Faith United Reformed Church

Genesis 3 Theme: Christ's coming begins in the garden: The Advent of enmity, grace, and covering 1) The advent of enmity 2) The advent of grace 3) The advent of covering

Genesis 16:1-6; 17:15-21; 18:9-15; 21:1-7 Theme: Throughout redemptive history. God's saving promises face human impossibility, so that every threat to the covenant line exposes the futility of human effort and magnifies the Father's faithfulness in Christ. 1) Covenant threats 2) Reoccurring scene, barren mothers 3) The barren mother, Sarah

Selected Scriptures Text: Isaiah 54 Continuing to Barren Mothers: 1) Rebekah 2) Rachel 3) Manoah's wife 4) Hannah 5) Israel, God's people, a barren bride 6) Elizabeth 7) Mary

Genesis 24:10-28; 29:1-12; Exodus 2:15-22 1) A reoccurring scene 2) A well-established pattern 3) The bride groom and marital theme

John 4 Jesus at the well

Genesis 15; Joshua 21:43-45 Theme: Our need for homeland in the presence of God is marvelously answered through the covenants of Christ. 1) Why land and man go hand in hand - Because of our composition - Because of our purpose 2) The promised land of Eden - A land with mountain temple at it's center - A greater Eden

Genesis 15; Joshua 21:43-45 Theme: Our need for homeland in the presence of God is marvelously answered through the covenants of Christ. 1) Covenant, the pathway home - The Noahic covenant - The Abrahamic covenant - The Mosaic covenant - The Davidic covenant 2) Scripture's story

Genesis 24:1-28, 50-67: John 3:22-30

Isaiah 42:1-4

Isaiah 42:1-4 Theme: Jesus, the Father's chosen Servant, brings divine justice not by crushing the weak, but by upholding them. Behold the Servant: 7 reasons for thanks regarding our Savior 1) A Servant who is the true Israel 2) A Servant who is God's answer to man's false comfort 3) A Servant who is assured success 4) A Servant of delight 5) A Servant endowed with the Holy Spirit 6) A Servant of justice 7) A Servant with out pomp

Deuteronomy 12:29-32; Confession Lord's Day 35 Theme: Don't worship God in the way man serves other gods! 1) Protestant golden calves 2) Avoid vending machine worship

Jonah 1:1-3 Theme: God desires and will bring about the salvation of people from all the tribes and nations 1) Know that God is a missional God 2) Participate in the mission of God

Ephesians 1:3-10; Confession Lord's Day 46 Theme: God has graciously adopted us into His family through the blood of Christ and promises to care for His people eternally. 1) God has eternal affections for His children 2) God gives good gifts to His children

Psalm 137:7-9 1) Understanding the petition against Edom and Babylon 2) Understanding verse 9 3) Understanding imprecation in the light of other actions of exiled Israel 4) Understanding imprecation in the light of Christ

Exodus 20:4-6; Confession Lord's Day 35 1) Importance of worship 2) Interpreting the Second Commandment 3) Lessons from the Bronze Snake

Judges 17 Theme: Submit to King Jesus, conquer every idol in our hearts? 1) Family disintegrated 2) Worship desecrated 3) God deserted

Judges 18 Theme: Live for God's Kingdom with Jesus as our Conquering King! 1) Conquest against the King - Defiant Dan - Lucky Levite - Looted Laish - Miserable Micah 2) The King's conquest

Psalm 137 Theme: "In our exile and pain, we must persist in remembering and trusting God, setting Christ - our true Zion and home - above every other joy." 1) Pain 2) Persistence

Psalm 37; Confession Lord's Day 34 Theme: Law keeping that delights in God alone. 1) Delighting in God alone 2) Freedom to obey 3) Heeding the law's warning

Psalm 109 Theme: In our cries for justice, we learn to trust the God who fights for His children. God's love is not passive - it is the fierce, holy love that defends His people and upholds His justice