Category: Sermon

Heaven Genesis 5 Genesis 4:  The stage is set There are two types of people: Those who know God’s love and seek relationship with him (Abel and Seth) Those who don’t understand God’s love and seek to use Him (Cain)

Worship, Sin, Murder Genesis 4:1-26 Difference between the offerings Abel’s offering Matt 23:35 – Abel was righteous. Heb 11:4 – Abel’s righteousness came by faith. Abel’s worship was because of faith. Abel’s offering shows he was concerned about his relationship

Order of Society: Gender Roles part 2 Genesis 2:4-24 Head coverings? – 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Cultural identification of married women. Church tradition: symbolizes husband’s headship of his wife. Why does it matter? – vv. 2-3 God is a god of

Order of Society:  Gender Roles part 1 Genesis 2:4-24 Are there clearly established gender roles in Genesis? Egalitarian view – complete and total _____________ in all things between gender. OR Elitist view – one gender is given the _____________ responsibility

Creation of Humanity Genesis 2:4-24 (ESV) These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. When no bush of the field was

Creation & Genesis, Part 3 Genesis 1:20-2:3 (ESV) ~ Creation Days 5 through 7 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” So

Creation & Genesis, Part 2 Genesis 1:6-19 (ESV) And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” And God made the expanse and separated the waters

Creation & Genesis Creation of Light – Genesis 1:1-5 (ESV) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God

Genesis 1:1 – 2:25 (ESV) Creation Account Three creation accounts? 1:1 1:2 – 2:3 2:4 – 2:25 Use to support the documentary hypothesis JEPD – 1:1 – 2:3 and 2:4 – 2:25 Claim to show different styles of writing Claim

Genesis 1:1 (ESV) In the beginning, God Implications There is nothing greater than God Everything originates from God Creation should point to God Time should testify concerning God The term used for God hints at the nature of God There

Authorship • Tradition says Moses • 1670 Baruch Spinoza • 1753 Jean Astruc • 1780 Johann Eichhorn • 1802 Johann Vater • 1805 Wilhelm De Wette Documentary Hypothesis J-document – Yahwist – 850 BC E-document – Elohist – 750 BC