington; The Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit by William Combs; What Is the Unforgivable Sin? Hope For Those Feeling Too Far Gone by David Mathis; What Is Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit? by Rick Phillips
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Daniel Akin, James Edwards, & Mark Strauss; The Cross At a Distance by Peter Bolt; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Danny Akin, Mark Strauss, and James Edwards; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; The Cross from a Distance by Peter Bolt; King’s Cross by Tim Keller; Lord of the Sabbath by Kevin DeYoung
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Daniel Akin, James Edwards, & Mark Strauss; The Cross At a Distance by Peter Bolt; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Mark Commentaries by RT France, James Edwards, and JC Ryle; Parents, Tell Your Kids They Are Sinners by Mike McGarry
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Mark Commentaries by Brooks, Strauss, and Ryle; The King’s Cross by Tim Keller; The King’s Pardon by Vaughn Roberts; The Strange Persistence of Guilt by Wilfred McClay
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Dick Lucas, Tom Schreiner, and Tomas Manton; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Knowing God by JI Packer
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Commentaries by Thomas Schreiner, Dick Lucas, and Matthew Harmon; The Doctrine of Hell: Apologetic Problems by JD Greear; Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: Jude by Matthew Harmon; The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude by Thomas Schreiner
RESOURCES: SV Study Bible; ESV Expository Commentary: Jude by Matthew Harmon; The New American Commentary: 1, 2 Peter, Jude by Thomas Schreiner; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Wilhoit, Ryken, and Longman; Confronting Injustice without Compromising Truth by Thaddeus Williams; Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry; After Virtue by Alistair McIntyre
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Dick Lucas, Thomas Schreiner, and Richard Baucham; Finding the Right Hills to Die On by Gavin Ortlund
RESOURCES: 1 & 2 Peter & Jude by Paul Gardner, The Secular Creed by Rebecca McLaughlin, Preaching by Timothy Keller, This is our time by Trevin Wax, Popologetics by Ted Turnau
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; World Biblical Commentary: Jude-2 Peter by Richard Bauckham; The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: James, 1 &2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude ed. by Gerald Bray; Jude Commentary by Thomas Manton; A Special Benediction (Sermon) by Charles Spurgeon; Faithmapping by Daniel Montgomery and Mike Cosper
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; BDAG ed. by William Danker; The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Wilhoit, Longman, and Ryken; Commentaries by James Edwards, Danny Akin, and JC Ryle; Gentle & Lowly by Dane Ortlund; Rejoicing in Christ by Michael Reeves
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. Wilhoit, Longman, and Ryken; The Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to Mark by James Edwards; Expository Thoughts on Mark’s Gospel by JC Ryle; A Call to Prayer by JC Ryle; A Praying Life by Paul Miller; Spiritual Discipline for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney; Imperfect Pastor by Zack Eswine
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Mark by Mark Strauss; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: Mark by RT France; Spiritual Warfare (sermon) by Timothy Keller; Crown of Thorns: Connecting the Kingdom and the Cross by Tim Chester
RESOURCES: The Cross from a Distance by Peter Bolt. The Gospel According to Mark by William Lane. Political Church by Jonathan Leeman.
We apologize that the sermon audio starts a few minutes into the sermon.
To give context for where this begins, Pastor Garrison had introduced Jesus temptation in Mark 1:12-13. In verse 12, the phrase "drove him out into the wilderness" hearkens readers back to Israel's 40 years of testing and trial in the wilderness in the Old Testament. Pastor Garrison had just read aloud from 1 Corinthians 10:1-11, where Paul explains that Israel's story was written as an example for us.
The parallel texts he references on Jesus' temptation are Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13.
OUTLINE: Jesus was tempted and faithful for us.
1) Jesus' temptation & Israel (audio begins a few minutes into this point)
2) Jesus' temptation & Adam
3) Jesus' temptation & us
"God had one Son without sin, but he never had a son without temptation.” - Charles Spurgeon
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Mark by Mark Strauss; Let’s Study Mark by Sinclair Ferguson; Tempted by the Devil by Charles Spurgeon; Jesus and the Wild Animals by David Mathis; Gentle & Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament ed. by GK Beale & DA Carson; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by James Wilhoit, Tremper Longman, and Leland Ryken; BDAG ed. by Frederick William Danker; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; Preach the Word: Isaiah by Ray Ortlund
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Longman, Ryken, and Wilhoit; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Mark by Strauss; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard B Hays; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Mark ed. by Thomas Oden and Christopher Hall
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Greek-English Lexicon of the NT (BDAG) ed. by Frederick William Danker; The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Tremper Longman, Leland Ryken, and James Wilhoit; Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Mark by Mark Strauss; Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels by Richard Hays; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: Mark by RT France; The Message of Mark by Donald English; The King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Eight Summarizing Words On the Gospel by DA Carson; Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on 1 Corinthians by Kim Riddlebarger; Surprised by Hope by NT Wright; Making Sense of God by Tim Keller; As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God by Matthew Parris
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (BDAG), Revised & Ed. by Frederick William Danker; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, ed. by Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman; An Exegetical Commentary: Ephesians by Harold Hoehner; The Message of Ephesians by John Stott; Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary by Harold Hoehner; The Message of Ephesians by John Stott; The Whole Armor of God: How Christ’s Victory Strengthens Us for Spiritual Warfare by Iain Duguid; Spiritual Warfare in the Storyline of Scripture: A Biblical, Theological, and Practical Approach by Bill Cook and Chuck Lawless; The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan
*We apologize for occasional words that are partially or fully cut off due to technical issues during the recording.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ephesians: An Exegetical Commentary by Harold Hoehner; The Message of Ephesians by John Stott; The Whole Armor of God by Iain Duguid; Spiritual Warfare and the Storyline of Scripture by Bill Cook and Chuck Lawless; Renewal as a Way of Life by Richard Lovelace; War: Why Did Life Just Get Harder? By Mez McConnell
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary: Romans by Thomas Schreiner; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck; The Weight of Glory by C.S. Lewis; The 1689 Second London Confession; Concise Theology by J.I. Packer
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Romans Commentaries by Thomas Schreiner, Frank Theilman, and Douglas Moo; Systematic Theologies by Michael Horton and Herman Bavink; Salvation Accomplished and Applied by John Murray; Sanctification by JC Ryle
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and O/ Early Christian Literature 3rd ed. by Walter Bauer, ed. by Frederick Danker; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery by Leeland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Epistle to the Galatians by F.F. Bruce; The New American Commentary: Galatians by Timothy George; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Galatians by Thomas Schreiner
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Romans by Thomas Schreiner; Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the NT: Romans by Frank Thielman;
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Systematic Theologies by Michael Horton and John Frame; Conversion by Michael Lawrence; Redemption Accomplished and Applied by John Murray
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Greek English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature by Walter Bauers, ed. by Frederick Williamdanker; Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Romans by Frank Thielman; Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament: Romans by Thomas Schreiner; Christian Faith: Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way by Michael Horton; The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck; PROOF: Finding Freedom Through the Intoxicating Joy of Irresistible Grace by Daniel Montgomery and Timothy Paul Jones; Knowing God and Ourselves by David Calhoun
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The New American Commentary: Luke by Robert Stein; Luke For Everyone by NT Wright; Preach the Word: Luke by Kent Hughes; Preach the Word: Matthew by Douglas Sean O’Donnell; The Temper of Jesus Christ towards His Enemies, and His Grace to the Chief of Sinners (sermon) by Benjamin Grosvenor; Saving Grace: Daily Devotions from Jack Miller; Repentance that Sings (sermon) by Bryan Chapell
Resources: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Whole in Our Holiness (sermon) by Ligon Duncan
Resources: ESV Study Bible; A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature revised & ed. by Frederick William Danker; Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman III; Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament ed. G.K. Beale and D.A. Carson; The New International Greek Testament Commentary: The Gospel of Mark by R.T. France; Expository Thoughts on the Gospel of Mark by J.C. Ryle; King’s Cross: The Story of the World in the Life of Jesus by Timothy Keller; The Cross of Christ by John Stott
Resources: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentary: Psalms 42-72 by Richard Phillips; Spurgeon’s Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; Adoniram Judson: How Few There Are Who Die So Hard! by John Piper; Adonirarm Judson: Bound for Burma by Janet and Geoff Benge; John G. Paton: Missionary to the Cannibals of the South Seas by Paul Schlehlein; Adoniram Judson: A Bicentennial Appreciation of the Pioneer American Missionary Ed. by Jason Duesing
Resources: ESV Study Bible; The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery ed. by Leland Ryken, James Wilhoit, and Tremper Longman III; The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; The Commentary on the Psalms by John Calvin; The Reformed Expository Commentary: The Psalms by Richard Phillips; The Life and Diary of David Brainerd ed. by Jonathan Edwards; The Hidden Smile of God: The Fruit of Affliction in the Lives of John Bunyan, William Cowper, and David Brainerd by John Piper; Let the Nations Be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions by John Piper
Resources: ESV Study Bible; The Treasury of David by Charles Spurgeon; Psalms, Volume 2 by James Montgomery Boice; The Reformed Expository Commentary: Psalms 42-72 by Richard Phillips; Five Who Changed the World - The Power of a Consecrated Life: The Ministry of Lottie Moon by Danny Akin
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Amos: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text by Duane A. Garrett; Handbook on the Prophets by Robert Chisholm Jr.; Africa Bible Commentary, Ed. by Tokunboh Adeyemo
Pastor Dan Turner
We apologize that there were a few additional concluding remarks and a prayer at the end of the sermon that got cut off due to technical difficulties!
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Amos: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text by Duane A. Garrett; The African Study Bible ed. by Tokunboh Adeyemo; Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: The Twelve Prophets ed. by Thomas Oden; The NIV Application Commentary: Hosea/Amos/Micah by Gary V. Smith; Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund; The Ministry of Intercessory Prayer by Andrew Murray; Christ A Complete Savior: Or the Intercession of Christ and Who Are Privileged In It by John Bunyan
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Amos: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text by Duane A. Garrett; Handbook on the Prophets by Robert Chisholm Jr.; Africa Bible Commentary, Ed. by Tokunboh Adeyemo; Good News to the Poor: Social Involvement and the Gospel by Tim Chester; Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream by David Platt; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Amos Commentaries by Tokunboh Adeyemo, Duane A. Garret, Billy K. Smith & Frank S. Page, James Montgomery Boice, & Gary V. Smith; Generous Justice by Tim Keller; Good News to the Poor by Tim Chester
ESV Study Bible; The New International Greek New Testament Commentary: The First Epistle to the Corinthians by Anthony Thiselton; Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage by Gavin Ortlund; A Call for Theological Triage and Christian Maturity (article) by Albert Mohler
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Amos: The Handbook on the Hebrew Text by Duane Garrett; The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah by Billy Smith; Handbook on the Prophets by Robert Chisholm; The NIV Application Commentary: Amos, Hosea, Micah by Gary Smith; Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Africa Bible Commentary, ed. by Tokunboh Adeyemo; The New American Bible Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah by Billy Smith and Frank Page; The Minor Prophets: Volume 1 by James Montgomery Boice; Handbook on the Prophets by Robert Chisholm Jr; Minor Prophets Commentary by John Calvin; Spiritual Mindedness by John Owen; Sermon on Luke 12 by Saint Basil the Great
ESV Study Bible; Amos Commentaries by John Calvin, James Montgomery Boice, J.A. Motyr, and Tokunboh Adeyemo; The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Resources: ESV Study Bible; Amos Commentaries by Tokunboh Adeyemo, Duane A. Garret, Billy K. Smith & Frank S. Page, James Montgomery Boice, & Gary V. Smith; The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer; The Problem of Poverty by Abraham Kuyper
Resources: ESV Study Bible; Amos Commentaries by Tokunboh Adeyemo, Duane A. Garret, Billy K. Smith & Frank S. Page, James Montgomery Boice, J.A. Motyr, Gary V. Smith, & Abraham Heschel
Resources: ESV Study Bible; The African Study Bible; The African Bible Commentary; The Handbook on the Prophets by Robert Chisholm Jr.; Word Biblical Commentary: Hosea-Jonah by Douglas Stewart; Amos: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text by Duane A Garrett; Hermenia: Amos by Shalom M. Paul; Renewal as a Way of Life: A Guidebook for Spiritual Growth by Richard Lovelace
Resources: ESV; Commentaries by Webb, Motyer, Oswalt, Calvin, Watts, Childs. God Saves Sinners by Ray Ortlund Jr.; The Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
RESOURCES: The Message of Ephesians (Stott), Ephesians: The Mystery of the Body of Christ (Hughes), The Letter to the Ephesians (O'Brien), Ephesians: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (Wilder)
RESOURCES: NAC - 1 Peter, Africa Bible Commentary, Warren Weirsbe - Exposition Commentary, NIV Life Application Commentary - 1 Peter
When walking through darkness, difficulty, and danger, the Lord’s shepherding care is the comfort of his people.
Although this life is unpredictable, we ought to take appropriate risks for the glory of God and the good of our neighbor.
This recording includes the audio from our entire service, including music and prayer. We’ve included this to serve those who were not able to be in attendance due to concerns related to the coronavirus.
RESOURCES: Proverbs & Ecclesiastes by Brazos; Theological Commentary by Daniel J. Treier; Ecclesiastes - Baker Commentary by Craig Bartholomew
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Table in the Mist by Jeffrey Meyers; Preaching Christ From Ecclesiastes by Sidney Greidanus; Reformed Expository Commentaries: Ecclesiastes by Douglas Sean O’Donnell; The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, ed. by J. Robert Wright
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching Christ From Ecclesiastes by Sidney Greidanus; Reformed Expository Series: Ecclesiastes by Douglas Sean O’Donnell; A Table in the Mist by Jeffrey Meyers; The Crook in the Lot by Thomas Boston
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching Christ From Ecclesiastes by Sidney Greidanus; A Table in the Mist by Jeffrey Meyers; Reformed Expository Commentary: Ecclesiastes by Douglas Sean O’Donnell; Practical Religion by JC Ryle; Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller; The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs; The Weight of Glory by CS Lewis
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ecclesiastes Commentaries by Craig Bartholomew and Philip Graham Ryken
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preaching Christ From Ecclesiastes by Signey Greidanus; Preaching the Word: Ecclesiastes by Philip Graham Ryken; A Table in the Mist by Jeffrey Meyers; Recovering Eden: The Gospel According to Ecclesiastes by Zack Eswine
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ecclesiastes Through New Eyes: A Table in the Mist by Jeffrey Meyers; Preaching the Word: Ecclesiastes by Philip Graham Ryken; Preaching Christ from Ecclesiastes: Foundations for Expository Sermons by Sydney Greidanus; The Pundit's Folly: Chronicles of an Empty Life by Sinclair Ferguson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Reformed Expository Commentary: Ruth by Iain Duguid; The Two Horizon’s Old Testament Commentary: Ruth by James McKeown; From Famine to Fullness: The Gospel According to Ruth by Dean Ulrich; The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Curtis James
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Unceasing Kindness: A Biblical Theology of Ruth by Peter Lau and Gregory Goswell; The Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary: Ruth by James McKeown; The Gospel According to Ruth: From Famine to Fullness by Dean Ulrich; The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules by Carolyn Curtis James;
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; Expressive Individualism: What Is It? by Trevin Wax
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; Expressive Individualism: What Is It? by Trevin Wax
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Church by Charles Quarles; Nothing Is Impossible with God by Rose Marie Miller
RESOURCES: Prayer by Tim Keller; It Happens After Prayer - HB Charles Jr; A praying Life - Paul Miller; Africa Bible Commentary; NAC commentary; Christian Beliefs: 20 Basics Every Christian Should Know - Grudem
Matthew 7:1-6 - Judging people rightly requires us to be repentant and to be careful.
“Righteous men are men of unfailing love. Just as righteous means “those right with God” (and therefore committed to righteousness of life) so “men of unfailing love” means those on whom the steadfast love of God has been poured out (and therefore seek to reflect that love in their lives).” ~ J. Alec Motyer commenting on Isaiah 57:1-2
RESOURCES: Matthew Commentaries: Carson, Bruner, Morris; Sermon on the Mount: John Stott, Sinclair Ferguson, Martyn Lloyd Jones; A Treasured Principle by Randy Alcorn; God and Money by Cortines and Baumer
RESOURCES USED: "The Pastor" by Eugene Peterson; Proverbs 28.22; 23.6; Deuteronomy 15.9; "The Sermon on the Mount & Human Flourishing" (Pennington); "Jesus's Sermon on the Mount & His Confrontation With the World" (Carson)
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarrels
RESOURCES USED: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing, by Jonathan Pennington; The New American Commentary: Matthew by C. Blomberg (1992).
RESOURCES: RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ's Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson; Alone Together by Sherry Turkle
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ's Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ's Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World by Sinclair Ferguson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; Love, Lust, and Liberation (Sermon) by Tim Keller
In the wake of a tragic mass shooting in our city, we gathered both to mourn and also to remember where our ultimate comfort is found. We paused our current series to reflect and hear again from Matthew 5:4 during our service of lament, mourning, and prayer. If you’d like to listen to the service in its entirety, email info@veritasdayton.org.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington;
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; The Whole in Our Holiness (sermon) by Ligon Duncan
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer;
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John R. W. Stott
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; A Harmony of the Gospels by John Calvin
This Sunday Veritas welcomed guest preacher Danny Wright. He and his wife Charity are from Greenville, OH where he is the Lead Pastor at Greenville Grace.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; Christian Counter Culture: The Message of the Sermon on the Mount by John Stott; Sermon on the Mount by Sinclair Ferguson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew 5-7 (Expositional Commentary) by James Montgomery Boice; Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller; Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church by N.T. Wright
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Tim Keller; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Matthew by Stanley Hauerwas
SV Study Bible; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church by Charles Quarles; Studies in the Sermon on the Mount by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; A Biblical Theology of Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington; The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan Pennington; Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible: Matthew by Stanley Hauerwas; Authority and Flourishing by Josh Kouri
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Tyndale New Testament Commentaries: The Letters of John by John Stott; Reformed Expository Commentaries: 1, 2, & 3 John by Douglas Sean O’Donnell
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preach the Word: 1, 2, & 3 John by David L. Allen; Reformed Expository Commentaries: 1, 2, & 3 John by Douglas Sean O’Donnell; In Christ Alone: Living the Gospel Centered Life by Sinclair Ferguson
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Study Bible; Preach the Word: 1, 2, 3, John by David L. Allen; The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3, John by Daniel L. Akin; The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Preach the Word: 1, 2, 3, John by David L. Allen; The New American Commentary: 1, 2, 3, John by Daniel L. Akin; No Trinity, No Love (blog) by Jared Wilson; The Heidelberg Disputation by Martin Luther; Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Reformed Expository Commentaries: 1, 2, & 3 John by Douglas Sean O’Donnel; A Theology for the Church, ed. by Daniel Akin
RESOURCES: The Letters of John - John R.W. Stott, Christ-Centered Exposition: 1,2, & 3 John - Daniel Akin, The Story of God Bible Commentary: 1,2, & 3 John - Constantine R. Campbell, Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament - Karen H. Jones, Sermons of Tim Keller
1 John 2:12-17 - Because of what Christians possess in Christ, God’s people resist the world and live forever.
1 John 2:7-11 - Christians love one another because God has shined his light on us through Jesus Christ.
1 John 1:1-4; 5:13 - The good news about Jesus Christ comes to us through the Apostles for our salvation, joy, and assurance.
Isaiah 50:4-11 - God’s wise and obedient servant suffers and is vindicated to save his people forever
Isaiah 49:1-7 - The trusting servant saves his despairing people with a salvation available to the whole world.
Nehemiah 12:27-47 - God’s people ought to come to corporate worship in a way that honors God.
Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 - As the people of God we are to live all of life in faithful worship.
Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 - In response to God’s faithfulness, God’s people are committed to be faithful to him.
Nehemiah 8:13-18 - Hearing God’s word ought to bring forth the fruit of obedience which brings much joy.
Nehemiah 8:1-8 - The church must be a people who hear, understand, revere, and treasure God’s Word.
Nehemiah 6:1-7:4 - Despite the deceptive tactics of the enemy, the work is completed with the help of God.
Nehemiah 5:14-19 - God’s people ought to be generous because they fear God, care for God’s people, and look forward to their eternal reward.
Nehemiah 5:1-13 - The church must listen to the cry of the poor and defend them against injustice.
Nehemiah 4 - In the face of raging opposition, God’s people remember the Lord and resume the work of his mission.
Nehemiah 2:9-20 - When facing opposition, God’s people must persevere in God’s work and rely on his presence.
Nehemiah 2:1-8 - God hears and answers prayer, is absolutely sovereign, and works all things out for the good of his people.
Nehemiah 1:1-11 - Great Christian stories begin with the people of God receiving a burden and prevailing in prayer.
Nehemiah 1:1-4 - Nehemiah is sent to help lead the rebuilding, reforming, and renewing of the city of God.
John 16:12-15 - The Holy Spirit came to glorify Jesus by guiding the church into the truth concerning Jesus.
John 20:19-23 - Jesus sends his disciples in the power of the Spirit with the announcement of forgiveness.
1 Corinthians 12 - The Holy Spirit graciously equips his people by giving them of variety of diverse gifts to build one another up.
Romans 8:1-13 - The Holy Spirit applies Christ's saving work to us and gives us new life.
John 3:1-15 - Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
John 16:4b-15 - Because of his kindness and our need, the Holy Spirit graciously works conviction in us.
John 14:15-26; 15:26-16:15 - The Holy Spirit is a person who will never leave us alone.
John 16:7; Acts 1:1-11 - The ascended Lord Jesus gives his people the gift of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:35-49 - The plan God had for glory since the beginning is fulfilled in Jesus.
1 Corinthians 15:35-49 - When we are raised from the dead, our bodies will be imperishable and unimaginably glorious.
1 Corinthians 15:29-34 - The way we live as Christians should only make sense if we will be raised from the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:12-28 - Because Christ has been raised from the dead, we too will be raised from the dead and death will be destroyed.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 - Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and therefore worth following with everything you are.
This is the first in a 6 week study in 1 Corinthians 15 exploring the hope of the resurrection, and the difference that it makes in our life together today.
Psalm 118 - Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalm 51 - God calls us to come to him as broken sinners to confess our sins and receive grace.
Psalm 1 - We meditate on the Scriptures day and night because it’s in the Scriptures that we find true happiness.
Jonah 3:1-10 - YHWH sends his people to get his message out to the world.
Note: We have finally corrected the volume issue!
Jonah 1:17-2:10 - Jonah prays, sobered by YHWH’s severe mercy, and praises him for his sovereign salvation.
Jonah 1:4-17 - Since the God of Jonah is the one true, merciful God, we are to respond to Him with reverent worship.
Jonah 1:1-4:11 - We unpack he book of Jonah, revealing the history and context of the story of the prophet Jonah being sent to Nineveh by Yahweh the God of great mercy.
Luke 2:25-35
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke Commentaries by Stein, Garland, Hughes, and Bock
Luke 1:67-80 - Zechariah blesses God because after a prolonged silence, God sends a prophet to prepare a path for our Savior.
Luke 1:46-55 - Mary's song of rejoicing remembers and reflects on God's great reversal.
Luke 1:46-55 - The Gospel awakens the soul, causing the magnifying song over the miracle Son
OUTLINE: 1) Sole Savior, 2) Sufficient Savior, 3) Sending Savior
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Gospel Transformation Bible; 1 Timothy Commentary by Philip Graham Ryken; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves
Romans 4:1-8 - Faith alone receives justification, and produces good works, humility, and joy.
Ephesians 2:1-10 - Being born dead in sin, God saves us by grace alone to display the immeasurable riches of his grace.
Romans 11:33-36 - To understand the greatness of God’s glory, we must experience his goodness in Christ.
2 Timothy 3:16 - We can bet our lives on the Bible because God speaks truthfully, clearly, sufficiently, and with authority.
Act 2:41-42; 1 Corinthians 10:16-17; 11:23-32 - The Lord’s Supper is an ordinance of Jesus Christ that signifies the broken body and shed blood of Christ; And it was given to the church as a means for us to give thanks for, remember, and proclaim Christ’s death; To presently commune with him, create unity within churches, and as an occasion for self examination.
Act 2:32-42 - Baptism is a commandment of Christ signifying our salvation and a means of God’s assuring true Christians, a church adding a member, and a believer announcing to the world that they’re a Christian.
Acts 2:41-47 - We’re called to be devoted to the fellowship, wherein we live life together and are sacrificially generous toward one another.
Acts 2:41-42 - We are called to devote ourselves to the message and practice of apostolic teaching
Acts 2:41-42 - The Spirit-filled church is devoted to the means of grace because she is devoted to Jesus.
Galatians 6:6-10 - A spiritual church is practically generous, persevering in such because of God’s promise.
Galatians 5:16-25 - The crucified life is a life of freedom bearing the fruit of the Spirit. Last week was about characterizing the fruit. This week is about cultivating the fruit.
Galatians 5:16-25 - A crucified life is a life of freedom bearing the fruit of the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-26 - The way of the flesh is an ever present danger, therefore we must follow the way of the cross as those who belong to Jesus.
Galatians 5:13-15 - Liberty in Christ is not a license to sin, but to love your neighbor.
Galatians 4:21-31 - God brings life out of death. This new life is the true church existing by promise and not by human achievement.
Galatians 4:12-20 - Paul pleads with the Galatian church as their friend to live as he lives, in freedom from the law.
Galatians 4:4-11 - After experiencing the sweetness of sonship, it is unthinkable that we would then return to the slavery of idolatry by living in legalism.
Galatians 4:1-7 - In Christ, God has redeemed us from slavery and adopted us as his own sons.
Galatians 3:23-29 - Since Christ has come, life under the law is awful and life in the Christ is awesome. Therefore, live in the light of this new reality found in Jesus.
Galatians 3:15-18 - The certainty of our rescue rests on God’s covenant of promise that Christ obtains for us.
Galatians 3:6-14 - You who have faith in Christ are justified before God because Christ bore the curse of the law on the cross for you.
Our position in the Christian life is given through hearing with faith and not by works of the law.
We don't understand Christianity when we don't understand the gospel. The only solution to this problem requires hearing with faith the true gospel all over again.
As we walk in step with the truth of the gospel there will be times that we will be required to stand in defense of it.
We must put to death the people-pleaser in us and live in freedom as servants of Christ.
Paul is astonished that the Galatians have deserted the Gospel by believing a distorted gospel and therefore calls them back to the one true Gospel.
— The Apostle Paul writes this letter to the Galatian churches about the mess they’re in with a message of grace and peace.
God deserves and demands our whole hearted devotion as our Creator, Redeemer, and King. Our love and devotion to him is far too weak and shallow, but he gives forgiveness, transformation, and compels us to change through the work of his Son and the power of his Spirit. As we’re changes by his grace, we’re empowered then to order our homes in such a way as to train our families to be devoted to the Lord and his Word.
God uses the role of parents to provide both discipline and discipleship to their children, in order that their children may grow in Christ-likeness, obtaining the promise of salvation.
God created marriage between a wife and husband to reveal something to us of the union that we as the church share with Jesus Christ. As a husband and wife share all that they are and all that they have with one another, Jesus does the same with his bride—the church. Wives and husbands also illustrate the Gospel in the way that they fulfill their perspective roles called for here in Ephesians 5:22-33
God creates the family, therefore he is the one that gets to define it and determine how it functions. He also is the one who determines the reason the family exists in the first place. In Genesis 1 and 2, we see that God gives the gift of the family unit because man is humanity in the image of God. Part of what it means to image God is that we’re made for relationships. Another part of what it means to image God is that we’re given the vocation of ruling over God’s creation on his behalf. Ultimately, God sends our Savior through the means of humanity obeying this creation mandate, and when he comes, he ultimately fulfills it by making God’s kingdom manifest on the earth.
Jesus teaches us to pray to our Father and Shepherd that we would not be overcome by and succumb to temptation. Instead, we’re called to run to the Father as our Deliverer, as he is the only one who can deliver us and has delivered us in the person and work of Jesus. Now, as those in Christ, we’re called to depend on God daily for strength to overcome sin in our lives.
Jesus teaches us to pray to our heavenly Father for the forgiveness of our debts. In the Gospel, we can rest assured that our forgiveness is certain, and that God will also empower us to forgive others their debts against us.
In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus calls us to be dependent upon God as our Father and Provider for our daily needs.
To authentically pray “your will be done,” we must deny ourselves and our own wills, submit to the authority and will of God, and place our faith in his character, power, and plan.
One of the callings we have as citizens of the Kingdom of heaven is to pray and embody the petition found in the Lord’s Prayer—“your kingdom come.” The first word of the petition reveals to us that God is our great King in his power, authority, and presence. What we desire when praying this petition is for his Kingship to be made visible and submitted to. We can pray in this way as we pray for ourselves, our church, our great commission, and our Lord’s return.
What should be our greatest desire and joy is expressed in this petition that Jesus teaches us. And that petition is that God’s name would be treated with honor and reverence and joy.
Before we need to know how to pray, we need to know our God and Father we’re praying to. By his grace, he sent his Son to share all that he is with us, including his Sonship. Therefore, we are adopted into God’s family and get to approach him in prayer as his children.
After persecution in Jerusalem, the Gospel spreads out into the surrounding regions and bears fruit. As this is taking place, the Holy Spirit calls Phillip to depend on him, and to teach the Bible and declare the Gospel to an Ethiopian Eunuch.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this. (Isaiah 9:6-7)
The gloom of our spiritual darkness has been turned into joy by the light of our coming victorious King.
The tenth commandment addresses our hearts by forbidding coveting and requiring contentment, revealing our need for the New Covenant in Christ. Resources used: ESV Study Bible; Exodus Commentary by Motyer; How Jesus Transforms the Ten Commandments by Ed Clowney; The Doctrine of the Christian Life by John Frame;
God calls us to be people who love the truth because he is truthful. Resources: ESV Study Bible; Written In Stone by Ryken; Word’s From the Fire by Mohler; Exodus Commentary by Calvin; The Truth About God by Hauerwas
God is our gracious and generous provider who calls us to respect the property rights of others and to be generous as well. As each one of us fail to keep this command, Christ fulfills it perfectly in his lavish generosity and in giving his life completely. So graciously, he shares with us all that he is and has in his life, death, and resurrection.
Sex is a good gift from God, and he invites us to turn from misusing it to find freedom in Christ. Resources used were ESV Study Bible; Written in Stone by Ryken; The Law of Perfect Freedom by Horton; The Truth About God by Hauerwas; Mere Christianity by CS Lewis; The Freedom of Purity by Tim Keller; The Meaning of Marriage by Tim & Cathy Keller; Porn Free Church by Covenant Eyes
God created every human being in his own image. Therefore, every person possesses dignity and value based on the God who made them. Because God treasures humanity, he forbids murder, and calls his people to pursue the preservation and flourishing of human life. Resources used were ESV Study Bible; Written in Stone by Philip Graham Ryken; The Law of Perfect Freedom by Michael Horton; The Truth About God by Stanley Hauerwas; Words From the Fire by Al Mohler
In the fifth commandment, we see one of the ways that families that follow Christ are supposed to be different. We’re called to honor our parents and to require the same of our children. Like all the Ten Commandments, this is one we’ve all broken and torn asunder. But not Jesus. Jesus honored his parents and perfectly honored the Father. And by his grace, he shares with us the promised blessing attached to this commandment. (Due to technical difficulties, the audio this week isn't perfect. We're working hard to get this right!)
In fourth commandment, we see God's command to set aside one day every week to rest and spend time with God. This commandment is a gracious provision and invitation for us to enter the rest of God provided in Christ. (NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, the final minutes of the sermon were not recorded)
In the third commandment, God commands his people to refrain from lifting up his name in a way that dishonors him or belittles his infinite worth. In this sermon, we look at a few ways that we are guilty of this, but how Christ—who alone is guiltless—was counted guilty so that we can be counted as guiltless in him.
In the second commandment, God commands us not to form idols for worship. If you see idols as carvings made by hands, this may seem irrelevant to you. But we also see that idols are comforts made by hearts—something we’re all guilty of. To be redeemed and to kill the idols we’ve created, we need Jesus, the true image of God to replace our worthless objects of worship.
In our redemption, God lays an exclusive claim over our lives. As our Creator and Redeemer, he then commands that we worship him and him alone. While this may make you feel like you're being fitted for a strait jacket, we see that in his exclusive confinement there is exquisite contentment.
The first sermon in our Ten Commandments Series, this introduction lays the foundational argument for why these commandments are still relevant and beautiful for us us today, and how they relate to Jesus. Martin Luther said in his catechism on the Ten Commandments, “anyone who knows the ten commandments, perfectly knows the entire Scriptures.” That is a tall, yet insightful claim.
The second and final sermon in our kickoff series titled The Beautiful Christ. Today we unpack Jesus' Exaltation.