The Creator Created

Genesis 1-11 “Creation, Fall, Consequences” Genesis 1:1-2:3 “The Creator Created” — God created all things by speaking them into existence and this amazing truth establishes God as the only one worthy of our worship. Sermon Points: #1 The Sovereign Creator #2 The Creator's Creation #3 The Creator's Purpose - 8/23/20 Genesis 1:26-27 “Image Implications” — Human being were created in the image of God and have intrinsic value and worth because of it. Sermon Points: #1 The Image of God Defined: Mankind’s Being (What We Are) Mankind’s Capacity (What We Can Do) Mankind’s Function (How We Act) Mankind’s Relationship’s (How We Interact) #2 The Image of God Applied #3 The Image of God Redeemed - 8/30/20 Genesis 1:28-31 “Work Like God” — Most people don't think about the purpose of work and callings in their lives but the Bible reveals that our work has value as we image and reflect God in what we do. Points: #1 Why We Do (Deployed Image Bearers Reflecting God) #2 What We Do (Act Like God by Reflecting Him in the Tasks He Gives Us) #3 How We Should Do It (Godly Good Work to Bless) - 9/6/20 Genesis 2:4-17 “The Creation Covenant” — God crafted a perfect setting and gave Adam and Eve unique capacity to be in a moral covenant relationship with Him. Sermon Points: #1 Eden: The Ideal Environment #2 Adam: Moral & Intellectual Capacity #3 Covenant: How God Relates to us – 9/15/20 Genesis 2:18-25 “Good Gender, Good Marriage” — God created both male and female human beings as relational beings in His image to reflect Him for His glory. Sermon Points: (2:18-25): #1 Adam Lacking a Suitable Companion (18-20) #2 Rejoice in the gift of your Spouse (21-23) #3 One Flesh Marital Covenant Relationship (24-25) – 10/4/20 Genesis 3 “The Consequential Fall” — The world’s biggest problem began and continues today because of the original or first sin in the garden. Sermon Points: #1 The Temptation (1-5) #2 The Original Sin (6-7) #3 The Confrontation (8-13) #4 The Consequences (14-19) #5 The New Habitation (20-24) – 10/11/20 Genesis 3:15 “The Gospel in Genesis” — God gives Gospel hope even in the midst of giving the terrible consequences of the fall. Sermon Points: #1 God went to Adam & Eve in their sin #2 Redemption Anticipated & Prophesied #3 Hope in ALL the consequences of the fall #4 Covering provided through sacrifice #5 The 1st Adam vs the 2nd Adam – 10/18/20 Genesis 4 “Family Murder” — The first real life horror story of murder and deception comes shortly after the consequential fall into sin. Sermon Points: #1 True Worship vs False Worship (1-7) #2 A Rebellious Heart Leading to Angry Murder (8-16) #3 The Offspring of the Serpent Getting Worse (17-24) #4 The Offspring of the Woman’s Glimmer of Hope (25-26) – 10/25/20 Genesis 5:1-6:8 “Degradation & Near Extermination” — After the fall mankind continued to get worse and progressed into more pervasive corruption by choosing to pursue sinful desires instead of walking with God. Sermon Points: #1 Generations of Death: Cain vs Seth’s offspring (Gen 5) #2 From bad, to worse, to almost complete extermination (6:1-7) #3 Grace, hope, and continuation through Noah (Genesis 6:8) – 11/21/20 Genesis 6:9-7:24 “God’s Flood of Judgement” — God's judgement in the flood points us to the need of His grace to escape future judgement like Noah and his family. Sermon Points: #1 Noah: Saved by grace through faith… #2 God: Love, Wrath, & Judgement… #3 Jesus Christ: The Better Ark... – 8/8/20 Genesis 8:1-9-17 “The Noahic Covenant” — The aftermath of the flood reveals God's unconditional gracious promise as well as the importance for believers to lead their families in the worship of God and obedience to his word. Sermon Points: #1 Out of the Ark (8:1-19) #2 Worship, Reset, & New Rules (8:20-9:7) #3 An Everlasting Covenant (9:8-17) – 11/15/20 Genesis 9:18-11:26 “Scattered Nations” — Noah’s son’s descendants are sovereignly spread out over the face of the earth after the babel incident leading to God’s special favor on one of Shem’s descendants. Sermon Points: #1 Adam, Noah, Nations, Abraham… (Gen 10; 11:10-26) #2 Sinful Family Matters… (Gen 9:18-29) #3 Scattered from the Towers… (Gen 11:1-9) - 11/22/20