Genesis 2 is an amplification of day 6 in creation week ( Genesis 1:26-29 ) · More information · Deeper understanding · Indicator to us that this particular part of creation was significant. A closer look at creation reveals that we were made to have a relationship with God . Its seen in our likeness…

The central lesson deals with true and false worship, true and false approaches to God. (POSB)

Have you trusted, personally, God’s remedy for your individual sin? are you covered by the righteousness of Christ, your sinless substitute sacrifice?

OLC Senior Pastor Rich Miller preaches on the return to Eden and in part 1 of this series discusses the fall of man in the garden.

Follow the generations of a people who chose to depart from God.

A beautiful, perfect place—paradise! God created the heavens and the earth. God created all living creatures that crawl on the ground, that swim in the waters, and that fly in the air. God created man; in His own image He created them, male and female He created them. And it was good! Very good. It was…

We hear the word justice today and for many it only conjures up the idea of criminal justice, but the idea of justice in the story of Scripture is so much more than just criminal justice.

Theme: To the church in Ephesus. John is instructed by God to write to the seven churches. They form the unveiling of Jesus to the world and to the bride. He’s encouraging the bride for what it is to come and he is also giving correction for how we live on earth.

Today we read of the children of Israel, who came to Moses complaining that they had no bread. For forty years they wandered in the wilderness, grumbling every step of the way about what they would eat and drink. And yet during all that time not one of them starved or died of thirst. God himself fed…

INTRODUCCION Buenas tardes hermanos, es un gozo estar juntos nuevamente para adorar a nuestro Señor y escuchar su Palabra. Hace unas semanas conversaba con unos compañeros de trabajo, y surgió la pregunta de si seguiríamos trabajando si ganáramos la lotería. Todos dijeron que definitivamente no, y se…

Introduction We continue today in our series “Beginnings.” This series has led us through many different beginnings already, including the beginning of the world and universe, time, man, marriage, society, and so much more. But last week we looked at the beginning of evil -or sin- in man. We talked quite…

Introduction Our world is certainly obsessed with origins. It is typically at the origin of something that you will also pursuit of an origin they are really searching for is meaning. This is at the root of our dilema. Our spiritual dilema our relational dilema and the meaning of our existence. It is…

Intro Icebreaker - what is your favorite movie soundtrack? / Theme? Personally, I love working out to movie soundtracks Today, we are trying to answer What does the Garden of Eden have to do with us? Illustration: Think of the Garden like a theme to your favorite movie. It plays at the beginning, but…

The Choice! In life we make so many choices. Something that I chose today The bible is filled with choices that have been made. God chose to create the world and you. When God Created the earth He made a beautiful garden and in it He designed mankind with choices. 8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden…

Not all water in the Bible is life-giving. Water often symbolizes chaos. Jonah went to a type of Hell in the deep water. God destroys the world in a flood. God “smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the water” ( Ps. 72:13 ). God later killed the Egyptian army in the Red Sea waters. Even in creation,…

I. The land of Eden A. Is unknown Potential locations, or suggested locations? Northern Iran- Geographical similarities to Eden Eastern Turkey- Tigris and Euphrates rivers are thought to have had their source hear Southern Iraq- This is where Euphrates and Tigris merge Africa- Oldest evidence of humans…

Man was created by God to work. God placed Adam in Eden to work.

Adam and Eve break the one rule in the garden: Do not eat of the fruit in the midst of the tree. Their selfish actions alter the rest of humanity until the promised offspring comes to crush the head of the serpent.

Evil vs. Good - Free will There is no Race like our culture tries to enforce on us which promotes Diversity. The ONE RACE IS THE - HUMAN RACE. Everyone I encounter always objects to the different races in our culture - White, Hispanic, African American Example: Echinoderm (Star fish family) found on…

Worldview Questions We have looked at how everybody has a born-in desire to live in a better/perfect world. We have looked at how in the bible God has promised that very world. And last week we saw how Jesus gave us glimpses and foretastes of that world. But we still live in a world that is broken, what…

CREATION AND THE GARDEN WERE TEMPLES GENESIS 1 IS A POEM DESCRIBING THE CREATION OF THE COSMOS IN FUNCTIONAL TERMS. IT IS A TEMPLE TEXT. 1 Thus says the Lord : “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool; what is the house that you would build for me, and what is the place of my rest? 2 All these…

GOD HAS JUST DELIVERED HIS PEOPLE THROUGH THE SEA (CHAOS/DEATH) AND JUDGED EGYPT/GODS. NOW HE LEADS THEM FORWARD AND WE'RE GIVEN A GLIMPSE OF GOD'S ULTIMATE PURPOSE/DESIGN. 22 Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness…

Christ gives us the fullness of life by restoring our access to worship God.