Burtonsville Baptist Church Sermons Burtonsville Baptist Church

Sermon Notes - Genesis 34 - The Damaging Effects of Sin
Main Point: When faced with evil, we are not to respond with fear or fury, but with full trust that God will make all things right.
1. The Damaging Effects of Lust (1-4)
2. The Damaging Effects of Deceit (5-24)
3. The Damaging Effects of Violence (25-31)
When faced with evil, we are not to respond with fear or fury, but with full trust that God will make all things right.

Sermon Notes - Genesis 33 - Grace-Filled Reconciliation
Main Point: Reconciliation is to mark those who have received God's grace.
1. Jacob and Esau Come Together (1-11)
  -Jacob's Humiliation Before Esau (1-3)
  -Esau's Acceptance of Jacob (4-7)
  -Jacob and Esau's Reconciliation (8-11)
2. Jacob and Esau Separate (12-20)
  -Jacob Rebuffs Esau's Requests (12-15)
  -Jacob and Esau Go Their Own Ways (16-17)
  -Jacob Settles in Shechem (18-20)

Sermon Notes - Genesis 32 - Wrestlemania
Main Point: God allows us to wrestle in life, even with him, for our good and his glory.
1. Jacob Wrestles With Fear (1-21)
  -Jacob is assured of God's presence (1-2)
  -Jacob is afraid of Esau's arrival (3-8)
  -Jacob prays for God's deliverance (9-12)
  -Jacob prepares for Esau's arrival (13-21)
2. Jacob Wrestles With God (22-32)
  -Jacob is alone (22-24a)
  -Jacob wrestles with God (24b-25)
  -Jacob receives God's blessing (26-29)
  -Jacob is forever changed (30-32)

Sermon Notes - Genesis 31 - God Brings Jacob Home
Main Point: God protects his people and always brings them home.
1. Jacob's Obedient Departure (1-21)
2. Laban's Selfish Anger (22-35)
3. Jacob's Righteous Anger (36-42)
4. Laban's Defeated Departure (43-55)

Sermon Notes - Genesis 30:25-43 - God's Unstoppable Blessings
Main Point: God works through human efforts to accomplish his will and administer his blessings.
1. God's Blessings Discussed (25-34)
2. God's Blessings Displayed (36-43)
  -Superstitious Traditions
  -Wise Practices
  -Trust in God

Main Point: God blesses according to his sovereign plan.
1. God blesses the downcast (29:31-35)
2. God blesses the desperate (30:1-21)
  -Surrogates (30:3-13)
  -Supplements (30:14-21)
2. God blesses the desperate (30:1-21)
3. God blesses the dependent (30:22-24)