Rev. Adam Koontz studies Genesis 41:1-36 regarding whether God reveals His will through dreams, if our dreams have significance like Pharoah’s did, how a wise and discerning man behaves, and what we do in the face of an uncertain future.
Sharper Iron & Truth in Genesis: The Complete Revelation of Jesus
Rev. Zelwyn Heide studies Genesis 40:1-23 regarding God’s providence, Potiphar’s small change of heart, God speaking through dreams, seeking interpretations from God, and why we should rely on God rather than men.
Sharper Iron & Truth in Genesis: Filial Humiliation
Rev. Stephen Preus studies Genesis 39:1-23 regarding how Joseph’s humiliation leads to his exaltation, how the Lord was with Joseph for the entirety of his time with Potiphar and in prison, Joseph’s example of consistently resisting temptation and his constant faithfulness, and Potiphar’s reaction to his wife’s actions.
Sharper Iron & Truth in Genesis: The Comforting Silence of God
Rev. Samuel Wirgau studies Genesis 37:12-36 regarding what leads to the evils carried out by Joseph’s brothers, why this planned premeditated murder is especially heinous, why God allows this to happen, how we see Jesus in this text, and how this story fits into the salvation story.
Sharper Iron & Truth in Genesis: Similarity-ology
Rev. Gaven Mize studies Genesis 37:2b-11 regarding the chiastic structure of these verses, whether God uses dreams to speak, how Joseph’s narrative is a capstone to Genesis, how Joseph is the most “Christ-like” patriarch, and symbols in revelations and apocalypses.
Sharper Iron & Truth in Genesis: The Wood and the Promise
Rev. Dr. Adam Filipek studies Genesis 30:24-43 regarding how this chapter fits into the larger Genesis narrative, what’s with the Divination, why Jacob’s prosperity matters for us, and why the sheep produce spotted and speckled progeny (and why that matters).
Sharper Iron & Heroes of Faith Alone: Children of the Heavenly Promiser
Rev. Sean Daenzer studies Hebrews 11:32j regarding the Bibilical understanding of a promise as actually delivering something and God being the “Promiser” in Hebrews.
Sharper Iron & Heroes of Faith Alone: The Resurrection of Joseph
Rev. Sean Kilgo studies Hebrews 11:22 regarding the the content of faith versus faith itself and the death of Joseph.
Wrestling With the Basics – Seeing the Back Side of God
With hosts Rev. Matt Clark and Rev. John Lukomski.
Faith & Family – Return to Bethlehem: A 25-Year Tradition
With guests from Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Chesterfield, MO.