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Today’s Outline:   The Lord Sovereignly Provides National Blessings for Israel: The Most Amazing Story of All is What Leads from Joseph’s Enslavement to His Final Words The Lord God Presents Jacob to Joseph and He Founds the Nation of Israel upon a   Resurrection Hope

Today’s Outline: The Lord God Provided A Testimony for Jacob The Lord Provides Jacob a Testimony—But Only Through Hard Times And the Lord Allows Joseph to Be Sold into Slavery — But with the Blessing of Protection from His Own Brethren!

Our Outline Today: How Jacob is Transformed By the Power of Almighty God, One Small Step at a Time: The Lord God Provides Isaac a Seed — Rebekah Delivers Twins The Lord God Preserves Jacob from Death — He is Delivered from Esau The Lord God Provides Jacob a Seed — Twelve Sons are Given to Him The Lord God Preserves Jacob Through Trial — He Renames Him Israel

Our Outline Today: God Sovereignly Blesses Isaac, the Son of Promise — Through Sand, Stars and Many Wells, Even, Wells of Living Water! The Gift of a Son, Projected — What about the Sand and the Stars? The Well of Hagar and Ishmael, Beerlahairoi — Blessing through Great Trial The Second Well of Hagar and Ishmael, BeerSheba — Blessings Multiplied

The Gift of a Son — Challenged, Provided, and Preserved: The Gift of a Son, Challenged — The Challenge of Ishmael and Hagar Continues The Gift of a Son, Provided — The Son of the Promise is Given in Due Time The Gift of a Son, Preserved — Isaac’s Sacrifice is Abraham’s Great Test

Our Outline Today: The Sovereignty of God in Genesis: What Hath God Wrought? What Hath God Wrought? Abram and Sarai Fail Regarding the Promise What Hath God Wrought? The Promise Renewed and a New Name Is Given What Hath God Wrought? the Challenge of Ishmael and Hagar Continues

The Promise of a Son to Abraham, and the Fulfillment of that Promise, Assures All Believers of God’s Absolute and Final Sovereignty Over His Work   The Gift of a Son, Prophesied — Can Satan or Sin Destroy the Plan of God? The Gift of a Son, Promised — And There are Many Challenges

“The Foundations of Our Faith Revealed, Theme by Theme, Genesis and Sin” Sin is Revealed as a Foundational Theme of Our Faith in Genesis The Sin Offering is Fundamental in Understanding God’s Redemptive Plan The Conscience of Sin Is Universal, Whether for Believers or Unbelievers Sin in a More General Sense is Also Common in the Old Testament

“The Book of Genesis, The Foundations of Our Faith Revealed, Theme by Theme: Genesis and It’s Inspiration According to the Others, James, Jude, and John — Enduring to the End through many Challenges” The Testimony of James, the Lord’s Brother — Abraham’s Example of “Faith Plus Works” Reveals True Salvation The Testimony of John, the Apostle — As the Overcomer’s Example, The Shed Blood of the Redee...

The Testimony of Peter: Obedience to the Lord God Should Be Our Priority, and Genesis is the witness of that. The Lord God Demonstrated His Willingness to Judge Mankind in Genesis But the Lord Was Willing to Save Some, Proving That in the Genesis Flood The Flood of Noah Was Worldwide and Therefore a Perfect Example of the Judgment to Come The Lord God Demonstrated His Judgments Also in Sodom and G...

Paul’s View of Genesis — The Doctrine of the Letter to the Hebrews is Founded on the Genesis Account God’s Rest after the Creation is the Model for the Believer’s Rest The Promise of God Through Abraham’s Seed Is Foundational Truth That Faith, the Substance of Our Hope, Was Established in the Beginning

Paul’s View of Genesis — Even the Federal Headship Doctrine is Founded on the Genesis Account: Our Hope Depends on Justification Which Is Gained through Faith Our Justification Depends On Christ’s Shed Blood Through His Blood Sacrifice, Our Reconciliation Was Accomplished Adam’s Legacy is Undeniable by All, for Sin and Death Reign Christ’s Legacy Is Offered to All that Grace Might Reign Grace Reig...

Genesis and Its Inspiration — According to Paul, Part I Paul’s View of Genesis — The Genesis Account is Sacred History Paul’s View of Genesis — Even the Federal Headship Doctrine is Founded on the Genesis Account

Genesis and Its Inspiration: According to Our Lord, Part III —   God’s Revelation of His Holy & Righteous Judgment Upon All Mankind — The Lord’s Teaching God’s Revelation of His Holy & Righteous Judgment Upon All Mankind — The Genesis Confirmation

God’s Revelation of His Holy & Righteous Judgment Upon Israel & Its Leaders — Who Can Doubt It? God’s Revelation of His Holy & Righteous Judgment Upon Israel & Its Leaders — The Lord’s Teaching God’s Revelation of His Holy & Righteous Judgment Upon Israel & Its Leaders — Its Genesis Confirmation

“Genesis and Its Inspiration, According to Our Lord Jesus Christ, Part I”: Our Outline Today: Christ Himself is Revealed Throughout the Word of the Living God God’s Order and Purpose in the Creation of Mankind Stands Clearly Revealed — Honor, Bow and Worship!

Today we focus on the third and final chapter of Titus, our outline is taken from those final verses: “Adorning the Word of Grace in the Churches”: Our Outline:   “Godly Living is to be Esteemed Above All …   “:   Considering the Goal of Sound Doctrine Considering Well the Way We Were Considering Our Promised Inheritance Considering the Heretics Who Attack Us Considering the True Bl...

Today we focus on the second chapter of Titus, our outline is taken from those final verses: “Adorning the Word of Grace in the Churches”: Our Outline:   Adorning the Word of Grace in the Churches Through Sound Doctrine: Things That Become Sound Doctrine: Elder Men, Be Bold Things That Become Sound Doctrine: Elder Women, Be An Example Things That Become Sound Doctrine: Younger Men, Shun Hypoc...

Again, as we finish up the first chapter of Titus today, our outline is taken from those final verses: Words of Sound Doctrine Are the Foundation of Sound Faith: Sound Doctrine Has the Power to Transform Believers — Receive It Sound Doctrine Is Always Opposed by Our Spiritual Foes — Identify It False Doctrine Is in Every Way Evil and Supremely Dangerous— Oppose It

As we introduce Paul’s letter to Titus today, we have a very simple outline taken from the first verses in Chapter 1: The Author of the Letter: Paul, Apostle of Jesus Christ, God Our Savior The Addressee of the Letter: Titus, Beloved Son in the Faith — Listen   The Subject: Titus, Commanded to Lead All Believers in Crete — Continue!

Central to the essence of Paul’s exhortation to Timothy to “Rightly Divide the Word of Truth” is that Paul and not the Twelve is the Apostle of the Gentiles and that therefore believers today must follow or imitate him.   This doctrine attracts many opponents, however.   So today we summarize our studies in the Great Transition period by considering the question:   Why Should We Fol...

The Glorious Sweep of God’s Abundant Grace: Mid - Late Acts - Paul Saved and Sent Forth (Primarily to the Gentiles, But to the Jews First) The Glorious Sweep of God’s Abundant Grace: After Acts 28:28 - Paul’s “Prison” Ministry The Glorious Sweep of God’s Abundant Grace: The Transition from Pentecost to the Fullness of Grace — Its Completion Paul’s Final (Recorded) Words After reviewing what was th...

It has been about 8 months since we took a digression to examine the Great Transition period under Paul’s administration.   We looked first at the record in the inspired history of the Acts and then at Paul’s letters.   It was a detailed, and I hope and pray, a profitable study.   We now return to Paul’s last written testimony before his martyrdom, chapter 4 of his second letter to...

As we reviewed last time, the event of Acts 28:28-29 signaled a fundamental turning point in Paul’s ministry.   Having reached Rome and in civil restraint, he called together the leaders of the Jewish synagogue and presented the claims of his risen savior.   When they rejected their own Messiah and his preaching that day, he then in strong words formally set aside the ministry to those J...

The event of Acts 28:28-29 signaled a great turning point.   Not only is it the final event in Luke’s inspired history of the Great Transition, first from his recording of Israel’s “rising” during the   Pentecostal Dispensation.   and then “Israel’s fall”.   But then, after Paul’s salvation and raising up to be apostle of the Gentiles, of the transition from Paul’s “Jews first”...