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A Call to Prayer

Romans 15:30-33 “A Call to Prayer” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan We come to the end of this great chapter and this section of the book of Romans, and in verses 30-33, what we find is a prayer request from Paul to the Roman Christians. And, as you know, Paul very frequently requests prayers in his letters. For instance, in Ephesians chapter six, verses 19 and 20, he’ll say to the Ephesians, “Pray on my behalf that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it, I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.” Or in Colossians, chapter four, verses two through four, Paul will say to the Colossians, “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of…

Objection Overruled (1)

Romans 3:1-4 Objection Overruled (1) As we begin to look at this passage, I would like to remind you that Paul is helping us, as believers, to know how to speak to unbelievers. We ask ourselves, how can we be more effective as we speak to our friends and our neighbors, and there are various programs by which you can be trained in this. For instance, in our church we offer the Evangelism Explosion program. But let me say that much of the New Testament is concerned directly with that particular issue. Romans is one of those books, and Paul has been giving hints about things to look out for and things to be ready to discuss. Paul has made it clear that all men need the gospel. Our generation, however, does not believe it needs the gospel. One reason is that many in our generation believe…

The Land of Goshen

Genesis 47:1-31The Land of Goshen If you have your Bibles, I would ask you to turn to Genesis 47, as we continue to work through this glorious book of Moses. We are really coming to a section which is the beginning of the end. The last couple of weeks, we have exalted in this providential reunion engineered by God, in this family which had been fractured by distrust and mutual loathing. A family which had been plagued by favoritism on the part of Jacob toward some of his sons and over against other of his sons. A family which had been separated for many years and we gloried in the way that God's providence worked to bring them back together. But we saw that as a part of greater purpose of God. God was preparing to create a nation out of this family. However great a family it was, it…

The Prosperity of Jacob

. Genesis 30:25-43 The Prosperity of Jacob If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 30, and we’ll begin in verse 25. We continue our study in the life of Jacob. And it struck me, as I was reading through this passage again this week how much God emphasizes of His providence in this section of the life of Jacob. Let me just say for our younger listeners tonight, providence is just a word which speaks about God caring for His people. And what one is struck by as you…

A Taste of His Own Medicine

Genesis 29:21-35 A Taste of His Own Medicine If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 29. You may actually want to keep open your hymnals to 558 because I want to come back to Psalm 1, and I want you to think about something that the Lord says in that Psalm that we've just sung. It pertains to Jacob. As we review the life of Jacob, you may ask yourself up to the point that we begin reading tonight is the Lord's word as set forth in Psalm 1 really coming true…

The Departure of Jacob

Genesis 28:1-9 The Departure of Jacob If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 28. We’ll look at the first few verses of this great chapter in which Jacob begins his journey to northwest Mesopotamia, the area where his mother grew up. We've been studying the life of Jacob. This is the third of our studies in the life of Jacob. So far we have seen God's providence operating in strange and wonderful, mysterious ways. We first saw in Genesis 25, the…

The Blessing of Esau

Genesis 27:30-46 The Blessing of Esau If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 27. We have been studying Genesis for – I've forgotten how long now. But until last week, we had been studying for a number of weeks the life of Isaac, and last week we began to look more specifically at the life of Jacob together. We had already seen back in Genesis 25, verses 12 through 34 the promise given to Rebekah in the oracle before Jacob and Esau were born that the…

The Life of Jacob (1): a Blessing Stolen

Genesis 27:1-29 A Blessing Stolen If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis, chapter 27. As you do so, I want to invite the Williams to join me at the front of the sanctuary after the service, and for all of you to come and give them the right hand of fellowship and express to them your support and prayer support for their ministry in Austria. Genesis 27. We have been for a number of weeks in the life of Isaac. And tonight we begin a new series in the life of Jacob.…

The Establishment of a Covenant People: The Covenant…

Genesis 26:18-25 A Promise and a Covenant If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis, chapter 26 as we continue our study in the life of Isaac. This is a very important chapter. Isaac is probably displayed for us more in Genesis 26 than in any other area of the book of Genesis. We get a feel for his piety. We see the tendencies of his spirit and of his heart, and the struggles of his times here in Genesis 26. We commented early that some of the commentators believe…

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A Call to Prayer

Objection Overruled (1)

The Land of Goshen

The Prosperity of Jacob

A Taste of His Own Medicine

The Departure of Jacob

The Blessing of Esau

The Life of Jacob (1): a Blessing Stolen

The Establishment of a Covenant People: The Covenant…