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Posts Tagged "Genesis"
Promised Defeat of Satan
December 01, 2017
Sermon – Promised Defeat of Satan – Genesis 3:15
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- Notice the context in which the promise of Genesis 3:15 is given. Why is this significant?
- How do we see the prophesied enmity between the offspring of the woman and the serpent manifested in Scripture?
- Who brings the ultimate defeat of the serpent? What does Gen 3:15 tell us about this victory?
Other passages to consider: Gen 3-4; Matt 4:1-11; John 15:18-27; Rom 5:18-21; 16:20; Col 2:13-15; Heb 2:14-18; 1 Jn 3:1-18; Rev 12:1-16; 20:1-10
Digging Deeper:
- Why does the world hate believers? How does Gen 3:15 remind us that God is sovereign over this evil?
- How did Christ defeat Satan? How did Genesis 3:15’s description of that victory prove true?
- How can we live in light of Christ’s victory now in this present evil world?
- When will our final deliverance from evil take place?
Marriage and Family to the Glory of God
November 26, 2017
Sermon – Marriage and Family to the Glory of God – Genesis 2:18-25
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- Who created marriage? For what purpose?
- Where did sexual desire come from? Why do we have it?
- How is our society’s view of children different from the Bible’s?
Other passages to consider: Ps 78:1-8; 127:3-5; Song of Songs (entire book); 1 Cor 7:1-5; Eph 5:22-33
Digging Deeper:
- How did the view of marriage and family change during the Protestant Reformation?
- Husbands, ask your wife – “Do you feel more like a wife or a mother?” Find out how you can build into her as your wife.
- What steps could you take to pursue companionship and romance with your spouse?
- What is our vision for how we would like to see our kids following Christ by the time they leave our home?
- Recognizing it is God who changes hearts, what should we be doing now as a family in order for that to happen?