Homiletics in the Sierra Foothills: November 2020

Friday, November 27, 2020

Genesis 17:1-18:15

Homiletics Study – Genesis 2020

Lesson 11 Passage: Genesis 17:1-18:15

Content (List of Topics or Events)

God’s Covenant and new names for Abraham and Sarah (Genesis 17:1-22)

a. God appears and confirms covenant to blameless Abram with Abraham as new name (1-5)

b. God tells of everlasting covenant to descendants with land and their God (6-8)

c. Keeping covenant through circumcision (9-14)

d. God give Sarai and new name Sarah with promise of son through her (15-19)

e. Blessing for Ishmael (20)

f. God tells that His covenant is with Isaac (21-22)

Immediate circumcision as sign of Covenant (Genesis 17:23-26)

a. Abraham circumcises Ishmael and his household (23-24)

b. Ages of Abraham and Ishmael (25)

c. All in Abraham household circumcised with him (26-27)

Abraham responds to three men with their confirmation son Isaac in one year (Genesis 18:1-15)

a. Three men appear to Abraham (8:1-2)

b. Abraham bows to welcome them and brings water (3-5)

c. Abraham has Sarah prepare finest bread (6)

d. Abraham prepares choice calf (7)

e. Abraham brings curds, milk and prepared calf for them to eat (8)

f. Men confirm Sarah to have a son within a year (9-11)

g. Sarah laughs and denies and is caught in denial (12-15)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

God’s Covenant and new names for Abraham and Sarah	Genesis 17:1-22
Immediate circumcision as sign of Covenant	Genesis 17:23-26
Abraham responds to three men with their confirmation son Isaac in one year	Genesis 18:1-15

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Circumcision confirms Abraham’s descendants with God through his son Isaac

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT God confirms his promises to those who identify with Him through salvation brought in Jesus Christ

Specific Application Questions

1	How can we be judged blameless? What ways are you scoffing God?
2	When God calls how are you responding?
3	How do you welcome God’s truth in your life?

Principles to Remember

1	God see’s us blameless through Jesus
2	Quick response to God has its reward
3	Acceptance God message bring grace

Characteristic of God

Source of Blessings

Theme

God’s covenant with us is everlasting.

God’s Word - What’s happening?

God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today

Friday, November 20, 2020

Genesis 15-16

Homiletics Study – Genesis 2020

Lesson 10 Passage: Genesis 15-16

Content (List of Topics or Events)

God’s Covenant and Promise to Abram (Genesis 15)

a. Abram receives word of the Lord in vision “shield and great reward” (1)

b. Abram asks God “who will be my heir” (2-3)

c. Word of the Lord tells Abram that heir will be his own blood and countless; he believed and credited righteous (4-6)

d. God tells of promise of land and offering to Lord (8-11)

e. Lord tells Abram tells of descendants and journey to promise land (12-16)

f. Blazing torch appeared; the Lord made a covenant with Abram (17-21)

Abram and Sarai’s Sinful Plan for Heir (Genesis 16:1-6)

a. Sarai’s plan for heir with Hagar her slave (1-2a)

b. Abram agreed and slept with Hagar and she conceived (2b-4a)

c. Pregnant Hagar despised her mistress (4b)

d. Sarai tells Abram of wrong she is suffering (5)

e. Abram tells Sarai to do what is best, mistreats Hagar and she flees (6)

God See’s Hagar giving promise descendants. (Genesis 16:7-16)

a. Angel of the Lord sees Hagar and asks where are you going (7-8a)

b. Hagar replies that she is running away from Sarai (8b)

c. Angel of the Lord sends her back, requesting submission, and with promise of numerous descendants (9-10)

d. Angel of the Lord gives Ishmael as the name of her son and tells of his character (11-12)

e. Hagar names the Lord “God who sees me” (13-14)

f. Hagar bore her son Ishmael (15-16)