Calvary Chapel Sydney

Genesis 18:1-33 Synopsis: The LORD appeared to Abraham who offered hospitality for his honoured guests. After God affirmed the promise Sarah would bear a son, Abraham stood still and drew near to God to intercede on behalf of the righteous in cities fit for destruction. How blessed is the follower of Jesus Christ Who intercedes on all made righteous by faith in Him!

The Sign of the Covenant" Genesis 17:1-27 Synopsis: God spoke to Abram and changed his name to Abraham, affirming the covenant He made that Abraham would be the father of many nations. God established circumcision as the sign of the covenant, and Abraham believed without wavering his wife Sarah would bear a son. In receiving Communion we celebrate the new covenant established by faith in Jesus and His shed blood, the new and living way to approach God through His death and resurrection. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 17:1-5 Genesis 12:2-3 Genesis 17:6-8 Luke 2:10-11 Genesis 17:9-14 Romans 4:11-12 Galatians 5:6 1 Corinthians 7:19-20 Genesis 17:15-18 Genesis 17:19-21 Romans 4:18-22 Genesis 17:22-27 Hebrews 9:22 Luke 22:14-20 Revelation 19:6-8

Sarai and Abram decided they could fulfill God's plans without seeking and waiting on the LORD and stirred up trouble. God was able to redeem the situation for good by revealing Himself to Hagar as the God Who heard her affliction and sees. Because the living God is good and does not change, we can rely upon Him and rest assured in His timing. Verses in order of appearance: Job 14:19 Genesis 16:1-3 2 Chronicles 16:12 Genesis 16:4-6 Genesis 16:7-9 Genesis 22:11-12 John 1:18 Genesis 48:15-16 Isaiah 63:9 Genesis 16:10-12 Genesis 16:13-16 Acts 7:22-30 Exodus 2:23-25 John 12:27-28 1 Chronicles 16:8-11

The word of the LORD God came to Abram and He promised to be his shield and exceedingly great reward. When Abram wondered how he could know God's promise would come to pass, God cut a covenant with him dependent on God alone. The covenant God made with Abram is fulfilled in the new covenant Jesus Christ established in the Gospel, for our faith in Him is accounted for righteousness.

When Lot was taken captive, Abram was divinely enabled to pursue the enemy and recover all. His meeting with the king of Sodom and Melchizedek was a lesson in contrast which can provide insight into our hearts where our allegiances lie. Faith involves actions to honour God, and may we bless God Most High as we follow Him. Verses in order of appearance Genesis 14:1-4 Genesis 14:5-9 Ecclesiastes 4:12 Genesis 14:10-13 Genesis 14:14-16 1 Samuel 17:45-47 Genesis 14:18-20 Romans 8:16-17 Hebrews 7:1-4 Psalm 110:4 Genesis 14:21-24 Isaiah 49:1-4

The book of Hebrews is written to Jewish believers. Their background is in traditions, festivals, the rules, etc. The book provides so many ways in which Jesus is better than what most Jewish believers had relied upon prior to faith in Christ. The writer does not want them to go back to relying on their previous ways which would have a strong pull on them if they got away from Jesus. If they could potentially go backward, so could we! Hebrews can help in so many ways.

Synopsis: Abram returned to the land God promised to give him and experienced strife with his nephew Lot. While Lot lifted his eye and took what was offered for himself, Abram looked to the LORD who provided life with eternal promises, infinitely better than this world can offer. For believers Jesus is our life, and He alone is good. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 13:1-4 Psalm 62:10 Revelation 2:5 Luke 14:24 Genesis 13:5-7 Genesis 13:8-9 Philippians 2:4 Romans 12:17-18 John 13:35 Acts 18:26 Genesis 13:10-13 Psalm 106:9-15 Genesis 13:14-17 Luke 12:15 Colossians 3:1-4 Genesis 13:18 Romans 12:1

Synopsis: Abram exercised faith in God who spoke to him and obeyed His command to leave his country, people and family. God promised to bless Abram and make him a blessing, and God was faithful to His promise even though Abram was not without faults. Rather than putting Abram on a pedestal, let us seek, praise and trust God who offers us a living hope by grace. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 12:1-3 Numbers 6:24-26 Galatians 3:8-9 Genesis 12:4-6 Proverbs 10:12 Genesis 12:7-9 Genesis 12:10-16 Genesis 12:17-20 Hebrews 11:8-10 1 Peter 1:3-5

When people all spoke one language they united to build a tower to reach to heaven, but God came down and confounded the languages of the people and their scattered. This is one of the many milestone events recorded in scripture that lead us to Jesus Christ as LORD Who has spoken through His word, and He is worthy of all our adoration and praise. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 11:1-4 Genesis 11:5-7 Genesis 11:8-9 (power point slide of Chiastic structure yet to be sent) Revelation 14:6-7 Zephaniah 3:8-9 1 Corinthians 13:1-2 Matthew 12:35-37 Genesis 11:10-25 Genesis 11:26-30 Hebrews 11:11-12 Isaiah 56:3-7 Genesis 11:31-32 (slide of Abram's travels attached) Acts 7:2-3 Joshua 24:2 Acts 2:7-11

Synopsis: God directed Noah to enter the ark he had made, the animals came to him and God shut him in. Noah, his family and all kinds of animals were preserved as God judged the earth with a global flood. A day came when the door to salvation was shut, yet presently it is wide open by faith in Jesus Christ. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 7:1-5 Psalm 119:105 Genesis 7:6-10 Isaiah 1:3 Psalm 10:4 Genesis 7:11-16 John 10:7-9 Luke 13:22-27 Genesis 7:17-20 NIV Genesis 7:19-20 Genesis 7:21-24 Luke 17:27 Ezekiel 33:11 Genesis 8:1-5 Genesis 30:22 Genesis 8:6-12 John 14:22-23 Revelation 3:20-22

Synopsis: After God graciously gave mankind a fresh start on earth with a covenant of peace, sin clung to Noah and his descendants. From Noah's sons Shem, Ham and Japheth the earth was repopulated. Better than knowing our earthly lineage is knowing God as our Father who is able to deliver us from temptation, sin and death. Verses in order of appearance: Romans 15:4 Genesis 9:18-19 Genesis 17:7-8 Genesis 9:20-23 Habakkuk 2:15-16 Genesis 9:24-29 Genesis 10:1-5 Genesis 10:6-12 Micah 5:6 Genesis 10:13-20 Romans 10:14 2 Peter 2:4-10 Genesis 10:21-32 1 Chronicles 1:24-27 Psalm 55:9 Romans 3:9 Romans 13:11-14

Synopsis: After the earth was dried following the flood, Noah departed from the ark in obedience to God. He offered sacrifices of clean animals to God who established a covenant by the sign of a rainbow in the clouds, affirming He would never again destroy the earth with a flood. Life on a renewed earth began with sacrifice, and new life for sinners begins when we trust in Jesus Christ Who was sacrificed for the sins of the world. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 8:13-19 Genesis 8:20-22 Genesis 9:1-4 Romans 14:3 Genesis 9:5-7 Numbers 35:31-34 1 John 3:15 Genesis 9:8-11 Genesis 9:12-17 Isaiah 7:14 John 3:14-15 John 12:32-33 Numbers 21:6-9 Matthew 26:26-28 Isaiah 53:4-6

Find Grace in God's Sight" and the passage is Genesis 6:1-22. Synopsis: God looked upon mankind He created in His image and was grieved by their great wickedness, but Noah found grace in God's sight as an heir of righteousness by faith in God. Even in a world full of sin there is comfort and hope in God who knows His own and can deliver the godly from all temptation. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 6:1-4 Jude 1:5-7 Genesis 6:5-8 Numbers 23:19 Ruth 2:10 Esther 5:2 Genesis 6:9-13 Proverbs 16:29 Hebrews 11:7 Ephesians 2:4-9 Genesis 6:14-18 Genesis 6:19-22 Isaiah 11:6-7 2 Peter 2:4-10a

Genesis 5:1-32 Walk with God Synopsis: After sin entered the world, Adam and his descendants lived long lives, were fruitful, yet were overcome with death. Enoch walked with God and was not, a foreshadowing of the life granted to those who walk with Jesus Christ by faith. Genesis 5:1-5 Isaiah 65:20 Genesis 5:6-17 Isaiah 40:60-8 Genesis 5:18-24 Luke 3:37 Hebrews 11:5-6 Deuteronomy 4:27-29 Jude 14-15 Micah 6:8 Genesis 5:25-29 Proverbs 24:30-34 Genesis 5:30-32 2 Corinthians 6:16 Matthew 11:28-30

The sons of Adam and Eve could not have been more different as the curse of sin spiralled and led to murder. In this period of darkness men began to call upon the name of the LORD, the God who is the Light of the World and gives salvation to all who trust Him. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 4:1-2 Genesis 4:3-7 Hebrews 11:4 Genesis 4:8-12 James 3:13-17 Genesis 4:13-16 Genesis 4:17-22 Genesis 4:23-24 Genesis 4:25-26 Romans 15:4 Romans 10:8-13 Psalm 116:12-13

When Adam sinned the serpent, all people and the earth were subject to the curse of sin that brought death. Though sin could not be undone and the permanent consequences dire, God made a promise of new life through the Seed who was later revealed as Jesus Christ. By His death and resurrection Jesus is the Way to forgiveness, eternal life and freedom from the curse of sin for all who believe in Him.

Though God created the world good and man in His own image, Adam fell into sin by disobedience to God's command--and the rest of mankind with him. The wicked tactics of Satan, the deceitfulness of sin that cuts us off from God, and the desires of man reveal only God is righteous and good. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 3:1-3 Revelation 12:9 Genesis 3:4-6 1 Timothy 2:14 James 1:13-15 Isaiah 14:12-15 Genesis 3:7-10 Proverbs 28:13 Genesis 3:11-13 Hebrews 3:12-13 Ephesians 4:17-24 Hebrews 4:13

We have experienced disappointments, and things that seem too good to be true often are. The resurrection of Jesus is one occasion where joy initially hindered belief, and believing He is risen indeed fills us with praise, worship and adoration of our good and glorious Saviour. Verses in order of appearance: Luke 24:33-36 Luke 24:37-43 Acts 10:39-41 Luke 24:44-48 Luke 24:49-53 Acts 1:9-11 Leviticus 9:22:24 Numbers 6:24-26

According to God's eternal plan, Jesus was sent to save sinners by laying down His life on Calvary. He was numbered with the transgressors so sinners can be justified and made righteous by grace through faith in Him. Verses in order of appearance: Mark 9:31-32 John 15:9-12 Romans 5:6-8 Mark 15:24-28 Isaiah 53:6-9 Isaiah 53:10-13 Psalm 85:10

In the book of Esther, we see the faithfulness of God behind the scenes. It's been 65 years since the Babylonian captivity had ended. Most Israelites had not returned to Jerusalem but they were living elsewhere in the Persian Empire. One remarkable woman took a stop of faith and impacted the lives of many. That could be you today. Scriptures in order of appearance Start Esther Chapter 1 Chapter 1:3 Chapter 1:11-12 Chapter 1:19 Move to Esther Chapter 2 Chapter 2:5-7 Chapter 2:10 Matthew 10:30-32 Move to Esther Chapter 3 Chapter 3:8-9 Move to Esther Chapter 4 Chapter 4:1-3 Chapter 4:4-6 Chapter 4:7-8 Chapter 4:9-11 Chapter 4:12-14 Chapter 4:15-17 Chapter 5:1-8