The Story of the OT
Sermon Delivered on March 21, 2011PDF Link Outline March 20, 2011
Entry of Sin / _________ ____ __________
(God) said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
Genesis 3:11
So the LORD God said to the serpent, … I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."
Genesis 3:14-15
Gain Righteousness for Belief / __________
Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Genesis 15:5-6
So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Galatians 3:9
Redemption for God’s Sake / ____ _______
Moses replied, "When I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no more hail, so you may know that the earth is the LORD's."
Exodus 9:29
... every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:11
Blessing for Obedience / _____ ________
See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.
Deuteronomy 30:15-16
Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. He who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love him and show myself to him.
John 14:21
Earthly Authority and Security / _____ ____
The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him leader of his people.
1 Samuel 13:14
"Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."
Matthew 2:2
Consequences for Sin / ______________ _________________
Therefore the LORD Almighty says this: "Because you have not listened to my words … this whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years."
Jeremiah 25:8,11
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
Galatians 6:7-8
Longing for God / ________ _____________
And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud when they saw the foundation of this temple being laid, while many others shouted for joy.
Ezra 3:11-12
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19
