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The Sons of God Our theme verse is Romans 8:19 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. but lets read a little more here to understand what is meant by “the creature”. It says in Romans 8:20-23 20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not…

Trouble in the Text: People are confused about John’s identity. Notes: A later reflection on John the Baptist: his mission & position before Jesus. The Gospel of John was written ~60 years after the Crucifixion & Resurrection. John was defined by what he was not: Not the Light Not the Messiah Not Elijah…

Introduction: This morning we are going to begin a study through the Book of Ruth. The story of Ruth is a story of faithfulness, second-chances, grace, dignity, but above all, it is the story of the faithfulness of God. We don’t deserve God’s faithfulness. It is in the goodness and grace of God that…

The Gospel Project® for Adults, Daily Discipleship Guide ESV, Unit 3, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, edited by Rev. Lex A. DeLong, M.A. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. God grants His creatures the gift of love, but Himself has…

The Second Divine Rebellion Making Our Own Imagers When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever,…

Genesis 11:10-32 10 These are the generations of Shem. Shem was 100 years old and became the father of Arpachshad two years after the flood; 11 and Shem lived 500 years after he became the father of Arpachshad, and he became the father of other sons and daughters. 12 And Arpachshad lived 35 years and…

The Gospel Project® for Adults, Daily Discipleship Guide ESV, Unit 3, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, edited by Rev. Lex A. DeLong, M.A. Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. God grants His creatures the gift of love, but Himself has…

The 4 Ordained Institutions of God The Confederacy Bridging the Gap

Genesis 19:27-38 27 Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the Lord . 28 He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace. 29 So when God destroyed the…

Keeping It In the Family As God builds his special people using some unusual people, Abraham heard the call of God to leave Ur in the Chaldean territories and go toward a new land of promise. With his father Terah, Abraham was stalled for a while in Haran in Northwest Mesopotamia, modern Turkey. As the…

15 Then Laban said to Jacob, “Because you are my kinsman, should you therefore serve me for nothing? Tell me, what shall your wages be?” 16 Now Laban had two daughters. The name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 Leah’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful in form and…

This is that sermon you may not want your child to sit through. I’m not going to go into detail, there will be nothing explicit, but there are two or three horrible topics in our text for today. Genesis 19 is dark. It’s a sensitive and touchy chapter. I believe our children need to hear every bit of…

Warning of Deceit The warning of disillusiolnment The Providence of Destiny Conclusion

1 Kings 15:1-8 ; 2 Chronicles 13-16 Here we see an interesting duo. While they are connected they actually contrast each other. While one does well, one does not. One king was good and the other wasn’t. We also see lessons of being right with God and still becoming bitter and be wrong with Gond and still…

What do we know about God? God is ++Omnipotent _All Powerful_ ++Omniscient _All Knowing_ ++Omnipresent _Everywhere Present_ Can we do anything to stop or hinder God’s purposes? 1 Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet…

God is the Law Giver and Law Enforcer Judgment is based on Knowledge Gathering Evidence Counter-Accusations Progressive Judgment Conclusion

Hebrews 11:17-22 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son, the one it had been said about, Your seed will be traced through Isaac. He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead, and as an illustration, he received…

John’s Baptism Context context context John is preaching a shock and awe sermon repent or burn Turn to the Messiah or go to hell you snakes need to turn around and flee the wrath of God the axe is ready to chop you down because of your bad fruit then John says he is unworthy to untie the Messiahs sandal…

INTRODUCTION . A few years ago a friend telephoned with an urgent request. “Phil,” he said, “I’m calling to ask a favor. I need the most precious thing you have.” Can you guess what he needed? He was asking for my time, of course. (Exodus - Saved for God’s Glory) 1 Then God spoke all these words, saying,…

Illustration: Imagine a child living in an orphanage. They have no family, and they're waiting and hoping for someone to take them home. One day, a couple walks in and chooses that child to be a part of their family. They say, "We've been looking for you. We want you to be a part of our family." The…

Last Week we look at lessons from Joseph’s Life. There are many more that we could study on his life. As we look at the birth of Moses, we will lean that even when it’s not apparent, God’s plan will be accomplished not matter what. We can either fight his will or we can be used by God to fulfill it.…

The book of Ruth is a delight: a short, punchy story of faith and courage in the face of difficulty, rewarded with an amazing happily-ever-after ending. Who could want more? But what does it have to do with us? How could we learn from such a simple tale? Let's dig into the first chapter of Ruth to find just how similar the lives of the ancients were to ours, and how much we can learn from them.

INTRODUCTION: Welcome/Prayer How we come to understand the text of the Old Testament is important... It is easy to look at chapter written about David, Saul, Jonathan and others and think how we might be like them and how we shouldn’t be like them... And of course it is wise to do character studies on…

Something to Count On Pray Read 1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous…