In Genesis 14, Abram enters into a common grace covenant with his Canaanite allies, but in Exodus 23 God's people are commanded NOT to enter into covenant with the Canaanites. What has changed? The climax of this chapter is the dramatic scene where Abram is met by both Melchizedek and the King of Sodom, and his dramatically different reaction to these two kings.

In Genesis 13 Abram finally settles in Canaan, trusting in the Lord's promise. In doing so he is contrasted with Lot, who chooses to go to settle in a land outside of Canaan that looks prosperous "like Egypt." Lot becomes Abram's foil, failing to trust God, and seeking throughout Genesis to hedge his bets about the promise.

Rev. Lee looks at the important question of how we know God, and focuses on the "two books" of God's revelation in nature and scripture.

Psalm 85 shows how forgiveness of our sins is at the heart of the blessings we receive by dwelling in the Lord's house.

In 2009 Pastor Brian Lee preached an overview series of the book of Genesis, preaching a sermon on the Prologue and each of the ten major divisions of the book, identified by the formula "These are the generations of..."