Intro: God’s Counterintuitive Ways

Point 1: God’s Grace

Point 2: God’s Discipline

Point 3: God’s Blessing

Conclusion: Lean in

Intro: Who’s Providence?

1. Providence over the desires of the heart

2. Providence in the frustrations, pain and sin of life.

3. Providence and God’s election

Conclusion: Living under God’s gracious providence

Introduction: We are here now, we might as well enjoy it

1. The beauty of God’s grace  ………..    Response A  Genesis 24-25

2. The gracious choice of God……….   Response B  Genesis 25-26

3. The unstoppable grace of God  ……  Response C    Genesis 26-27

Conclusion: Living by sustaining grace alone

God cares for the world

Episode 1: Genesis 20:1-18

Episode 2: Genesis 21:1-21

God promises to resurrect

Episode 1: Genesis 21:22-34

Episode 2: Genesis 22:1-19

Episode 3: Genesis 23:1-20

Introduction

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Introduction

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Conclusion

Introduction: the things we hold dearly 

Story 1 – What Abram’s family hold dearly (Genesis 18:1-15)

Intermission – What God holds dearly - (Genesis 18:16-33) 

Story 2 – What Lot’s family hold dearly (Genesis 19:1-38) 

Conclusion: Which family are we like, Abram’s or Lot’s? 

Intro

Point 1

Point 2

Point 3

Conclusion

Intro: Believe it or not?

1. Covenant Established

2. Covenant Doubted

3. Sign of the Covenant

1. Promises are a vision of a better world - and God’s promises change the world forever

2. Great promises are rarely light and easy - not just for the ones who benefit from them, but from the promise giver.

3. Abram, though far from perfect is moved to trust the strength of the promises which rest in God.

4. If you believe a promise from God,  you’ll do crazy things  - like living for the world of promise, rather than the promises of this world.