Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Genesis

How to Love Difficult People: How to Love Those Who Hurt You

Introduction:

How can I love someone after a hurt? (Genesis 45:1-15)

When I trust God is at work...

  1. I reject Revenge . (Gen 45:1-3)
  2. I recognize God redeems wrongs . (Gen 45:4-8)

    Romans 8:28 - And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

  3. I release My resentment . (Gen 45:5,9-13)

    Genesis 41:51-52 - Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh. "For," he said, "God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father's house." The name of the second he called Ephraim, "For God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction."

  4. I run After reconciliation . (Gen 45:14-15)

    Romans 12:18 - If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.

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Small Group Discussion
Read Genesis 45:1-15

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Why is our natural reaction to hurt that we should “get even”?

  3. Have you seen God redeem wrongs against you? How should seeing God at work free you from carrying resentment?

  4. As difficult as forgiveness can be in some situations, why are we called to continually forgive?

  5. Why do we “run after” reconciliation?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Covered by the Blood

Introduction:

The Gospel in the Garden: Three Foundations of Faith (Genesis 3:20-24):

  1. Believe God's Promise . (Gen 3:20)
  2. Receive God's Provision . (Gen 3:21)
  3. Trust God's Path . (Gen 3:22-24)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Genesis 3:20-24

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. What is a curse? What does it mean that disobedience to God results in a curse from God? What does this have to do with Jesus? See Galatians 3:10-13

  3. What is faith? How did Adam demonstrate faith (Gen 3:20)?

  4. Explain the significance of God clothing Adam and Eve with skins (Gen 3:21).

  5. Why did God drive Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:22)? How was this actually a blessing for them?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

Under a Curse

Introduction:

Cursed By God: The Consequences of Sin (Genesis 3:14-19):

  1. To the serpent: Defeat . (Gen 3:14-15)
  2. To the woman: pain at Home . (Gen 3:16)

    Genesis 4:7 - And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.

  3. To the man: pain at Work . (Gen 3:17-19)

What does this have to do with Good Friday?

Galatians 3:10-13 - For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for "The righteous shall live by faith." But the law is not of faith, rather "The one who does them shall live by them." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"

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Small Group Discussion
Read Genesis 3:14-19

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. What is a curse? What does it mean that disobedience to God results in a curse from God? What does this have to do with Jesus? See Galatians 3:10-13

  3. What is faith? How did Adam demonstrate faith (Gen 3:20)?

  4. Explain the significance of God clothing Adam and Eve with skins (Gen 3:21).

  5. Why did God drive Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:22)? How was this actually a blessing for them?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

The Fall of Man

Introduction:

The Origin and the Pattern of Sin (Genesis 3:1-13):

  1. Sin starts when we Disregard God's Word. (Gen 3:1-6)
    1. You Doubt the Authenticity of God's Word. (Gen 3:1-3)
    2. You Deny the Accuracy of God's Word. (Gen 3:1)
    3. You Disobey the Authority of God's Word. (Gen 3:4-6)
  1. Sin brings shame when we try to Disguise . (Gen 3:7)
  2. Sin causes us to Disengage from God. (Gen 3:8-10)
  3. Sin makes us want to Deflect guilt. (Gen 3:11-13)

    Romans 5:12 - Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned...

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Small Group Discussion
Read Genesis 3:1-13

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Define sin, in your own words, how you would to an unbeliever.

  3. In Gen 3:5, what did the serpent tell Eve God was withholding from her? In other words, “why was God restricting them”?

  4. Why do you think we tend to blame others for our sin (Gen 3:12)?

  5. Why did Satan first cast doubt on God’s Word (Gen 3:1), instead of just flat-out denying God’s Word from the beginning (Gen 3:4)?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

God's Design for Marriage

Introduction:

Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

God's Design for Marriage (Genesis 2:18-25):

  1. Leave for your new priority.
  2. Cleave to your wife exclusively.
  3. Weave your lives together in unity.

    Matthew 19:6 - So they are no longer two but one flesh.

    Matthew 19:6 - What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.

3 Things to Embrace to Grow in Unity:

  1. I keep no Secrets .
  2. I do nothing that makes my spouse Uncomfortable .
  3. My money is Our money .

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Small Group Discussion
Read Genesis 2:18-25

  1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?

  2. Why did God have Adam name the animals (Gen 2:19-20)? What was the point of that assignment?

  3. Why is “leaving father and mother” the necessary first step in marriage? What does it mean to “leave”?

  4. What does it mean that marriage is a “covenant”? For those married - how does that determine the way we conduct ourselves as a spouse?

  5. What is the best piece of marriage advice you’ve ever heard?

Breakout
Pray for one another.