1.The PLACE. “Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.” Luke 9:282.The PICTURE. “And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white.” Luke 9:293.The PRONOUNCEMENT. “And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is my Son, my Chosen One; listen to him!’” Luke 9:354.The PERIOD. “And all were astonished at the majesty of God.” Luke 9:43a

Sermon Text: Matthew 3:13-4:11 1.Temptation #1 “The tempter came to him and said, ‘If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.’” Matthew 4:3 2.Temptation #2 “ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ‘If you are the Son of God,’ he said, ‘throw yourself down. For it is written: He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” Matthew 4:5-6 3.Temptation #3 “’All this I will give you,’” he said, ‘if you will bow down and worship me.’” Matthew 4:9 4.Victory through the Word “It is written…” Matthew 4:4, 7, 10

Sermon Text: Genesis 22:1-19Companion Text: Isaiah 53:4-10(a)The TIMING. “After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, ‘Abraham!’ And he said, ‘Here I am.’ He said, ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.’” Genesis 22:1-2The TERRITORY. “…go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.’” Genesis 22:2(b)The TARGET. “And Isaac said to his father Abraham, ‘My father!’ And he said, ‘Here I am, my son.’ He said, ‘Behold, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?’ Abraham said, ‘God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.’ So they went both of them together.” Genesis 22:7-8The TRIBUTE. “So Abraham called the name of that place, ‘The LORD will provide’; as it is said to this day, ‘On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided.’” Genesis 22:14

Sermon Text: Genesis 15:1-18Companion Text: Hebrews 8:8(b)-131.The Resignation. “But Abram said, ‘O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’” Genesis 15:22.The Response. “And he brought him outside and said, ‘Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your offspring be.’” Genesis 15:53.The Recognition. “And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” Genesis 15:64.The Requirement. “But he said, ‘O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?’” Genesis 15:85.The Revelation. “He said to him, ‘Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.’” Genesis 15:9

Sermon Text: Genesis 14:10-24Companion Text: Hebrews 7:1-101.The VALUES. “After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).” Genesis 14:172.The VISION. “And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) And he blessed him and said, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High’…And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.” Genesis 14:18,19a,20b3.The VOW. “But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘I have lifted my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours…’” Genesis 14:22-23a

Sermon Text: Genesis 13:5-18Companion Text: II Peter 2:4-9aThe CHOICE. So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company…Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. Genesis 11a, 12bThe CULTURE. “Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD… ‘Get out of our way,’ they replied. ‘This fellow came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to play the judge! We’ll treat you worse than them.’ They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door.” Genesis 13:13, 19:9The CONSTERNATION. “…and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)…” II Peter 2:7,8The CYNICISM. “So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, ‘Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!’ But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.” Genesis 19:14The CONSOLATION. “…if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.” II Peter 2:9

Sermon Text: Genesis 11:1-9Companion Text: John 15: 12-171.The PRONOUNCEMENT – “Then they said, ‘Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth’” Genesis 11:42.The PROVISIONS – “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” Genesis 11:33.The PREDICAMENT – “…and the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built.” Genesis 11:5The PRODUCT – “So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city.’” Genesis 11:8

Sermon Text: Genesis 5:25-6:22Companion Text: Hebrews 11:1-7Points:1.The Foundation of Faith – “When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he fathered Lamech…When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son and called his name Noah, saying, ‘Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.’”Genesis 5:25, 28, 292.The Favor of Faith – “But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6:8,93.The Firmness of Faith – “Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.” Genesis 6:224.The Function of Faith – “And God said to Noah, ‘I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.’” Genesis 6:13-14

1 Timothy 4:9-15, Psalms 15Jerry preaches about living life as an example of Christ.

Sermon Text: I Corinthians 15:50-58Companion Text: I Thessalonians 4:13-181.The CONFIDENCE. “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed…” I Corinthians 15:512.The CHANGE. “For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.” I Corinthians 15:533.The CONQUEROR. ““Death has been swallowed up in victory... But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” I Corinthians 15:54(b), 574.The CHALLENGE. “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” I Corinthians 15:58