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  • Paul Long avatar

    Judah And Tamar

    Contributed by Paul Long on Feb 21, 2003
    based on 148 ratings
     | 60,093 views

    Narrative preaching of the story of Judah and Tamar

    JUDAH AND TAMAR Genesis 38 Introduction: I’ve been a Christian for 20 years now and I want to say that I have never heard the story of Judah and Tamar preached or taught. Every story and major character of this first book of the Bible is taught - from the stories surrounding Adam and Eve, Noah, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Jeremy Houck avatar

    Grace That Is Greater

    Contributed by Jeremy Houck on Aug 28, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 12,185 views

    God’s grace is shown in the fact that He would allow Jesus to be born through the line of Judah. Taken from Jim Cymbala’s book Fresh Faith.

    If you would turn your Bibles to the very first page of the New Testament, where the opening lines say, A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Judah the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Stephen Todd avatar

    The Jerry Springer Patriarch Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 1, 2004
    based on 38 ratings
     | 4,332 views

    Even in Judah’s horrendous sin the benevolent grace of our God was at work.

    Genesis 38 March 14, 2004 As we have been going through the book of Genesis these past number of months, I have come to a disturbing realization. Jacob and his family would have been the perfect recruits for the Jerry Springer show. For those of you who have never seen that show, or who want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Bruce Landry avatar

    Beware Your Lies Will Catch Up To You Series

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 16, 2002
    based on 27 ratings
     | 15,278 views

    In Genesis Chapter 38 we will walk with Judah and see where deceit commited by him comes back to find him. Also discussed is the sins of a generation will be visited to the third and fourth generation and suggestions for dealing with this multigeneration

    Beware your Lies will catch up to you Character of Judah Caught in his own deceit You know all of us here in Dillingham have heard the story our elders tell of going to school barefooted, both ways uphill. Well maybe not that one. It could have been the six-foot rabbits or the one about the big ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marian Diceanu avatar

    Judah's Sins

    Contributed by Marian Diceanu on Jun 24, 2001
    based on 69 ratings
     | 9,358 views

    The message deals with Joseph’s spirituality, Judah’s sinfulness and God’s sovereignty.

    Gen.37:36- 38:30. Judah’s sins Last time we looked at how maliciously the brothers dealt with Joseph and how in their hatred towards Joseph they threw him in that pit without any mercy. Not only that the dealt maliciously with their brother but they dealt deceitfully with their father. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An X-Rated Sermon

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 17 ratings
     | 9,603 views

    The Nature of Sin - and our Saviour, as illustrated by the story of Tamar & Judah

    Title: An X-Rated Sermon: Tamar and the men in her life. Text: Genesis 38 CIT: Selfishness is the root underlying sexual sin; turnabout is fair play. Thesis: Sin exposes a motive and extorts an unexpectedly high cost, but in spite of this, Jesus makes the exchange for us that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Daniel Habben avatar

    Perez: A Testament Of God's Grace Series

    Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 6, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 17,315 views

    Through the story of Perez, we learn how God loves to bring beauty out of our stupidity.

    Have you ever traced your family tree back as far as you can? It’s interesting to find out where your ancestors came from and what they were like. That information may help explain why you are the way you are. During this Advent season we will take a look at Jesus’ genealogy and see what his ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Tom Owen avatar

    Genesis 46 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Aug 6, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,656 views

    verse-by-verse

    Last week we discovered the beginning of the story of Joseph. His story began with his brothers selling him into slavery that would take him to Egypt. A tough way to begin your adult life – but God would use it to shape him into the man he needed to be. But the story of Joseph seems to get ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    We Owe Everything To God Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 1, 2009
     | 9,932 views

    When we say “we are simply saved by grace”, aren’t we saying that we really owe everything to God?

    Last week we talked about Genesis 37 which talks about the beginning of the story of God’s hero, Joseph. As we will note, there is no mention of Joseph in Genesis 38 and Joseph’s story continues in Genesis 39. God takes a break in telling the story of Joseph with a story about Judah and Tamar. What ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Joel Smith avatar

    Rehab For A Scoundrel

    Contributed by Joel Smith on Feb 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,033 views

    God has some bitter medicine that can kill or cure the scoundrel in you.

    Airport security personnel have a fairly mundane job. They scan people with metal detectors, look through their bags, check their shoes, and sometimes pat them down. It’s probably not uncommon to find a knife accidentally left in someone’s pocket. On rare occasions they might find drugs or fire ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    Waiting On What Has Been Promised

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Sep 29, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,440 views

    Shows the frustrations that fester from Broken, Dead and Spilled Over Promises.

    Waiting On What Has Been Promised Genesis 38: 7-15 Scripture tells us that Onan was a charge to go in unto Tamar (Sister In Law)that the blood line of Judah would be carried on. Onan took it upon himself to spill over the seed and did not impregnate Tamar. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael Hollinger avatar

    A Christmas Story? Series

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Dec 2, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,961 views

    Sin is bad because it takes so much more than it gives - God is great because he takes only what is needed and gives more than we could ever ask or imagine

    SERMON NOTES: AN X-RATED SERMON The Setup (Gen 38: 1 – 11) - Why do we have genealogies in the Bible? - Judah & his three sons: Er, Onan, Shelah - What was Onan’s sin? Act I: The Price (Gen 38:12 – 20) - Price vs. Cost - Signet ring = your driver’s license Act II: The Cost (Gen 38:21 – 26) - This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Neil Richardson avatar

    Tamar's Curse, Cunning Plan And Blessing

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,309 views

    We see how God will have his way, even through the sinful schemes and foolish ways of his creatures.

    Genesis 38 Introduction • Authority of Scripture- "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God ma be thoroughly equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:16). Application: we must listen, understand and obey ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • C. Philip Green avatar

    Unqualified Leader Series

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Aug 27, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,636 views

    Trust Christ with your life today, and let Him make you into the leader He wants you to be. Let Him give you a heart for God. Let Him save your family, and let Him make you a real and genuine Christian on the inside as well as the outside.

    Peter Falk (1927-2011), who died just this last June, will always be remembered for the role he played as an eccentric, sloppy detective in the TV series called “Columbo.” More often than not, he played dumb, but that put his subjects off guard, and he was always able to solve his ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Allan Quak avatar

    Tamar - A Desperate Victim Series

    Contributed by Allan Quak on Nov 18, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,893 views

    The inclusion of Tamar in the genealogy of Jesus demonstrates that, even when we find ourselves in a sinful situation because of our desperation, God is still willing to include us into His family line.

    You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/listen-to-a-sermon-series/a-questionable-genealogy/ Message Genesis 38:1-30 Tamar - A Desperate Victim Let me start by reading Matthew 1:1-3 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: Abraham ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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