Preaching Point: God's promise of a “Conquering Seed”, initiated in Eden and echoed throughout Israel's history, assures us that His plan for salvation is unfailing and ultimately fulfilled in Christ.

Main Texts: Genesis 3:1–19, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 6:9–10, Genesis 9:20–29, Genesis 12:1–3, Genesis 17:1–21, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 28:10–14, Genesis 49:8–10

Teaching Points:

1. God’s Justice Demands Judgment, But His Mercy Provides Hope.
2. God’s Judgment is Also the Means of His Salvation.
3. God Doesn’t Need Help Fulfilling His Promises.
4. God’s Promises Are Not Impacted by Human Limitations.
5. God is Looking for Faithfulness to His Promises.
6. God’s Promises Are Still True in Captivity.

Preaching Point: Your relationship with Christ is defined by how you respond to His identity, which should be evident through your obedience to the Father’s will.

Main Text: Matthew 12:46–50 (ESV) 46 While he was still speaking to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. 48But he replied to the man who told him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”

Teaching Points:

1. Redefine How Someone Rightly Relates to Jesus vv46-48
2. Does Jesus call you family? V49
3. Identify if You Posses the Family Trait v50

We also look at chapter three of our Small Group Book, Keeping the Church Small: Small Group Strategies for Growing Churches.

This episode examines the first two chapters of Keeping the Church Small: Small Group Strategies for Growing Churches. We also review important announcements as we look ahead to this holiday season!