In The Beginnig GOD

• Daily Bible Reading …
• Genesis 1-19
• John 1-5
• Our Awesome God
• The Beginning of the Story
• The Book of Beginnings, Genesis
• The Beginning
Day 1 – Light
Day 2 – Sky
Day 3 – Plants, trees
Day 4 – Lights (sun & moon)
Day 5 – Fish and birds
Day 6 – Animals & Man
From NOTHING
“Ex nihilo” – out of nothing
Romans 4:17 – He “calls into being things that did not exist.”
• Hebrews 11:3 – “what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
• Does it matter?? Hebrews 11:3, 6
“By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
“And without faith it is impossible to please Him…”
• Act I, Scene 1
Creation
“God said…God saw that it was good.”
Light, sky, earth & seas, vegetation, sun, moon & stars, birds and fish, animals…man.
• God?
The fool says in his heart, “there is no God”
Psalm 14:1a
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because He has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So, they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20-21
• Evolution is a matter of FAITH
• Act I, Scene 2: Paradise…
• A beautiful, pristine, perfect place.
• Great job.
• A beautiful wife!!
• A perfectly clear conscience. No sin.
• Access to the tree of life.
• One law to obey.
• Act I, Scene 2: Paradise… Lost
“Now, the serpent…” [Gen. 3:1]
• “Did God actually say…?”
• “You will not die” [Gen. 3:4; see Jn. 8:44]
• “She gave to her husband”
– Sin is universal (Rom. 3:23)
• “Their eyes were opened…knew…”
– Guilt and shame enter the world [3:7].
• Consequences [3:14-19, 22-24]
• What is our purpose here?
“All have sinned…” Romans 3:23
• Genesis 3:24 – sin blocks our path.
• My life’s duty and goal is to seek
the Tree of Life and reclaim it.
• It can be found: Revelation 2:7; 22:14
• Episode 1 Act II
Life Goes On…
• First childbirth, first community, the beginning of music and technology…
• Bright spots: Abel, Genesis 4:26, Enoch [5:21-24], Noah [Genesis 6:9.
• Episode I Act II
And Sin Goes On…
The first social sin, the first instance of anger, revenge, corrupted marriage…
Dark spots: Cain, Lamech [4:19, 23-24], mankind [6:5-7]

• Act III
Noah, the Flood & the Ark
Judgment, salvation and grace
• Noah rose above the culture. 7:1 Sin is
not inevitable.
• Noah followed directions, to the letter. 6:22
• The ark was the only means of salvation for Noah and his family. 7:16
• After the ordeal, God made a covenant with Noah (grace!) Gen. 9:11-13; 8:22
• Act III The Flood
Sin and Judgment
 Sin is real and every human being of age is accountable to God.
 Genesis 3-11
 Romans 3:10-20, 23
 There are consequences for sin.
 Genesis 3-11
 Romans 2:6; Acts 17:24
• Act III The Flood
Sin and Judgment
 Sin is real and every human being of age is accountable to God.
 Genesis 3-11
 Romans 3:10-20, 23
 There are consequences for sin.
 Genesis 3-11
 Romans 2:6; Acts 17:24
• Act IV
The Tower of Pride
“Let us make a name for ourselves…”
– Genesis 11:4; Prov. 16:18; Psa. 10:4
– What “name” are you making for yourself?
Languages confused, people scattered.

• Episode 2 Act 1
Abraham: His story
 Called out from Ur, then from Haran
• Gen. 11:27-32; 12:1; Acts 7:2-4
 The Promise…
 Land, nation, blessing of all nations (12:1-3)
 Bad choices: Abraham and Lot (ch 12 & 13)
 Rescues Lot, Melchizedek (ch 14)
 Abraham needs reassurance: covenant (ch 15)
 Patience fails, Hagar bears Ishmael (ch 16)
 Covenant of circumcision, Abraham and Sarah laugh
(ch 16-17)
• Episode I Act III
Lessons to take home
Promises made, promises kept – the way of God.
We are called from our comfort zone into a life of trusting submission.
The Christian’s life is a pilgrimage: this world is not my home.