Sermons on Genesis
The Effects of Trusting God – 10.14.18
The Effects of Trusting God – 10.14.18 Genesis 50:19-21 NIV) 19 But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to…
Turning from Failures – 9.23.18
Turning from Failures – 9.23.18 Genesis 43-44 (NIV) 43 Now the famine was still severe in the land. 2 So when they had eaten all the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go back and buy us a little more food.” 3 But Judah said to him, “The man warned us solemnly, ‘You will not see my face again unless your brother is with you.’ 4 If you…
The Futility of Hiding Your Sins – 9.16.18
The Futility of Hiding Your Sins – 9.16.18 Genesis 42 (NIV) 42 When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” 2 He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us, so that we may…
Using Every Opportunity to Point to Christ – 9.9.18
Using Every Opportunity to Point to Christ – 9.9.18 Genesis 41 (NIV) 41 When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, 2 when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. 3 After them, seven other cows, ugly and…
Trusting God with Everyday Life – 9.2.18
Trusting God with Everyday Life – 9.2.18 Genesis 40 (NIV) 40 Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and put them in custody in the house…
Trusting God When Life Is Difficult – 8.26.18
Trusting God When Life Is Difficult – 8.26.18 Genesis 39 (NIV) 39 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord was with Joseph so that he…
The Danger of Indulging Sin – 8.19.18
The Danger of Indulging Sin – 8.19.18 Genesis 37 (NIV) 37 Jacob lived in the land where his father had stayed, the land of Canaan. 2 This is the account of Jacob’s family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.…
Encountering God – 8.12.18
Encountering God – 8.12.18 Genesis 32:22-31 (NIV) 22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not…
God’s Plan for You and the Church – 8.5.18
God’s Plan for You and the Church – 8.5.18 Genesis 29-30 (NIV) 29 Then Jacob continued on his journey and came to the land of the eastern peoples. 2 There he saw a well in the open country, with three flocks of sheep lying near it because the flocks were watered from that well. The…
God’s Plan and Mundane Events – 7.15.18
God’s Plan and Mundane Events – 7.15.18 Genesis 25:19-34 (NIV) 19 This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac. Abraham became the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram[a] and sister of…
Trusting God in Difficult Times – 7.8.18
Trusting God in Difficult Times – 7.8.18 Genesis 22 (NIV) 22 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on…
The God Who Does the Impossible – 7.1.18
The God Who Does the Impossible – 7.1.18 Genesis 21:1-7 (NIV) 21 Now the Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised. 2 Sarah became pregnant and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him. 3 Abraham gave the…
Trusting God when Life is Hard – 6.24.18
Trusting God when Life is Hard – 6.24.18 Genesis 15 (NIV) 15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield,[a] your very great reward.[b]” 2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childlessand the…
The Danger of Pride – 6.10.18
The Danger of Pride – 6.10.18 Genesis 11:1-9 (NIV) 11 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward,[a] they found a plain in Shinar[b] and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone, and tar for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build…
Noah and God’s Preservation – 5.27.18
Noah and God’s Preservation – 5.27.18 Genesis 6-9 (NIV) 6 When human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. 3 Then the Lord said, “My…
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