BLOOMING IN THE DESERT

Genesis Blooming in the Desert Genesis 37-50     Joseph: From Penthouse to Prison              Genesis 39     Thriving Instead of Just Surviving   Refuse to become bitter. Job 2:9-10           Ephesians 4:30-32     Decide to bloom where you are planted. 1 Corinthians 7:17, 20, & 24     Commit to do more than […]

WRESTLING WITH GOD

Genesis WRESTLING WITH GOD Genesis 32:22-32     JACOB’S WRESTLING MATCH        LIFE LESSONS FOR US              Eventually—every knee will bow. Philippians 2:9-10     God blesses our cooperation. Proverbs 1:7 & 9:10     Hebrews 11:6    Romans 12:1-2     Glorify God with our weaknesses. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10     It’s never too late […]

FORGIVING YOUR FAMILY

Genesis Forgiving Your Family Genesis 25   Fixing Family Feuds:              Genesis 25     Stop Sipping the Poison:              Matthew 5:23-26, 6: 9-13, 18:15-35       Romans 12:17-21     – Forgive like we have been forgiving.     – Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting.   Be nice, not naive.     – Love is a choice, […]

Temptation,Trials, Testing, and Trust

Genesis Temptation, Trials, Testing, and Trust Genesis 22   The Passage              Genesis 22     Tested By God                – Our faith will be tested – count on it.                           1 Peter 1:4-7   – We’ll never be tempted beyond what we can bear. 1 Corinthians 10:13           James 1:2-4     Trust: […]

GREED & GENEROSITY

Genesis GREED & GENEROSITY Genesis 13   ABRAM AND LOT   THE TRUTH ABOUT GREED AND GENEROSITY   Greed is a deadly spiritual poison. 2 Peter 2:6-9      Ephesians 5:5-7     Lot’s problem wasn’t money – it was the love of money. 1 Timothy 6:9-10      Proverbs 23:4-5     Proverbs 19:22     Greed flows out of […]

ABRAM: INTO THE UNKNOWN

GENESIS Abram: Into the Unknown Genesis 12   AN AMAZING CALL              Genesis 11:27-12:1   A GREAT PROMISE              Genesis 12:2-9   A BIG PROBLEM Genesis 12:10   A MESSY MISTAKE Genesis 12:11-20   SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:   –  Half truths are lies.   –  Faith is not the absence of doubt.   –  […]

NOAH AND THE FLOOD

GENESIS NOAH AND THE FLOOD Genesis 6-9   GOD’S JUDGMENT AND GRACE   WHAT WE DON’T KNOW              –  The flood:                –  The animals:                – The people:   WHAT WE DO KNOW Godly obedience will…   – Set you apart from the crowd.   – Encourage others to follow.   – […]

CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

GENESIS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD Genesis 1:26-28   WHO ARE YOU?                           –  You are on purpose, not an accident.                  – You are valuable.     –  All human life is sacred and must be treated with dignity.     –  It is God who defines who we are. […]