Southwest Ohio Reformed Presbyterian: Recent Episodes
A. God calls leaders to listen B. God warns His people of graceless religion C. God calls us all to listen
A. Praise Him for His Works (vs. 1-4) B. Praise Him for His Mercies (vs. 5-9) C. Praise Him with Your Life (vs. 10)
A. Israel forgets their inheritance is from God B. God preserves His inheritance C. God gives the church a greater inheritance
A. The Coronation of the King (Psa. 110:1-3) B. The Covenant as the Priest (Psa. 110:4) C. The Conquest by the Warrior (Psa. 110:5-7)
A. The question: Is Jesus the Christ? (Mat. 12:22-30) B. The man (Mat. 12:22) C. The miracle (Mat. 12:22b) D. The message (Mat. 12:23-30)
A. Faithfully Desire Against Temptation B. Faithfully Drive Against Temptation C. Faithfully Depart From Temptation
A. The Lamentations of the King (Psa. 109:1-5) B. The Imprecations of the King (Psa. 109:6-19) C. The Invocations of the King (Psa. 109:20-31)
A. The Praise of God's Worship (108:1-6) B. The Perspective of God's Sovereignty (108:7-9) C. The Prospect of God's Victory (108:10-13)
A. Sabbath babes (11:25-30) B. Jesus tried to do sabbath in the fallen world (12:1) C. Jesus corrects the Jews using David/Scripture (12:4) D. He personified the lesson (OG-POM-LOS) (12:6-8) E. Prime example of healing the withered hand (12:9-13) F. Isaiah sees the glory of this Sabbatarian (12:18ff)
Jesus (vss. 18-19) C. This antagonism rebuked (vs. 20-24) D. But also beckoned (vs. 24-30)
A. By repenting of bad works (vs. 1-5, 8-11) B. By persevering in good works (vs. 7) C. By knowing the goodness of God (vs. 4)
A. The Holiness of God (Isa. 6:1-4) B. The Confession of Isaiah (Isa. 6:5) C. The Atonement at the Altar (Isa. 6:6-8)
A. The Symbolism of the Table B. The Furniture of the Table C. The Pledge of the Table D. The History of the Table
A. Persecutions Predicted (16) B. Persecutions Prophesied (18) C. Persecutions Personalized (21) D. Persecutions Profiled (28)
A. Exhortation to Give Thanks (vs. 1-3) B. Scenes of Redemption (vs. 4-32) C. Reasons for Praise (vs. 33-42) D. Exhortation to Gain Wisdom (vs. 43)
A. Praise and Prayer for God's Forgiveness (vs. 1-5) B. Rehearsal and Reasons for God's Forgiveness (vs. 6-43) 1. Forgiveness in the Exodus (vs. 6-12) 2. Forgiveness in the Wilderness (vs. 13-33) 3. Forgiveness in the Promised Land (vs. 34-43) C. Prayer and Praise for God's Forgiveness (vs. 44-48)
A. What was the faith Jesus saw? (Mat. 9:1-2) B. Calling a miracle blasphemy! (Mat. 9:3) C. Jesus' refutation (Mat. 9:4-6) D. The joy of simple folk! (Mat. 9:8)
A. A leper cleansed (Mat. 8:1-4) B. Healing a centurion's servant (Mat.8:5-13) C. Peter's mother-in-law healed (Mat. 8:14-15) D. Many demon-possessed healed (Mat.8:16-17)
A. Discerning lips (Mat. 7:21) B. Messianic lips (Mat. 7:22) C. Authentic lips (Mat. 7:24) D. Eschatological lips (Mat. 7:28)
A. The judgment syndrome (Mat. 7:1-6) 1. As a religious, compulsive psychological behavior 2. As a secular behavior 3. As a lack of humility/kingdom perspective B. The wonderful gospel promise to all (Mat. 7:7-11) 1. In order to obtain God's blessing 2. Compared to the natural world 3. Consider how open God's kingdom is to all
A. Charity and Christian Grace (Mat. 6:1-4) B. Prayer's Method (Mat. 6:5-8) C. Prayer's Content (Mat. 6:9-13)
A. The Praises of the LORD (Psa. 105:1-6) B. The Promises of the LORD (Psa. 105:7-11) C. The Providences of the LORD (Psa. 105:12-45)
A. A Description of the Creation (Psa. 104:1-23) B. A Meditation on the Creature (Psa. 104:24-30) C. An Adoration of the Creator (Psa. 104:31-35)
1) Rules for Religion (Mat. 6:1-4) 2) Petition 1: Preface (Mat. 6:9) 3) Petition 2: For the Kingdom (Mat. 6:10) 4) Petition 3: God's Will on Earth (Mat. 6:10) 5) Petition 4: For Daily Blessings (Mat. 6:11) 6) Petition 5: For Daily Forgiveness (Mat. 6:12) 7) Petition 6: For Daily Guidance (Mat. 6:13)
1) Don't insist on personal justice (Mat. 5:38) 2) Live vulnerably (Mat. 5:41-42) 3) Love everyone (Mat. 5:43) 4) God's example and common grace (Mat. 5:45-46) 5) Perfect in grace (Mat. 5:48)
A. The Consternation of the Psalmist (Psa. 102:1-11) B. The Confidence of the Psalmist (Psa. 102:12-22) C. The Consolation of the Psalmist (Psa. 102:23-28)
1) Jesus isn't contradicting Moses (Mat. 5:31) 2) Mosaic teaching on divorce (Deut. 24:1) 3) Biblical marriage is a holy thing/lofty good 4) Platonic views of marriage vs. Genesis' views 5) Oaths & vows & Jesus' messianic ideal
- Law is fundamental to kingdom/gospel (Mat. 5:17) 2. Law is essential to reality/righteousness (Mat. 5:18) 3. Law is essential for your salvation (Mat. 5:20)
A. S & L in the 1st century (Mat. 5:13) B. S & L as a response to persecution (Mat. 5:11) C. S & L as a lovely phenomenon (Mat. 5:13, 14) D. S & L as a sadness (Mat. 5:12) as a glad advertisement (Mar. 5:16)
A. Pleasure for the Presence in Jerusalem (Psa. 122:1-2) B. Praise for the Privileges of Jerusalem (Psa. 122:3-5) C. Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (Psa. 122:6-9)
A. On the merciful (Mat. 5:7) B. On the pure in heart (Mat. 5:8) C. On the peacemakers (Mat. 5:9)
A. Blessedness is inward-looking B. Blessedness is universally applicable C. Blessedness is inspirational/uplifting D. Blessedness is prodigious/valuable
A. Proclamation of the kingdom of heaven (Mat. 4:17) B. The idea of repentance (Mat. 4:17) C. The idea of a sermon (Mat. 5:1-2) D. The idea of poverty of spirit (Mat. 5:3)
A. Israel & the 'New Israel' (Gal. 6:16) B. The Gospel to Old Israel (Rev. 7:4-8) C. The Gospel to New Israel (Rev. 7:9-17) D. One Gospel; One (Elect) People (Rev. 7:17)
- Great biblical transitions of the past (Mat. 5:1) 2. Jesus' third great transition (Mat. 4:17; 5:1-2) 3. This great transition today, in the era of digital logic and exploding data (Mat. 5:2) 4. The eight beatitudes and the new kingdom (Mat. 5:1-12)
A. Praise the LORD who is great (vs. 1-2) B, Praise the LORD who is God (vs. 3) C. Praise the LORD who is good (vs. 4-5)
- It was religious, not civic or military 2. It was regal and creational 3. It was realistic for NT baptism & ordination 4. It was righteous, receiving immediate divine approval
- Israel's then leaders radically corrupt 2. Messianic kingdom program -- radically reformative 3. Contrast between John/Jesus was radical and glorified Jesus 4. Jehovah only-a-judge is church's ministry is not redemptive and not Christ-centered
- John's preaching (Mat. 3:1) 2. John's wilderness (Mat. 3:1-4) 3. John's forecast (Mat. 3:3) 4. John's fulfillment (Mat. 3:5-6)
- The Flight to Egypt (Mat. 2:13ff) 2. The Massacre of the Innocents (Mat. 2:16ff) 3. Seeking Solice in Nazareth (Mat. 2:19ff)
A. Sing for the Savior (Psa. 98:1-3) B. Shout for the King (Psa. 98:4-6) C. Scream for the Judge (Psa. 98:7-9)
- What do Matthew and Luke teach regarding Mary the mother of Jesus? 2. What does Rome teach about Mary that is so troublesome? 3. To what special principle does Rome adhere that vitiates the biblical data that Protestantism clings to? 4. What Marian teachings does Rome cling to that are especially obnoxious to Protestantism and would condemn us if ignored?
- The relation between verses 1-17 and 18-24 2. Not your average baby story 3. Joseph's typical husband reaction 4. The angelic appearance 5. The angel prophesies/commands Jesus name & vocation 6. Sudden biblical corroboration 7. Incredibly, Joseph obeys the angel 8. Application
- Did it prove God's weakness? (24:13) 2. What was really precious (24:13) 3. What was ironic about the captivity? (24:14) 4. Doesn't status matter: (24:15) 5. Was Zedekiah the biggest loser? (24:19)
- Bethel's/Jeroboam's infidelity (23:15) 2. The bombs dedicated to lies/Satan (23:16) 3. Testimony to the no-named prophet of Josiah (23:16) 4. Jossiah's crusade against 'the Shriners'/priests (23:19,20) 5. Reinstitution of true worship (23:21, 25)
- The wooden idol (23:6) 2. The ritual shrines & booths (23:7; Deut. 12:8-14) 3. Cleaning up the clergy (23:8) 4. Disqualifying them for future leadership (23:9) 5. Cleaning up outside the temple (23:1)
- All men - the scope of this renewal (23:1) 2. The temple/church was the source of this (23:2) 3. It was to be done by the book (23:3) 4. By covenanting (23:4) 5. By repentance (23:5)
- The ironies of Josiah 2. Shaphan's mission involving the temple (3) 3. Hilkiah the high priest's discovery of the law (8) 4. The prophetess Huldah's word to Josiah (15)
- Manasseh as an idea 2. Manasseh as an example 3. Manasseh as an aggravated example 4. Manasseh as a reason for Jesus
A. The Portrait of the Sovereign (Psa. 97:1-6) B. The Prostration before the Sovereign (Psa. 97:7-9) C. The Praise for the Sovereign (Psa. 97:10-12)
- Questions about prayer (20:1-2) 2. Questions about prophecy (20:1-4) 3. Questions about lifespan (20:6a) 4. Questions about why God blesses us (20:6b) 5. Questions about truthfulness (20:8)
- Assyria's ignorant pride (19:11-133) 2. Assyria's sinful pride (19:1ff) 3. Assyria's blasphemous pride (19:22,25,27-28,35-37)
- Samaria is seditionist Israel & judges & cursed Israel 2. Samaria resettled with foreign transplants 3. God cursed these people for their impiety/religious corruption 4. Sennacherib improvised as high priest to reset Samaria's religion 5. Yet paganism had no power to make Samaria palatable to God
- The songs of both David & Asaph 2. The decline of temple worship post David & Solomon 3. Psalm-singing has always had its detractors 4. Hezekiah's reform led to psycho-spiritual gladness 5. Applications
- God's unique strength/wrath is terrifying to the unbeliever 2. Middle east politics at the end of the 8th century 3. The transition from Ahaz to Hezekiah 4. Sargon to Sennacherib in Assyria 5. Applications to our lives today
A. Flurry of Israelite kings fall (2 Kgs. 16 & 17) B. Assyrian power rises (2 Kgs. 17:5ff) C. God explains the cause of His judgments by listing Israel's faults 1. Theological (7) 2. Ethical (8) 3. Individual/private (9) 4. Multi-cultural/global (11) 5. Refusal to heed prophets (13), subjectively (14), objectively (15) 6. Worshipful (16, 17) 7. Summary (18) D. Kingdom/political consequences (20, 21, 23)
A. His Victories (14:1) 1. Securing his throne (14:3, 5) 2. Ethical virtue/mercy (14:6) 3. Military victories (14:7) B. His Errors 1. In judgment (14:8) 2. In perception (14:9ff) 3. In warfare C. His Defeats 1. By Jehoash/Israel (14:11) 2. By conspiracy (14:19) D. Compared to Christ
A. Fear is a sign for which God looks (3:16a) B. It's related to fear and meditation (3:16b) C. God makes promises to such people (3:17) D. He uses this as a key to either pass or fail (3:18) E. He even ties it to Judgment Day (4:1) F. And man's last chance (Messiah) (4:5)
A. The Case for Justice -Psa. 94-1-3--B. The Causes for Justice -Psa. 94-4-15--C. The Confession for Justice -Psa. 94-16-23-
A. Worldly confusion and the sad death of Elisha -14--B. Yet this is the occasion for a most amazing miracle -21--C. A forlorn hopeless Joah visits Elisha -14--D. Joash's interchange with Elisha -16-19--E. The weird case of the revival of a dead man -21--F. The obvious interpretation of this-- Ever present power-mercy of God
A. Chaos results after Israel's civil war -1--B. The rise of Athaliah over Judah -1--C. The rise of Jehosheba-Jehoida priestly insurrection -2, 4--D. Consequences- 1. Execution of Athaliah influence -13-- 2. Renewal of national covenant -17-- 3. Destruction of Judah's Baal temple -18-- 4. Civil happiness and prosperity -20-
A. Israel's crazy politics- from wicked to wacky-B. America's crazy politics-C. Jesus' completely sane-blessed politics
A. The LORD rules His world -Psa. 93-1-2--B. The LORD rules His opponents -Psa. 93-3-4--C. The LORD rules His people -Psa. 93-5-
A. A post-vacation -fun- sermon-B. Genesis 1 is an apologetical argument for Christianity-C. Subjects covered- theology-word-logos-space - time, etc.-D. Without Genesis 1 mankind has no foundation for itself
A. He Knows WHO I Am -vs. 1-6--B. He Knows WHERE I Am -vs. 7-12--C. He Knows WHAT I Am -vs. 13-18--D. He Knows HOW I Am -vs. 19-24-
A. Lamentation of the King -Psa. 109-1-5--B. Imprecation of the King -Psa. 109-6-19--C. Invocation of the King -Psa. 109-20-31-
A. Personal Response of Praise -vs. 1-5--B. Divine Attributes for Praise -vs. 6-19--C. Universal Response of Praise -vs. 20-22-
- Israel deserved to die -6-24ff--2. God intro special circumstances to illustrate Israel's corruption -6-28ff--3. People have no conception of their sin against God -6-33ff--4. Elisha's proclaims God's special word of grace -7-1ff--5. God's use of four leprous men to show grace -7-3ff--6. How this reveals God's grace in the gospel -7-1- 7-6, 7, 16-
- Attestation of the messenger-message -6-1-7--2. When surrounded, 'Open your eyes' -6-15-17--3. Man's inferior power quickly discovered -6-18ff--4. Elisha's humble scheme -6-19-23--5. The power of the church- ministerial - declarative
- The ironies of this doctrine and Nicodemus-2. The 'bad-news' entailed in this doctrine-3. The implicit 'good-news' of this doctrine-4. Jesus' use of the doctrine in his preaching and counseling-5. God's use of this doctrine in church history
A. The Guilt of Sin -Psa. 51-1-6--B. The Grace of Salvation -Psa. 51-7-12--C. The Gratitude of Service -Psa. 51-13-19-
- Naaman's Israelite slave-girl -2--2. Syrian king uses diplomacy -5--3. Elisha's strange indirect communication -10--4. Naaman's later testimony -15-
- Poor prophet's wives - God's mercy -vs 1-7-- a. Decrepit estates- b. God's dynamism-2. Elisha's motel turns into a family miracle -vs 8-37-- a. A simple Shunamite's piety - love- b. The love of God, doubly conceived- c. Elisha prefigures Christ - his love for us
A. Exuberant Worship -Psa. 96-1-3-B. Exclusive Worship -Psa. 96-4-6--C. Expressive Worship -Psa. 96-7-10--D. Ecstatic Worship -Psa. 96-11-13-
- A story of a confusing alliance-2. A story of a confusing blessing-3. A story of Jehoshaphat's good testimony in the confusion-4. A story of Elisha's pure witness to Jehoram amidst confusion-5. How this illustrates being in the world but not of it
- To get humanity's attention-2. To point to Christ Jesus, our heavenly transport-3. To display his bald sovereign power in the sinful world-4. To show He had everything in control-5. To encourage us, His people, to hope in Him
- Elect prayer and not losing heart. Vs. 1-2. Secular judges and pathetic widows. Vs. 2-3-3. A secular judge compared to the holy God. Vs. 6-7-4. Election, faith and the Son of God. Vs. 8b-5. Do we believe this, or not--
- 1 - 2 Kings details God's contest between good - evil-2. Ahaziah's dubious fall-3. Angels - prophets - God-4. The power contest begins-5. God's power brings Ahaziah's captain to his knees-6. God's Word reaches Ahaziah - he's slain
- 1 Kings 16-34 historical reference to Jericho-2. Joshua 6-26's unexplained prophecy regarding Jericho-3. Joshua 1-6 and the symbolic role of Jericho-4. Ahab's corrupt madness in ruining Israel-5. Hiel of Bethel - his sons collision with Jehovah-6. Application- the KOG, people today - Jesus-Jericho
- Ahab's ancestors - antecedents-2. His degrees of evil-3. Jeroboam's line hardened - apostatized through Ahab
- Crisis-coincidence of text - time -22-39-51--2. Crisis-coincidence of two kids and two theological systems-3. Crisis-coincidence of two consequences- clarity or obscurity
- Confronted in the midst of his evil -21-17ff--2. Confronted by God's clear condemnation -21-19--3. Confronted by a most authoritative emissary -21-20--4. Confronted by unqualified condemnation -21-21, 25--5. Yet wins respite by his sincere repentance -21-29-
- God detains a story where none of the parties are elect-2. Yet God uses both Ben Hadad and Ahab for His purposes-3. God gives Ben Hadad over to creed, then 'blesses' Ahab temporarily - despite their common wickedness-4. In the midst of this confusion, God speaks His Word 'clearly' to witness to Ahab - who He will not save-5. God commands us to walk faithfully before Him, despite our lack of clear knowledge of His elaborate will
- Rebuilding the ruined altar -18-30--2. Counter-intuitive measures-effective sacrifice -18-32--3. Prayer for divine display of clarity-identity -18-36--4. The altar consumed -18-38--5. Prophetic application- Baal prophets slaughtered -18-40--6. Window into the wrath poured out on Calvary
- An old prophet abiding in a wicked culture-2. The old prophet's infidelity-3. Confusing an old prophet with the Word of God-4. The old prophet's repentance - Jeroboam's ruin-5. Comparison to Rome's errors - Jesus' temptation
- God's Word is always sovereign and powerful-2. Such power is always available, but not usually displayed-3. The wicked are effectively ignorant of this power-4.God sometimes delights in tying His power to His Word so that mankind will be better forewarned about it
- Chaos has ambition -11-26--2. Chaos has worldly gifts -11-28--3. Chaos lacks discernment-discretion -11-38--4. So it is with all humanistic-autonomous men-5. Solo -11-9ff-
- Foreign-alien women -11-1--2. Intermarriage, infidelity, interdependency-3. Love after a fashion -11-2--4. Solomon apostatized -11-4, 5, 6, 7, 8--5. Solomon confronted -11-9ff-
A. Call to Rejoice -Psa. 95-1-5--B. Call to Reverence -Psa. 95-6-7a--C. Call to Respond -Psa. 95-7b-11-
A. The Temple - Means of Grace. Not Grace itself- -8-21-23--B. Solomon's Eg. -Prayer- - Eg. 4us of another MOG -8-31, 33, 35, 37, 38--C. The Triune God is the POWER, not the temple of the church- -8-27-30, 32, 34, 36, 39, 40--D. The Purpose of the Temple was to -1- Raise up the Name of the LORD, and -2- Redeem the CREATION-ELECT -8-41, 43-
A. The glory of the first temple was the Spirit of God -8-10--B. The ark's entrance keyed the Spirit's entrance -8-1, 6--C. Applications for life-theology- 1. God's Spirit basic for the Christian life- 2. Awareness of the Spirit follows grasping the Son- 3. Holiness not primarily visible but spiritual- 4. All things spiritual are purely at God's discretion
A. The LORD is exalted in the magnificent revelation of Himself -Psa. 92-1-3, 15--B. The LORD is exalted in the sustained flourishing of the righteous -Psa. 92-4-6, 10-14--C. The LORD is exalted in the just destruction of the wicked -Psa. 92-7, 9--D. The LORD is exalted in the eternal elevation of Himself -Psa. 92-8-
- Shimei's recompense - justice-2. Rome's recompense - justice- a. Rome's doctrinal declension- b. Rome's persecution of the elect-3. Temporal justice not always fulfilled completely
- The Bible relates these two 'better'-2. The humiliation of David's old age -1-1-4--3. Politics abhors vacuums - readily fills up with dirt -1-5-10--4. 'Theologians' -Nathan- with political acumen -1-11-12-
A. The Greatness of God -Psa. 90-1-2--B. The Gravity of God -Psa. 90-3-11--C. The Grace of God -Psa. 90-12-17-
- Why we ought to fear the Lord -9-1ff-- a. Memories of Samson-Philistines-temple- b. No safe places in all the world-2. Why we ought to flee to the Lord in faith -9-11-- a. He makes such a great promise- b. He makes such a great proclamation
- God swears by Himself -8-7ff--2. When God judges all reality accommodates Him -8-9ff--3. God's destructive prophesy -8-11ff--4. God's judgment works inexorably -8-12ff-
- Vision of the fruit basket -8-1, 2--2. Temple songs have turned into wailing -8-3--3. Social ethics - theology -8-4--4. Israel's calendar - its leaders' heart sentiments -8-5--5. Processing the poor in their stupidity -8-6-
- Reason for Amos' apology -7-12-13--2. Amos' apology 1 - God spoke to me -7-15--3. Amos' apology 2 - Your wife, children, death -7-17--4. Parallels to Jesus' apology -Rom. 1-4- 1 Cor. 15-
- Amos' vision of the locusts -7-1ff--2. Amos' vision of the fire -7-4ff--3. Amos' vision of the plumbline -7-7ff--4. Amaziah fights dirty -7-10ff-
- Easy groupthink hard to dispel -6-1--2. Woe to those who's faith rests in distractions -6-3ff--3. God oath - this time for judgment -6-8ff--4. God's instrument of wrath- Assyria -6-14-
- The Day of the LORD, rightly understood -5-18, 20--2. God's special contempt for false faith -5-21ff--3. Worship as noise -5-23ff--4. A comparison to wilderness Israel -5-25ff-
- Lamentation -5-1-3--2. Repentance and change -5-4-7--3. God's omnipotence -5-8--4. Interim strategy for individual Israelites -5-13-
- Exegesis of passage -4-1-13--2. Sin - Ethics -4-1--3. Faith- the end of all godliness -4-11d, 12d--4. Application to our day
- Proclaimed, not merely discussed -3-9, 11, 12, 13--2. Understood, not just secretly dreaded -3-10--3. Expected, as a real specter of God's wrath -3-11c-
A. The Severity of the Situation -9-14-19--B. The Supremacy of the Savior -9-20-27--C. The Solution for the Saints -9-28-29-
A. The Greatest Authority -vs. 18--B. The Greatest Assignment -vs. 19-20a--C. The Greatest Assurance -v. 20b-
- No escape on account of God's character -2-13--2. No escape on account of God's methods -2-14--3. No escape on account of God's inscrutability -2-15--4. Every attempt at escaping God will be nakedly embarrassing -2-16-
- Genetics often fail -49-1-7--2. Humble goals can be glorious -49-13-21, 27--3. Gospel and kingdom can't be beat -49-8-12, 22-26-
A. Troubles that transform us-B. Troubles that train us-C. Troubles that teach us-D. Troubles that test us
- The condemnation-2. Yet God portrays Himself so-3. Every shepherd contains a prime minister-4. Shepherds were glorious lovers
- Jacob leaves everything-2. A revelatory dream re-grounds Jacob-3. The journey and Jacob's multitude
- God controls the broader issues of our lives-2. God cares for the little things-3. God brings all his concerns to wonderful fruition-4. This applies to the gospel and grace
- God's providence drives us through pain-2. God slowly makes his providence clear-3. Finally, Joseph sees it all clearly-4. Why do we worry about our providences
- God loves Israel as the Israel of God-2. Yet God often judged Israel-3. Yet God used his judgment to revive
- Jacob's mind works defensively-2. Jacob acted like a stranger-3. Joseph remembered childhood dreams-4. Brothers' consciences immediately afflicted them-5. Joseph wept
A. Recall God's preserving distinction in the past -44-1-8--B. Restate God's perplexing distance in the present -44-9-22--C. Request God's powerful deliverance in the future -44-23-26-
- Blessed with Asenath-2. Blessed by the age of 30-3. Blessed with two sons-4. Egypt blessed through Israel-5. Whole world Blessed through Joseph-6. Joseph's blessing eclipsed by Jesus' blessing
- Review Joseph's surprise causes-2. The surprise of Jesus' birth-3. The surprise of Christ's kingdom-4. The surprise of its extension-5. The surprise of its demise-6. The surprise of its rebirth
- Loneliness as a phenomenon-2. Faith can be stronger-3. Dimensions of loneliness-4. God's remed measrs
- Conspired to kill -18- 6th C-2. This dreamer -19- 10th C- We shall say 9th C-3. Stripped him of 2-things -23-25- 8th C-4. So Judah said...profit -26-28- 8th - 5th C's-5. Joseph's tunic to Jacob -31-35- 9th - 5th C's
- Today's view of dreams-2. Joseph's dreams analyzed-3. Dreams- How do we understand them---4. How should we treat our family's dreams---5. Jesus' dream - our ultimate excitement-
- Humdrum history-2. God's surprise in Joseph -37-2ff.--3. Jacob meditated on these things -37-11-
A. Representation -Rom. 5-12-14--B. Imputation -Rom. 5-15-17--C. Confirmation -Rom. 5-18-21-
- The Rape of Dinah-2. Psychological-Spiritual Terror-3. The Death of Two Women-4. Jacob's Name Change
A. The Challenge of Suffering -Rom. 5-3-5--B. The Challenge of Sinfulness -Rom. 5-6-8--C. The Challenge of Security -Rom. 5-9-11-
- The crime of rape- radical, profane, toxic, generic-2. Mitigating circumstances- youth qualified violence-3. Jacob's-son's dissimulation, deception - lethality-4. God did not spare his own children from sin's horror
- Present in the Old Testament -vs. 2, 3, 4--2. Presented as the strength of God's mercy -vs. 5-8--3. Prestigious yet pummeled -vs. 9, 13, 19, 23-
- Jacob sincerely humbles himself -vs. 1-3--2. God's common grace arrests Esau's wrath -vs. 4-10--3. Esau attempts total assimilation -vs. 12-15--4. Jacob maintains his covenant identity -vs. 16-20-
A. Recognize the Problem of Suffering-B. Rejoice in the Presence of Suffering-C. Relish the Purpose of Suffering-D. Respond to the Process of Suffering
A. The Privilege of Peace in the Past-B. The Privilege of Grace in the Present-C. The Privilege of Glory in the Future
- The setting for family repentance -32-3--2. Family repentance demands actions -32-4, 13-15--3. Jacob's first verses second thoughts regarding his repentance -32-5-7--4. Jacob's prayer of repentance -32-9-12, 16-17--5. Jacob's appeasement pointed to Christ's appeasement -32-20-
- Crude spiritual problems-2. Inabilities to talk to each other-3. Problems of self-centeredness-4. God's help for these
- Jacob the observant father -31-1ff--2. Jacob the decisive father -31-4ff--3. Jacob the wise father -31-6ff--4. Jacob the strategic leader -31-17-
- Wife -2 loses control -30-1--2. Wife -2 introduces the swap -30-3--3. Wife -1 improvises with a 4-way -30-8, 9, 13--4. The mandrake mystery -30-14ff--5. God sovereignly intervenes -30-22-
- Immediate complications of love -29-16--2. Providences simplicities -29-18, 20--3. Providences complications -29-22, 23, 25, 27--4. The depths of providence -29-31ff-- a. To humble Jacob- b. To multiply his offspring- c. Yet not with easy family affections
Love that--1. Grounds itself in the LORD -29-1-6--2. Involves holistic people -29-7-9--3. Involves true romance -29-10-11--4. Ties back into families -29-12-14-
- Unbelieving spouses befoul faith -28-1--2. Isaac's repentance regarding laxity regarding Esau -28-2--3. Sociology - theology become one -28-3-4--4. Proof of this unity by its negative -28-6--5. Wives-faith confirmed by Jehovah's theophany -28-10ff-
- Old Isaac's problem- man's protocol -27-2, 23, 27, 29--2. God's ordinations - ours- Rebekah-Jacob -27-5, 11--3. Patriarchal family's fundamental mistake -27-36--4. Esau conveniently forgets his own flaws -27-35--5. Miscellaneous deceits discovered- Judas, Jezebel, Saul
- Stories and our families-2. Esau had a hunger-3. Jacom had a scheme-4. Esau had no theology-5. God had an opinion
- Needed prayer -25-21--2. Had a prophecy -25-23--3. Vulnerable to divine reprobation -25-25, 27, 29, 32-34--4. Driven by divine election -25-23, 26, 27, 33-
- The importance of covenant life -24-3, 4--2. How covenant piety marks Abraham's servant and Rebecca -24-2, 18--3. How the covenant God worked through normal means -24-12, 18f--4. How God favors romance -24-64, 67-
- To test us -22-1--2. To reveal things to us -22-4--3. To tear at our hearts -22-7--4. To teach us the deepest truths -22-8-5--5. To bless us amazingly -22-11-14-
- Fathers-Patriarchs could be SO weak-frail -vs 2, 11--2. Abimelech's righteousness a mirage of God's grace -vs 6--3. Our every virtue is a condition of grace -vs 7--4. Even God's temporal blessing to unbelief - dependent on the prayers of the elect -vs 17-
- Half-way measures -covenant-non-cov- are faulty -vs 1ff--2. Lot's paralysis - when angels endangered -vs 2-3--3. Father-Lot's mind-ethics collapsed under duress -vs 7-32--4. God's wrath had both near-long term effects -vs 10-12-36--5. A family's only safety - covenant fidelity w-Christ -Abram-
- Freedom in the Garden -Gen. 2-8ff--2. -Freedom- after the Fall -John 8-34- Gen. 8-21- Rom. 3-10ff--3. True Freedom ONLY in Christ -2 Cor. 3-16--4. What about Politics - the 1st Amendment-- -1 Cor. 5-10--5. Summary re -Freedom of Speech-
- Abram overwhelmed by old news -Gen. 17-3--2. The Covenant - Key to Kingdom-Prosperity -Gen. 17-4--3. Name Change indicative of World Renewal -Gen. 17-5--4. Fruitfulness is NOT just spiritual -Gen. 17-6- Also- John 10-10b, Psalm 67-6-7, Leviticus 26-3ff, Deuteronomy 28-1ff
- The Mystery of Hope -vs. 4-5--2. The Mystery of Christ provides heart-family -vs. 12-18--3. Parents need to inspire with the transcendental- -vs. 14--4. With the Covenant -vs. 18-6--5. With Family Eschatology -vs. 18b--6. - With the Church- -vs. 10-
- Politics - Crime -vs. 1-12--2. Knowledge is power- the right of self-defense -vs. 13-14--3. The necessity of family education - culturally- -vs. 14--4. Abraham was NOT a Pietists- -vs. 15--5. God blessed Abram's 'manly'-fatherly activism -vs. 16-17-
- Talking to God -vs. 4--2. Talking 'nasty' to each other -vs. 7--3. Abram talks -vs. 8--4. Lot fails to talk- -vs. 10--5. God talks to Abram -vs. 14-
- Situation Normal- Peril - Faith -vs. 4--2. Oftentimes, things get worse- Live soberly- -vs. 10--3. Ethics - Truth -vs. 11ff--4. Sovereign God is always there- -vs. 17ff--5. Lessons for 2022- 1- We're always endangered-- 2- God will ultimately take care of us.- 3- Behave as if this were true-
- God eclipses your family -vs 1--2. God's 'word' - your family -vs 1--3. God's counter-intuitive commands -vs 1--4. God's promised family blessings -vs 2--5. God's family conditionals -vs 3-
- True-False, and the Glory of the true -vs 1--2. Taunts of false faith- Absence of tangibility -vs 2--3. Psalmist's response- Transcendence-Glory affirmed -vs 3--4. Further response- Sarcasm as sober judgment -vss 4-8--5. God's testimony embedded in real history- -vss 9-18-
A. The Supremacy of God's Justice-B. The Scandal of God's Mercy-C. The Solution of God's Son
- Calamitous because of our starting condition--2. Calamitous because of its Certainty- -11a--3. Calamitous because of the Bible's instrumentality -11d--4. Calamitous because of its confusion -12a--5. Calamitous because of its intractability -12c-
- Victory - 'In the bag-- -Let Satan weep- vs. 7--2. Victory - Jesus -6b--3. Victory for our Faith -1-4, 7-9--4. Victory for our Sanctification -10-12--5. Victory for our Success -13--6. Victory- God-Church's Glory- -3, 5, 13-
- Man's default posture before God -1, 8, 15, 21, 31--2. His repetitive dissent -4, 11, 17, 26, 34--3. His repetitive suffering -5, 14, 17d, 27, 33--4. God's repetitive deliverances -6, 13, 19, 28, 35--5. Man's obvious lesson- -vs. 43-
- Incidental- Tychicus -4-8--2. Onesimus -4-9--3. Aristarchus, Mark, and Justus -4-10--4. Epiphoras from Colossae -4-12--5. Luke, Demas, and Nymphas -4-14--6. Last thoughts -4-16-18-
- Magical Genealogy- Christ -1-17--2. Magical Jesus- Baby Jesus -1-18--3. Magical Man- Joseph -1-18-20--4. Magical God- Spirit - Father -1-18c, 20--5. Magical Solution- Joshua-Jesus-Savior -1-21-25-
- Slaves with Power -4-1--2. Prayers with Power -4-2--3. Prayer- A 'Roman' Strategy -4-3--4. Paul's Ironic Grace -4-4--5. Minority Status Wisdom -4-5--6. Minority Speech -4-6-
A. The Crisis about the Father -vs. 25-28--B. The Criticism of the Father -vs. 29-30--C. The Correction by the Father -vs. 31-32-
1 Gospel Effects vs. Legalism 3-18-2 Command to Wives- Submit 3-18-3 Command to Husbands- Love 3-19-4 Command to Children- Obey 3-20-5 PS to Fathers 3-21-6 Command to Slaves 3-22-7 General Command 3-23-25-8 PS to Masters 4-1
1 Background to the 'Psalms' -3-1-15--2 The Work of Christ -WOC- 3-16-3 The WOC and the 'Psalms' -16--4 God's Song Book - Synonyms -16--5 Song - Worship -16--6 Singing 'all the time' -17-
- Sanctification broadly considered-2. Vs. 8- Rational 'efforting' - Putting off - on- A. Knowing- B. Choosing- C. Planning-3. Vs. 8-12- Targets of this effort-4. Vs. 14-'Putting On' Love-5. Vs. 15- Enjoying God's Peace
- Context- Christology- allows us Christian Liberty--2. Vs. 1- Christology - Sanctification. What's ABOVE-- A. Union with Christ-- B. Triumph in Christ--3. Vs. 2- 'Setting our Minds Above.'-4. Vs. 3-4- Death - Hiding in Christ-5. Vs. 5- When 'Murder' is good-
A. Hating evil must be pervasive.-B. Hating evil must be principled.-C. Hating evil must be positive.-D. Hating evil must be practical.-E. Hating evil must be personal.
A. Pleasure for the Presence of Jerusalem -Psa. 122-1-2--B. Praise for the Privileges of Jerusalem -Psa. 122-3-5--C. Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem -Psa. 122-6-9-
A. The Sins of Satan- 1. About God's Attributes- 2. About God's Actions--B. The Signs of Salvation- 1. About Godly Attitudes- 2. About Godly Actions- 3. About Godly Advances
A. Places of Praise -v. 1--B. Passions of Praise -v. 2--C. Practices of Praise -v. 3-5--D. Participants of Praise -v. 6--E. Predominance of Praise -v. 1, 6-
A. Commitment to the Promises -91-1-2--B. Covered by the Promises -91-3-13--C. Confident in the Promises -91-14-16-
A. The Declaration of the Sky -19-1-6--B. The Description of the Scripture -19-7-11--C. The Detection of the Sinner -19-12-14-
A. Who God Is- 1. God of galaxies- 2. Healer of hearts--B. How God Heals- 1. Sturdy story- 2. Promising possibilities- 3. Renewed relationships
A. Their Status -21 vs. 34-37--B. Their Result -26-27 vs. 42-43--C. Their Significance -22 vs. 33, 39-
A. Holiness means majesty -Psa. 99-1-3--B. Holiness means righteousness -Psa. 99-4-5--C. Holiness means grace -Psa. 99-6-9-
Theme- To outline biblical discipline for covenant children--A. The Problem of Extremes--B. The Position of Parents--C. The Potential of Balance- 1. Be Clear 4. Be Reasonable- 2. Be Controlled 5. Be Fair- 3. Be Consistent 6. Be Attentive--D. The Provision to Blossom
Theme- In perplexing circumstances, God renews our confidence in his great and good providence.--A. God's Greatness -Isa. 40-25-26--B. God's Goodness -Isa. 40-27-31-- 1. He rebukes our doubts -v. 27-- 2. He restores our memory -v. 28-29-- 3. He renews our strength -v. 30-31-