Genesis 1.1-25 Sermon [7 pages]
God introduces the protagonist of the biblical story! What can we know and how is that useful to us?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † handout [1 page]
• † slides [23 slides]

Genesis 1.26-31 Sermon [7 pages]
What is the meaning of life? What is our purpose? What does it mean that people were created in God's image?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [21 slides]

Genesis 2.1-3 Sermon [7 pages]
Many people misunderstand the Sabbath, either dismissing it as legalism or becoming legalistic about it themselves. What were God's goals for the Sabbath? What were his guidelines? Do they still apply in the New Covenant Era for the church?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † handout [1 page]
• † slides [21 slides]

Genesis 2.4-17 Sermon [7 pages]
What was Adam's relationship with God on his first day of life? What moral philosophy did God give to Adam, and how can that help us today?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [16 slides]

Genesis 2.18-25 Sermon [7 pages]
God had given Adam everything necessary to succeed as his image, except one blessing. What was missing in the garden paradise?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [25 slides]

Genesis 3.1-7 Sermon [7 pages]
Equipped with everything they needed to live as God's image, how would the first people react to the crisis, the narrative tension, introduced by the serpent?

• † devotion [2 pages]
• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [30 slides]

Genesis 3.8-13 Sermon [6 pages]
How will the first people respond to their own sin and the literary crisis? Also, the first step in God's provision of grace.

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [15 slides]

Genesis 3.14-24 Sermon [6 pages]
How will God, the protagonist of the narrative, respond to the great crisis? Partly with judgement that affects even us today; but also with grace that included three parts which prophetically point the way to peace with God for us today.

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [17 slides]

Genesis 4.1-15 Sermon [7 pages]
We say this is the story of Cain and Abel. But maybe it is more about how we respond to God's revelation. First, why is Abel and his sacrifice considered righteous, while Cain and his are not? Second, how can we be more like Abel and less like Cain? "Don't murder your brother" is a good start, but there is a deeper issue here.

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [17 slides]

Genesis 4.16-5.32 Sermon [7 pages]
Two lines of descent from Adam and Eve: Cain's family, away from God; Seth's family, passing on the promise of the coming seed of the woman who would be the savior. God uses the contrast not only for a lesson in walking with him by faith and obedience, but also to inform about the lineage of the promised seed, and to provide some remarkable examples of faith.

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [22 slides]

Genesis 6.1-8 Sermon [7 pages]
Since these verses provide a bridge from the families of Cain and Seth to the flood narrative of Noah, we know they are important. But what exactly is going on here? Who are the Sons of God, the Daughters of Men, the Nephilim?

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [23 slides]

Genesis 6.1-7.24 Sermon [7 pages]
Five things we can learn from the first half of the Noah narrative. How was Noah distinctive? Why did God deliver him? How should we respond?

• † handout [2 pages]
• † slides [14 slides]

Genesis 8.1-9.17 Sermon [7 pages]
God "remembers," so there is blessing, empowerment, and an improved and confirmed covenant. How would Noah respond? Why did God place a special restriction on Noah and his family about blood? What can all this teach us today?

• † slides [10 slides]
• † handout [2 pages]

Genesis 9.18-29 Sermon [7 pages]
What happens when Noah screws up? Grace and repercussions... Also, what the Bible says about alcohol and addiction, and why we are more at risk today.

• † slides [15 slides]
• † handout [2 pages]

Genesis 10.1-11.9 Sermon [7 pages]
Parallels between Adam and Noah, the Tower of Babel and beyond, multiple nations and languages, and how it all relates to Israel and us.

• † slides [12 slides]
• † handout [2 pages]