OUTLINE:

1) Extraordinary Judgement

2) Extraordinary Mercy

RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Main Point: Waiting on God’s promises is hard

Outline:

1) Go and work

2) Go and wait

RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

OUTLINE:

1) Wholehearted communion

2) Wholehearted corruption

3) Wholehearted commitment

RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Main Point: The wickedness of the world can never stop God’s commitment to His Word.

OUTLINE:

1) What God saw

2) What God felt

3) What God did

RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; The Unseen Realm, by Heisler; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: Introduction to the Flood Narrative, by Mackie; God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Outline:

1) Death is Universal

2) Death is Not Ultimate

RESOURCES: Commentaries: Calvin, Greidanus, Hamilton, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton; Books: All the Genealogies of the Bible by Dawson & Merrill, From Eden to Egypt by Duke

Main Point: Nothing can stop God's promise for those who cry out to Him.

OUTLINE:

1) Two Ways to Come to God

2) Two Ways to Create Under God

3) Two Ways to Cry Out to God

RESOURCES: Calvin, Greidanus, Kidner, Sailhamer, Walton | Books: Reading Genesis Well, by Collins; How to Read Genesis, by Longman; Understanding Genesis, by Sarna | Studies: God of Creation, by Wilkin.

Main point: Despite all uncertainty, God will certainly restore all things

Outline:

Despite all uncertainty and suffering we are promised:

1) Restored Creation

2) Reestablished Order

3) Undisputed Transformation

Outline:

1) A Spirit-filled Church shares the gospel

2) A Spirit-filled Church teaches the Gospel

3) A Spirit-filled Church is identified with the Gospel

4) A Spirit-filled Church gives and goes with the Gospel

Resources: Commentaries: Isaiah — Alec Motyer (The Prophecy of Isaiah); Books: They Found the Secret — V. Raymond Edman, Center Church — Timothy Keller, Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard Lovelace, Revival — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, A God-Sized Vision — Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge, Revival & Revivalism — Iain Murray, When God Comes to Church — Ray Ortlund Sr., Why Revival Tarries — Leonard Ravenhill, Facing Leviathan — Mark Sayers, Disappearing Church — Mark Sayers, Reappearing Church — Mark Sayers, A History of Christianity in Pittsburgh — Smith

Outline:

1) Why we pray

2) Who we pray to

3) What we pray for

4) How prayer works

Resources: Commentaries: Isaiah — Alec Motyer (The Prophecy of Isaiah); Books: They Found the Secret — V. Raymond Edman, Center Church — Timothy Keller, Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard Lovelace, Revival — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, A God-Sized Vision — Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge, Revival & Revivalism — Iain Murray, When God Comes to Church — Ray Ortlund Sr., Why Revival Tarries — Leonard Ravenhill, Facing Leviathan — Mark Sayers, Disappearing Church — Mark Sayers, Reappearing Church — Mark Sayers, A History of Christianity in Pittsburgh — Smith

Outline:

1) Forsaken

2) Futile

3) Faithless

Main Point: In Order to be revived by God, we must return to God

RESOURCES: Commentaries: The Message of Jeremiah - Wright, The Book of Jeremiah - Thompson, Jeremiah & Lamentations - Lalleman; Books: Dynamics of Spiritual Life — Richard Lovelace, A God-Sized Vision — Collin Hansen & John Woodbridge