In today’s lesson we are going to see how well a human king worked out for Israel as a nation. If you have been seeing Israel’s cycles of faithfulness towards God (or lack thereof), you can guess with accuracy that things didn’t go very well for very long. The cycles of rebellion continued, and there were consequences. Through His prophets, God encourages, challenges, and calls the people back to Himself. And through these cycles God reminds Israel of the Deliverer - the one who would offer true freedom from their rebellious, sinful hearts.
ESTABLISH 101 - "God is Faithful to His Promise and His People"
God has led the Israelites, His chosen and set apart people, out of bondage in Egypt to the promised land. The Israelites have traveled a long way and are now at the Canaan border - this is the promised land. The land God promised to Abraham. God had provided and sustained them in the wilderness with food and water, taught them many lessons (10C’s, trust and faith) and now He wanted them to experience even more of His promised blessings. And unfortunately, Israel is still sinful and rebellious - This lesson will dive in and see their cycles of rebellion and God's immense grace through it all!
ESTABLISH 101 - God's Presence with His Chosen People
This lesson covers the detailed construction of the Tabernacle, where God would dwell with Israel in a special way. It outlines the sacrificial system and rituals as well as details of the Levitical Priesthood. All these are a foreshadowing of God’s Deliverer who would one day come and dwell among us.
Genesis 37 - The Providence of God
The story of Joseph is about God working his will through the everyday events of life. God is involved in all events and directs all things according to His own purposes. This guidance and care is known as providence.
ESTABLISH 101 - 10 Commandments Expose our Sin and Need for the Deliverer
At Mount Sinai, God overwhelms Israel with a visible expression of Himself. Here, He taught them His holy standard, that they were His chosen people, set apart from the world, and called to obey fully and keep God's covenant - and all this within a unique relationship!
Genesis 35 & 36 - The God Who Renews
From the beginning to the end of Genesis, the reality of sin is contrasted with the hope of God’s promise to renew all things to the way they were meant to be. God is renewing His world in the midst of the failures of humanity.
ESTABLISH 101 - God Delivers From Bondage
In this biblical account, God delivers the final of 10 plagues in Egypt. This is God's final act against Pharaoh and his hard heart. Other truths revealed in this lesson are; God requires obedience, God completely rescues, God leads and provides (lovingly, mercifully, graciously)
Genesis 33 & 34 - The Sinfulness of Humanity and the Faithfulness of God
Let us not elevate characters in the Bible. The Bible is full of corrupt and broken men and women. We are longing for a hero that rules with justice, liberty, love, patience, conviction.
When it comes to God, almost obedience is never enough. God requires full obedience.
The only hero is Jesus Christ.
Jesus kept the law perfectly. Followed God perfectly.
He who knew no sin, became sin, that we may become the righteousness of God.
His wrath was poured out on His son Jesus Christ on our behalf.
ESTABLISH 101 - God Protects, Provides, and Pursues
This lesson continues in the Bible beyond the book of Genesis, into the book of Exodus. We will see how God powerful, and sovereign orchestrates events and fulfills old prophecy's and promises made long ago with Abraham. The Israelites are enslaved, Moses is led to deliver them from Pharaoh and the first 9 of 10 plagues are studied. God tirelessly protects, provides a rescue, and pursues relationship with His people as shown in this historical account.
Genesis 31 & 32 - God Is With Us
God is with his people as he pours out his grace through their weakness and brokenness in order to comfort them in adversity and affliction.
ESTABLISH 101 - Evil Cannot Hinder God's Plan for the Deliverer
As we delve into the lives of Esau, Jacob and Joseph we will see a pattern that continues even today since The Fall of humanity. All these men and their parents were sinful from birth, and as some of them put their faith in the coming Deliverer they still struggled to honour God in all areas of life. We will touch on some of the struggles we encounter today that distract us too from the life God would have for us and reflect on hardships that many of us face and how to think Biblically especially in those seasons of life.
Genesis 29 & 30 - God of The Broken
Despite all the brokenness in Genesis 29 & 30: the polygamy, the lies, the baby wars, the desperation, and the deception God chooses to be the God of the broken. Through Leah’s son Judah, God’s covenant promises will be fulfilled. Through Leah’s descendants, would eventually lead to King David—and King Jesus!
ESTABLISH 101 - God Tests and Provides
This lesson covers the birth of Isaac, the promised son to Abraham and Sarah who's names were changed from Abram and Sarai by God. We will learn of the tremendous obedience God called Abraham to, as well as how God provided a substitute for Isaac. There is much embedded in this lesson which is a foreshadowing of the Deliverer yet to come.
Genesis 27 & 28 - The Faithfulness Of God
God displays His faithfulness toward His people despite our brokenness.
Church In Hard Places: Responding To Abuse
Learn how the Gospel brings freedom to those suffering with childhood abuse. Learn how to apply practical steps to preventing abuse in your ministry.
ESTABLISH 101 - God is Faithful to His Promises
This episode marks the beginning of our section called “Covenant”. We will briefly revisit the covenant made after The Flood, and dive into God’s covenant with Abraham. We will see how God is a covenant keeping God as we continue through the Word. He is continually Faithful to His promises again and again.
Genesis 25 & 26 - The Graciousness of God
Grace that is earned is not grace at all. Grace goes to the undeserving. Grace comes at God’s discretion, not our directives. And grace is there for you, if you will come to Christ. And if you do come, you will discover that it is all of God from beginning to end.
ESTABLISH 101 - God's Sovereignty and People's Sinfulness
This lesson covers the Biblical account of the Tower of Babel and how the thousands of languages of our world began. After the Flood, humanity was walking in complete disobedience to God's command which was to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth. Yet people's disobedience didn’t, and doesn’t today either, thwart God's sovereign plan as we will soon learn.
Vanier High School Assembly - No Other King
In world where everyone is telling you to follow them. In a world with hundreds of different religions telling you to follow them. Our job. You exist to seek truth. Your exist to follow the only True King.
Genesis 24 - The God Of Everyday Life
God is the Great Orchestrator of everyday life who brings a wife to Isaac and protected Abraham’s lineage. God is making sure His own promise to Abraham will be fulfilled. God’s providential control of everyday life is illustrated by virtually every narrative in the Bible.