The Bible Chapel Sermons

PRAYER IS THE BASIS FOR FRESH FAITH • Jacob talked to God • Jacob humbled himself before God. Jacob expressed his need. • Jacob expressed his fear. • Jacob reminds God (and himself) of God’s Word. ACTION IS THE ENERGY OF FRESH FAITH • Was Jacob trying to buy appeasement with the gifts? • Was Jacob trying to show remorse by sharing the blessing that God had given him? WRESTLING WITH GOD PROVIDES FR...

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE COMES FROM GOD. Here is something every believer needs to nail down. 1. God owns all things. 2. Everything you have is a gift from God. 3. Everything you have should be used to honor God. EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IS A GIFT OF GOD, NOT THE RESULT OF YOUR OWN LIMITED ABILITIES. YOU CAN DEPEND ON GOD TO PROTECT YOU.

Unresolved sin always carries consequences. Blessing and consequences for unresolved sin are not mutually exclusive. Unresolved sin carries consequences because God loves you.

Lesson #1: Believers should be humbled that God sovereignly chose them. Lesson #2: Consequences flow from dysfunctional families. Lesson #3: Living to gratify your natural appetites is a small, lonely, disastrous life. Lesson #4: You cannot set aside God’s will for your will. Lesson #5: You don’t need to ensure God’s plan by disobedience. Lesson #6: Sin carries consequences. Lesson #7: God’s grace...

BELIEVERS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR LEGACY (Genesis 24:1-9). SEEKING GOD’S WILL COMBINES PRACTICAL WISDOM WITH DIVINE WISDOM. ACCOMPLISHING GOD’S WILL DOES NOT STOP UNTIL THE WORK IS DONE (Genesis 24:32-66) Transferable principles: 1. Preparing for the future begins today. 2. Don’t quit!

Understanding Tests from God A test is not a temptation. GOD WILL TEST US TO SEE IF WE ARE WILLING TO GIVE HIM OUR BEST. GOD TESTS US TO SEE IF WE ARE WILLING TO TRUST HIM. GOD TESTS US TO SEE IF WE ARE WILLING TO DEPEND ON HIM FOR EVERYTHING WE NEED.

Name Changes (Genesis 17:3-8; 17:15-16) • Abram (Exalted Father)—Abraham ( Father of many) • Sarai – Sarah ( “Princess”) Circumcision: The Sign of the Covenant (Genesis 17:9-14) 1. Human nature alone could not generate offspring. 2. Constant reminder for married couples to preserve purity in order to produce a godly seed. 3. Physical act with spiritual symbolism. Abraham’s Reaction to the Promise...

BATTLEGROUND STATES OF THE HEART • THE STATE OF COMPROMISE • STATE OF CONTRADICTION • STATE OF IRRELEVANCE • THE STATE OF COMFORT • STATE OF SPIRITUAL LEGACY

1. Waiting on God is always worth the wait. 2. Consistent obedience demands fresh faith. 3. The decisions we make today matter for tomorrow. 4. God’s name is still El Roi. 5. Believers are never shut out of God’s plan.

Today we want to welcome Dr. George M. Hillman of Dallas Theological Seminary. As the Chair of Educational Ministries and Leadership, Professor of Educational Ministries and Leadership, and former professor of Scott Arvay and Luke McClain, we are honored to have him with us this weekend as a guest speaker. Dr. Hillman has a passion for education, spiritual formation, and leadership development. He...

Four Essentials to God-Honoring Decisions • Focus on the Lord…not self • Walk by faith…not by sight • Wait on the Lord to move you • God gives…no need to take The righteous prosper…the disobedient suffer

You can place your faith in personal power. You can place your faith in personal gods. Those who follow God live with a daily trust in the death and resurrection of Jesus.

Three observations: 1. Jesus is the dividing line. 2. Jesus is the Life-Giver and he lets us participate in the process of transformation. How to roll the stone from the tomb • Clearly live the message of Jesus. • Clearly share the message of Jesus. • Take off the grave clothes: Discipleship 3. Jesus alone is the resurrection and the life.

A LIFE OF FAITHFUL OBEDIENCE • A call from God (Genesis 12:1-3) • Obeys the call (Genesis 12:4-6) • Acknowledge the Person of God (12:7-8) • Never stops (12:9) • Forges on through failure (Genesis 12:10-20)

1. Pride leads to disobedience (Genesis 11:1-2). 2. Pride is reinforced by personal intellect and ingenuity (Genesis 11:3). 3. Pride is motivated by a desire for recognition (Genesis 11:4). 4. Group pride is a recipe for evil (Genesis 11:5-6). 5. God will deal with pride in his way and his time (Genesis 11:5-6). Are you doing anything to make a name for yourself?

PREPARING FOR THE ESCAPE (GENESIS 6:9-22) • The Culture: Corrupt and Violent (6:11-13) • Noah: Walked with God (6:9-10, 14-22) THE FLOOD (GENESIS 7:1-24) • Deliverance (7:1-9) • Destruction (7:10-24) THE NEW ORDER (GENESIS 8:1-22) • Restoration (8:1-19) • Worship (8:20-22) THE COVENANT (GENESIS 9:1-17) • The new instructions (9:1-7) • The sign of the covenant (9:8-17)

LIFE, DEATH, AND HOPE (Genesis 5:1-32) • Moses used written sources to compose the book of Genesis (5:1a) • In the fallen world, man continued in God’s image (5:1b-3) • God graciously continues the gift of life (5:3-5, et al.) • Death interrupted the gift of life (5:5, et al.) • Man continued to live with hope (5:21-24; 28-29) THE SPREAD OF SIN (Genesis 6:1-8) • Human wickedness spread (6:1-4) • G...

GRACE IN A FALLEN WORLD (Genesis 4:1-2) • The Promise continues (4:1a) • The Partnership continues (4:1b) • Provision continues (4:2) SPIRITUAL LIFE IN A FALLEN WORLD (Genesis 4:3-7) • Heartless Religion (4:3) • Faithful Obedience (4:4) • Graceful Confrontation (4:5-7) CONSEQUENCES OF SIN IN A FALLEN WORLD (Genesis 4:8-16) • Sin: The Act (4:8) • Sin: Denial (4:9-10) • Sin: Consequences (4:11-12) •...

SATAN’S CHALLENGE • Is God’s Word really true? • Is God a being of integrity? (3:4) • Are God’s motives pure? (3:5) THE WOMAN’S RESPONSE (Genesis 3:6-7) The Process of Temptation and Sin • Saw: Appealing (3:6a) • Wanted: Desire (3:6b) • Took: Participation (3:6c) • Hide: Cover Up (3:7) GOD’S CONFRONTATION (Genesis 3:8-19) • Sin causes us to hide from God (3:8-10). • Sin causes us to blame God and...

The Creator is for LIFE from beginning to end: • Creation of LIFE. • Provision for LIFE. • Protection of LIFE. God’s creative work is anthropomorphic. God formed (yatsar) the man. God stooped down to breathe life into the man. Man in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) Animation Spiritual Understanding Conscience Communicable Attributes Eden: “Delight” or “Place of abundant waters” Garden: Septuagint’...

THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF CREATION REMEDIED THE FORMLESSNESS AND DARKNESS (Genesis 1:3-13) DAY 1: LIGHT(Genesis 1:3-5) Day 2: SKY and WATERS (Genesis 1:6-8) Day 3: LAND and VEGETATION (Genesis 1:9-13) THE LAST THREE DAYS OF CREATION REMEDIED THE EMPTINESS (Genesis 1:14-31) Day 4: LIGHTS for the DAY and NIGHT (Genesis 1:14-19) Day 5: LIFE for the SEA and SKY (Genesis 1:20-23) Day 6: LIFE for the LAND...

GENESIS (geneseos): Beginning A WORKING OUTLINE The Beginning: Creation (1-2) The Beginning: God’s work with man (3-11) • Adam and his family (3-5) The Fall (3) • Noah and his family (6-11) The Flood (6-10) Tower of Babel (11) The Beginning: God’s work with his covenant people (12-50) • Abraham (12:1-25:18) • Isaac (25:19-26:38) • Jacob (27:1-36:43) • Joseph (37:10-50:26) AUTHOR: Moses (Genesis, E...

Five Key Responsibilities of Each Believer • Be respectful of those in spiritual leadership • Be engaged with one another • Be devoted to spiritual growth • Be anchored in God’s Word • Be sure of his promise

Scripture is clear that when we are absent from the body we are present with the Lord. Are you ready to meet the Lord?