Sermons onGenesis 1

Asking for a Friend

• 22:10Genesis 1

  These are questions that creation indicts Job on. Genesis 1 and 2, indict a guilty man. There's no way Job could know all these things. And I believe that this lies at the heart of the matter. If you ask me, Pastor, why did Job suffer? Why am I suffering? Even if Job received an answer, it wouldn't take his pain away.

Asking for a Friend

• 3:38Genesis 1

  And yet, because of Christ, he draws near to us. So if you have your Bibles, I hope you do. We're going to look at every Scripture from Genesis to John today. So let's start in Genesis 1, 26. We're going to look at the image of God upon us. We're going to look at the identity of God by his name. We're going to look at the incarnation of God through Jesus Christ. And then we are going to finish on the…

• 3:57Genesis 1

  And then we are going to finish on the invitation of God through Christ to all who believe. So we see in Genesis 1, I think we begin here. We're going to begin, just biblical theology is beginning where the Bible begins. And we see in the very beginning, in Genesis, that God, in chapter 1, verse 26, God said, Let us make man in our image according to our likeness.

Jeremiah

• 12:35Genesis 1

  …those five covenants just real briefly because I want to show you how Jesus actually fulfills those other five covenants. So let's start with Adam, not Abraham, Adam. Adam's the first one we want to start with. So in Genesis 1 through 3, we don't see the word covenant anywhere. But there is that partnership that God makes with Adam.

Asking for a Friend

• 6:46Genesis 1

  to deliver a message on how you can know the hidden will of God, I simply say, I can't do that because it's untraceable and it's unknowable. Sermon over. But there's another portion of the will of God. The permissible will of God is the revealed will of God. So for instance, in Genesis 1-3, we know that God said, let there be light. And because we woke up this morning to the sun,

Matthew

• 9:38Genesis 1

  in the beginning genesis 1 chapter 1 and so Matthew reminds you that there was a beginning and Matthew says there's going to be a new beginning and we need a new beginning because if you turn again into Malachi the end of the Old Testament ends with a warning that if you disobey God there is a curse and Malachi doesn't make

Kings and Kingdoms

• 12:22Genesis 1

  If you go back with me all the way to Genesis 1 and 2, as we read, we see that God speaks the earth into existence. He sparks life. He establishes order. And then he forms a relationship with mankind, Adam and Eve. But then we get to Genesis 3 and we see that because of sin, man can no longer dwell in harmony with God and brokenness enters the world.

When in Romans

• 2:31Genesis 1

  What is the very first thing, not that you heard, but the very first word that creation heard God say? In Genesis 1, 26, the scriptures describe what is called the imago Dei, this image of God. The Bible describes it this way. God said, let us make man in our image according to our likeness. And thankfully, God did not create you in his image and leave you void and leave you empty.

• 3:11Genesis 1

  …there was emptiness and void throughout the waters. So God creates and then he fills. He cleanses you of your sin and he fills you with his righteousness. This is a holy pattern that began from the very beginning. Genesis 1, 26, let us create man in our image, the imago Dei. And now we have this imperative day. Then God said to Adam and to humanity.

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You Asked for it

• 12:27Genesis 1

  It is worthy of our intellectual pursuits. And that is not a scientific desire alone. Because we see in the word of God that the material world has value, do we not? Look at Genesis 1. It's amazing that when we start where the Bible starts, that human flourishing begins. Right here, Genesis 1.1, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

• 12:43Genesis 1:1

  Right here, Genesis 1.1, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Verse 3 and 4. God said, let there be light. And when God says it, it happens. There was light. God saw that the light was what? Good. So when science says that we should give our lives or give our intellectual pursuits to study the material world, because the material world has value, we should say, absolutely it does.

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You Asked for it

• 14:30Genesis 1:1

  We just think, well, if things went to the way they used to be, then our lives would be right again. And you just think, well, if I could have things the way they used to be. So how far do you need to go back to the way they used to be? Because as I read the Bible, you need to go back to Genesis 1:1. Pre-fall. Because there's no glory day after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden that was good, holy, and right.

Dear Church

• 7:28Genesis 1

  So in the beginning, in Genesis 1, chapter 26, it starts this way. God said, let us make man in our image according to our likeness. So with one word, and I love how God creates. He creates by what scholars call divine fiat. God didn't go into the factory and create us. He spoke things into existence. That's the power of the word of our Lord. And with one word, he created you and he created me.

The Name

• 13:51Genesis 1

  …from the Hebrew Bible. So we are going to look at what is John doing. We are going to look at the so what, why it matters for us. And we are going to look at the now what, how we live this out. So if you go back to Genesis 1-2, and if you don't want to turn there, we have it on the screen. The word shows up.

• 14:16Genesis 1

  The word shows up. Remember in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was void and formless and waters covered the deep and the spirit hovered over the surface of the waters. It's a pretty bleak picture. And in verse 3 of Genesis 1, something happens. And you might be able to tell by the sermon today what's going to happen. Then God said,

The Name

• 11:26Genesis 1:1

  Genesis 1.1 says, in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Matthew says, in the very beginning, this is the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, and the son of Abraham. In Scripture, what we call toledot formulas in Hebrew, it's the, these are the generations of dot, dot, dot. They almost always began with the first person chronologically.

Suitcase

• 7:53Genesis 1

  The Bible says that there is a will of God that scholars call his active will. Or the decretive will of God. It is what God decrees. And what God decrees will happen. Let me give you, for instance, in Genesis chapter 1, in verse 3. The Bible says everything was void. Everything was dark. There was nothing. And God spoke in Genesis 1, verse 3. Let there be light.

• 8:04Genesis 1

  The Bible says that there is a will of God that scholars call his active will. Or the decretive will of God. It is what God decrees. And what God decrees will happen. Let me give you, for instance, in Genesis chapter 1, in verse 3. The Bible says everything was void. Everything was dark. There was nothing. And God spoke in Genesis 1, verse 3. Let there be light.

Because He Lives

• 16:41Genesis 1

  Many of us, we believe in the resurrection, but we might dismiss the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. But it is vital for our faith, and it makes a difference in our lives. So let's unpack this. In Genesis 1, 31. You can turn there. It's the very first book of your Bible, but it will be on the screen. God did this and said this. God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. So let's pause there.

Facts

• 7:47Genesis 1:26

  Let's go to Genesis, chapter 1, verses 26 and 27. And you're going to have to listen fast, because I'm a fast talker, okay? So it says in Genesis, chapter 1, 26 and 27. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image." God didn't make no junk, okay? Matter of…

• 7:54Genesis 1

  Let's go to Genesis, chapter 1, verses 26 and 27. And you're going to have to listen fast, because I'm a fast talker, okay? So it says in Genesis, chapter 1, 26 and 27. Then God said, "Let us make man in our image." God didn't make no junk, okay?…

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Advent

• 22:03Genesis 1:1

  Haste, haste to bring Him all, the babe. Haste, haste to bring Him all, the babe. Haste, haste to bring Him all, the babe. Good story has a beginning. And the story, the narrative of the Lord is no different. The first we see in Scripture in Genesis 1:1 begins this way. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty.

• 5:49Genesis 1

  of your Bible, find Genesis chapter 1-1. And when you find that verse, you'll see that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. So right there in Genesis 1-1, we have God. Everyone agree with that? Yes. Verse number two. So from the very beginning

• 6:01Genesis 1

  of your Bible, find Genesis chapter 1-1. And when you find that verse, you'll see that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. So right there in Genesis 1-1, we have God. Everyone agree with that? Yes. Verse number two. So from the very beginning

B2Church

• 29:45Genesis 1

  And after the end of that fifth day, God has created all this, and we see in Genesis 1 that Jesus says, God says, it is good. So God creates the birds, the birds that Jesus is talking about here, and he says, they are good. But on the sixth day, when God created these unique things we call humanity, Adam, right?

• 30:34Genesis 1

  He actually said in Genesis 1, 26 and 27, let us make man according to our likeness, according to our image. You see, you and I are unique in all of creation. You're not like the birds. You're not like the buffalo. You're not like the fish. We are…

Numbers

• 13:36Genesis 1:1

  …our lives. And I just want to be someone who, if nothing else happens in my life, if I can just hear God speak, that changes everything. Just to know the presence of God is here. And you go back to Genesis. Think about Genesis 1.1. That there was nothing. It says that there was darkness and there was void of form.

Habakkuk

• 39:12Genesis 1:1

  How does the father respond to difficult times? How does God respond when we scream out, why? John 3.16 beautifully reminds us how the Lord responds. For God. It means God took the initiative. So loved the world. This is not the ideal world. This is not the Genesis 1.1 world. This is the brokenness in the world. That he sent his only son.

• 18:14Genesis 1

  A baby is a boy and a youth and a man. They're always human, but his outer form changes all the time. So when Paul is saying that Jesus is in the form of God, he is saying that he is 100% God. And we see God at work in the Trinity throughout Scripture. We see in Genesis 1, it says, Let us make man in our likeness and in our image. And in John 1, it says, In the beginning was the Word, which is Jesus,

Leviticus

• 26:27Genesis 1

  spoke everything into existence in Genesis 1. And I'm going to hurt my feelings real quick. God does not need approval now in my life. God doesn't ask me, well, Josh, what do you think about this before I decide if it's good for you? God already knows what is best…

Leviticus

• 3:55Genesis 1:1

  So if you have your Bibles open, turn to Genesis 1.1. I want to quickly just go through the entire metanarrative of the Pentateuch. So metanarrative is the string or the strand that God uses to tell his story. Genesis 1.1. I believe that not only every word in scripture is God breathed, but they are intentional and it is purposeful. So God didn't just inspire the words and breathe them out and they became a jumble mess.

• 4:14Genesis 1:1

  So if you have your Bibles open, turn to Genesis 1.1. I want to quickly just go through the entire metanarrative of the Pentateuch. So metanarrative is the string or the strand that God uses to tell his story. Genesis 1.1. I believe that not only every word in scripture is God breathed, but they are intentional and it is purposeful. So God didn't just inspire the words and breathe them out and they became a jumble mess.

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Reformation: 5 statements that form/faith

• 38:10Genesis 1

  …That's not thankfulness. Verse number four. When you look at the world, are you pessimistic? Well, the world's not as good as it used to be. You're right. It's called the fall. It started thousands of years ago in Genesis 1. So if you're trying to get back to the old days, you have a long way to go. My hope was not in the old days.

• 22:58Genesis 1:26

  i am here today is common grace of god like we don't deserve life i know we think that way but god created us and fashioned us in his image and then we sing a song earlier it is his breath and our lungs that in genesis 1 26 were made in his image in genesis 2 15 the bible says that god breathed life into the nostrils of man that the fact that we're even alive is a testimony that god is real and that he is good

Ducks in a Row

• 19:33Genesis 1:26

  If the only reason you work is to find your purpose in life, you will never find it. There's no job in the world that is satisfying of our soul. There's none. Genesis 1:26 says, The Lord has made us in his image according to our likeness, and he gave man the authority to have dominion. So we are made in the likeness of God first, and then we find identity and dominion second. So if you…

Exodus

• 12:13Genesis 1:1

  Because in us, the image of God, there's something in you and I that is longing for the presence of God. And that began in the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 1:1, God created the heavens and the earth. We're part of that. And so God is weaving his glory and his presence into our life. He said, "Well, Pastor, how do you know that?" In Genesis 2:15, the first man, Adam, is formed by the very hand of God

Advent 2016

• 31:35Genesis 1

  If Jesus Christ is your light, live knowing that God separates darkness from light. If Jesus is your light, know that God can separate light from darkness. You say, well, how do you know that? I don't see that in Isaiah. It's in Genesis 1-3. Before there was light, darkness covered everything. You say, well, I can't conceive of that. I can't either. Just trust him. And in verse 3, God said, let there be light. And there was light.

Genesis (Foundations)

• 11:26Genesis 1:28

  Let's esteem ourselves. Let's make a name for ourselves. Let's put a stamp on this. We did this. God is excluded. And here's the second sin. Lest we be dispersed over the face of the earth. This statement is in complete defiance of God's will. At this present moment in time. Genesis 1.28. Be fruitful and multiply.

• 12:10Genesis 1

  …us and a tower. And we're going to make a name great for ourselves. And we're going to thumb our nose up at God. Because we know what he said to do. And we're not going to do it. This is ultimately God's plan from Genesis 1 has always been and always will be. To cover over the earth so that they can spread his name and his goodness over the earth. And so, what the Babylonians are saying is, No, we're not going to do that. Because we have…

Genesis (Foundations)

• 0:07Genesis 1

  If you have your Bibles with you this morning, and I hope that you do, please turn to the book of Genesis. And we will look together really at one verse, and that is Genesis 1, chapter 1, verse 26. With the idea, the biblical idea that we are created in His image, and we're going to ask the question, Lord, what does that mean? Father, how do we apply that? How do we live that out? Have you…

• 38:23Genesis 1

  Lastly, I want to share this with you, though, about image. We are created in the image of God, Genesis 1, 26, before Genesis 3. So does everyone agree Genesis 1 comes before Genesis 3? Next week, we're going to look in Genesis 3, that we have the catastrophic fall of sin in the world. And because of one sin, man's…

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Genesis (Foundations)

• 0:44Genesis 1

  So here I am. I didn't know definitely until around 7.30 yesterday afternoon. And so I've been hard at it. Not much sleep. And so anyway, here we go. If you would turn with me to Genesis chapter 1. We're going to continue. And actually we're starting a new series in Genesis. And hopefully you have gotten some information about that out in the foyer and some little booklets. We want you to know what's coming.

• 3:26Genesis 1

  And so if you don't get your foundation right, if you don't get your spiritual foundation right, everything else that is built on that, it can be shaky. And so that's what I love about Genesis. Genesis 1, 1 through 3. In the beginning. In the beginning. And I could literally say, okay, that's it. Let's pray. Let's go home. But we're not going to do that. And so let's just start with the first phrase. In the beginning.…

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• 3:58Genesis 1

  and our relationships and all of those things. And somewhere along the way, we forget, we forget to be connected to the star maker. You see, we must be connected to the star maker. Turn with me to Genesis chapter 1. You say, wow, what an interesting statement. Being connected to the star maker. Genesis chapter 1 verse 16. And God, this is the fourth day now, and God made two great lights and the greater light to govern the day and…

• 4:05Genesis 1:16

  …forget, we forget to be connected to the star maker. You see, we must be connected to the star maker. Turn with me to Genesis chapter 1. You say, wow, what an interesting statement. Being connected to the star maker. Genesis chapter 1 verse 16. And God, this is the fourth day now, and God made two great lights and the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He made the stars also. You see,

• 22:10Genesis 1:27

  …girls speak first and men and boys never catch up amen they they're smarter than us they're better looking and they're smarter than us male uses about 30 000 words a day a female uses about 50 000 words a day james genesis chapter 1 verse 27 flip back over genesis chapter 1 verse 27 i want you to read this verse along with me as well and god created man in his own image and in the image of god he created him male and female and he created them he didn't…

• 22:10Genesis 1:27

  …girls speak first and men and boys never catch up amen they they're smarter than us they're better looking and they're smarter than us male uses about 30 000 words a day a female uses about 50 000 words a day james genesis chapter 1 verse 27 flip back over genesis chapter 1 verse 27 i want you to read this verse along with me as well and god created man in his own image and in the image of god he created him male and female and he created them he didn't…

• 9:28Genesis 1:26

  Let's take a look at this. Let's go back to Genesis 1.26.

• 9:50Genesis 1:26

  …that there's something essential in the woman that makes her motherly, that makes her motherly before she has children. Before children even enter into the world, there's something about her. And then let's look at Genesis 1.26. Then God said, let us make man in our image after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish and over the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every…

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• 8:46Genesis 1

  I want you to note that while we read Genesis chapter 1, Genesis chapter 2, And the creation stories that exist there, And the beautiful creation of man and woman, That Satan is looking at what God is doing. And just as he, when he was in heaven with God, And desired God's…

• 0:57Genesis 1:28

  Genesis chapter 1, verse 28, and then Ephesians chapter 5, verse 22. And the reason that I want to put so much emphasis on marriage these last few days is that it is time that we, the church, were the ones that literally became an example of what…

• 12:25Genesis 1

  …a little chemistry study as well. But, first of all, as we read down in Ephesians chapter 5, we have a New Testament understanding of marriage brought about but what God is, it's no different than what God has said in Genesis chapter 1. But in Ephesians chapter 5,

• 1:03Genesis 1

  group uh you can actually still have uh working well let's just get on with that hey cecil if you have your bibles with you i want you to turn with me to genesis chapter one and genesis chapter two we're going to look this morning we're going to talk about marriage and we're going to talk about the life of uh where it began and and and and how god sees it because we we live in a day when marriage

• 5:53Genesis 1

  says and how it began and let's take off from there and see where we land okay look with me at genesis chapter 1 beginning in verse 26 and we have an overview of creation we don't have the first creation and then the second creation in chapter 2 we have an overview of how god did things and then we have a dissecting of that overview in genesis chapter 2 and a much more personal view as god demonstrates

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