"A Confident Humility" (Genesis 33)
Craig Carmack
When Best Becomes Hard
Those whom God has called to Himself, He will test, sustaining us with His grace until His transforming work in us is done.
When Best Becomes Boss
Those who commit their way to the Lord can be assured of God’s presence and God’s faithfulness, living lives of courageous obedience and patient endurance as we wait for what has been promised to us.
When Good Overcomes Best
A Good Desire
A Good Desire Gone Bad
A Glimpse of the Best Desire
How Bad Do You Really Want It? (Adversity, Deceit, and a Promise Hoped For)
God is Near
Along Jacob’s Journey, we see…
God’s Presence
God’s Promise
God’s Faithfulness
Blessing
What God Says Matters: Through Fear and Conflict
The Promises of God Endure...
Through Fear (1-17)
Through Conflict (18-35)
What God Says Matters: Inheritance
Scene 1: The Stage is Cleared for Isaac (1-18)
Scene 2: Rebekah Gives Birth to Twins (19-26)
Scene 3: Esau Sells His Birthright (27-34)
What God Says Matters: A Bride for the Son
Scene 1: A Father's Plan to Find a Bride for His Son
Scene 2: A Servant’s Search to Find His Master’s Bride
Scene 3: A Bride's Journey to Marry the Faithful Son
Looking Back and Looking Forward
Birth of Jesus Proclaimed
The birth of Jesus disclosed
The birth of Jesus confirmed
The birth of Jesus shared
Sacrifice
As God provided a sacrifice, we learn…
God Will Prepare Us.
God Will Test Us.
God Will Bless Us.
The Everlasting God
The Everlasting God shows to be faithful by…
Fulfilling the Provision of the Promised Son
Not Forgetting Abraham Other Son
Bringing Favor in the Eyes of a King
Protection
God Sovereignly acts to protect his perfect will…
By Keeping the King from Sinning Against God
By Moving the King to Obey God
By Closing and Opening the Womb
Destruction
In God bringing complete destruction upon Sodom and Gomorrah we see…
God’s Wrath Being Poured Out
God’s Mercy Providing a Rescue
God’s Inevitable Judgment to Come
Curiosity
2 Questions that capture a curiosity of what God is doing:
Is anything too difficult for the Lord? (v.14)
Will you destroy the righteous with the wicked? (v.23)
Circumcision
The covenant sign of circumcision represents…
An Eternal Covenant
A Generational Covenant
A Symbolic Covenant
Impatience
Abram’s impatience reveals 2 realities:
The Human Consequences of Impatience
The Revelation of the Nature of God
Proof
God proves he will be true to his promise to Abram by...
Reminding Abram of God’s Character and Promises
Revealing How the Promise will Come to Pass
Making a Covenant with Abram