Sermon Text: Genesis 32:1-32 Theme: In Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God, the church finds a deliverer who will rescue and bless them Structure/points:  Jacob found himself in a place where he was totally helpless and at the mercy of his enemy.  None of his tricks or strengths could save him.  But he threw himself on the promises of the Lord…

Sermon Text: Genesis 25:19-34 Theme: The people of God must regard the infinitely valuable promises of God with the highest esteem.  Structure/points:  Genesis 25:19-34 continues to develop the promises that God made first to Abraham and then to his offspring, promises that we have said meet their fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the son of God.  Those promises are again on display here…

Sermon Text: Genesis 15:1-6, 21:1-7 Theme: God’s promise of offspring to Abraham was fulfilled through the miraculous birth of a son Structure/points:  The virgin birth of Jesus is impossible UNLESS God is able to intervene and override the laws of nature.  In our readings from Genesis, we see God promise to do just that, to step in and accomplish a miraculous birth…

Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-9 Theme: A great blessing went out to all the world through Abram’s faithful obedience to the Lord’s call Structure/points:  The virgin birth of Jesus was not an isolated event, but rather the culmination of God’s plan to redeem and bless the world through His Son.  Our first advent sermon will describe one of the earliest steps that the…