Genesis
Joseph’s Final Words
Sermon #32 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Christ suffered and died to free us from the fear and guilt of sin so that we might experience His forgiveness, grace, and have hope of a future heavenly home.
Jacob’s Death and Burial
Sermon #31 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Jacob’s Death and Burial Sermon in a Sentence: Because God is faithful to His promises, we can persevere through difficult and uncertain seasons of life and face death confident that our eternal destiny is secure.
Lessons Learned From a Dying Patriarch
Sermon #30 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Lessons Learned From a Dying Patriarch Sermon in a Sentence: We must place our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, who frees us from the penalty of our sin, and calls us to live obedient lives in light of His promised blessing.
What Is Your Legacy?
Sermon #29 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: What Is Your Legacy? Sermon in a Sentence: You will bless your loved ones and leave them with an enduring spiritual legacy of faith when you remind them of God’s past faithfulness and live with reliant confidence in His continued faithfulness, both now and in the future.
Blessings and Reminders
Sermon #28 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Blessings and Reminders. Sermon in a Sentence: While earthly prosperity is a blessing from God, Christians must remember that heaven is our ultimate home, not this world, and that our ultimate priority is not to accumulate wealth, but to share the good news of Christ with the world.
Israel’s Relocation to Egypt
Sermon #27 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Israel’s Relocation to Egypt. Sermon in a Sentence: Our hope and peace ultimately rests in God’s faithfulness to fulfill His promises even when we do not understand His methods.
Reconciliation
Sermon #26 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Reconciliation. Sermon in a Sentence: As sinners who have been forgiven of our sins and reconciled to God, we must recognize God’s sovereignty over our circumstances and continually strive to forgive and be reconciled to those who have sinned against us.
Repentance
Sermon #25 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Undeserved Grace and Tender Mercies. Sermon in a Sentence: In His great love for us, God often uses undeserved grace and tender mercies to reveal our sin and lead us to repentance and reconciliation with Him.
Undeserved Grace and Tender Mercies
Sermon #24 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Undeserved Grace and Tender Mercies. Sermon in a Sentence: In His great love for us, God often uses undeserved grace and tender mercies to reveal our sin and lead us to repentance and reconciliation with Him.
Dark Providences and Severe Mercies
Sermon #23 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Dark Providences and Severe Mercies. Sermon in a Sentence: In His great love for us, God often uses dark providences and severe mercies to reveal our sin and lead us to repentance and reconciliation with Him.
From the Prison to the Palace
Sermon #22 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories . Sermon Title: From the Prison to the Palace from Genesis 41. Sermon in a Sentence: We are called to entrust ourselves to the Sovereign God who in His own good time and providence exalts His suffering servant – Joseph then and Jesus now – to save and rescue the world.
Forgotten, But Never Forgotten
Sermon #21 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: Forgotten, But Never Forgotten from Genesis 40. Sermon in a Sentence: Although we may be disappointed by human hopes and forgotten by man, we know that God will never forget His children and will work through the circumstantial details of our lives to bring about His desired purposes.
God’s Presence With Joseph
Sermon #20 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Sermon Title: God’s Presence With Joseph rom Genesis 39. Sermon in a Sentence: While never promising the elimination of suffering, deprivation, or difficulties, the Lord’s presence assures the child of God that he or she will never be abandoned or separated from His love.
Meeting Joseph’s Brothers
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Genesis 37:18-36 SERMON IN A SENTENCE The only hope for guilty, hardened, and troubled sinners like you and me lies in the fact that Jesus endured the pain, suffering, and death of the cross to bring about our salvation. SERMON OUTLINE They were troubled by the truth. They were hardened by their hatred. They were guilty of causing grief.
Meeting Joseph
Sermon #17 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories
“Perspectives on Two Kingdoms”
Sermon #15 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories
“Coming Back From Rock Bottom”
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Genesis 35:1-15 SERMON IN A SENTENCE In order to reverse the slide toward—or to rebound from—rock bottom, you must rekindle your passion for the Lord, repent of that which you have allowed to take His place, and remember His promises and past faithfulness. SERMON OUTLINE Comfort Completion Correction Confirmation
Wicked Hearts & Messed Up Lives
SCRIPTURE REFERENCE: Genesis 34:1-31 SERMON IN A SENTENCE A lack of complete obedience leads to grave consequences for us and for others and highlights the great need for a gracious Redeemer. SERMON OUTLINE Jacob’s Partial Obedience Jacob’s Favoritism Jacob’s Silence Jacob’s Response Consequences of Jacob’s Actions A daughter is defiled A holy sign of God is weaponized A city is massacred and decimated Sons lose their blessing and inheritance
A Crippling Victory
Sermon #11 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: (Genesis 32:22-32): Title: “A CRIPPLING VICTORY”, Sermon in a Sentence: “God will bring us to the end of ourselves so that He can bless us and change us as we cling to Him in humility and repentance.”
Faith That Overcomes Fear
Sermon #10 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: (Genesis 31:1-21): Title: “Faith That Overcomes Fear”, Sermon in a Sentence: “Faith demands that when trouble comes, we not be overwhelmed with fear by forgetting the One who keeps His promises to us because of His grace—not our merit.”