Intro: Unbelievable Looking for a Dead Man Not Dead Anymore The reminder The Son of Man The Unbelievable Report Hard to believe John’s key to believing God’s Spirit The Most Significant Event I could never believe that They would never believe that
Proclaiming the crucified Christ as Lord of all
Sermons from July 2017
Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People ? Evil Intent Jealousy & hatred Seduction & accusation Selfish forgetfulness Reversal of Fortunes Up…down…up… Lord of Egypt Lord of brothers God’s Intent Key verse: Gen 50:20 Self-fulfilling dreams Tamah & Judah? (Gen 38) Beyond Evil Intent Jesus’ birth & death Compatibilism Christian life
Twin Rivalry Inheritance Firstborn…or miss out! Jacob vs. Esau The story The genealogies The inheritance God’s dream to Abraham God’s choice & action Untruths & undeserved Wrestled with God = “Israel” Beyond Twin Rivalry Edom vs. Israel Finding THE One Firstborn son? “Jacob I loved, Esau I hated” For just a bowl of soup?
“Dream Bigger” Jobs Our jobs? Abraham’s Dream To & through Abraham Turning point Abraham’s lifetime Land Nation Blessings & curses All nations After Abraham Jesus Beyond Our Wildest Dreams! ? Abraham’s wealth & blessing Abraham your father? Living someone else’s dream
Bible Reading: Mark 8:27-38 1. Take up your cross 2. Denying ourselves in our work 3. Denying ourselves in our relationships 4. It’s all about being holy 5. Deny your … what? 6. Taking up your cross means following Jesus
Bible Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20 1. Satan’s Power 2. The Cross is the Victory 3. Powerful Spiritual Living
Bible Reading: Exodus 33:12-34:9 Intro: one dimensional 1. Our multi-dimensional God 2. The problem in Romans 3. The righteousness of God 4. Justification by Faith 5. Propitiation
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:8 1. God’s hidden wisdom for our glory 2. The word of the cross 3. The cross for our glory 4. Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?