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Genesis- From Dust To Life
Contributed by Brian Williams on Jun 4, 2024 (message contributor)
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1. The Greater Blessing - Genesis 15
Contributed on Jun 4, 2024
Life is filled with choices and opportunities. How do we know which choices to make and what opportunities are from God or not?
Last week we studied the passage in Genesis 13:3-18 where we saw that Abram and Lot were prospering, so much so that they needed to expand their territory and go their separate ways. Throughout this transition, Abram stayed close to God and learned to settle things God’s way. Lot on other hand ...read more
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2. God's Plan For The Nations
Contributed on Jun 4, 2024
What materials are we using to build our lives and our futures? What are we using to build our relationships, our marriages and or our families?
In chapter 10 we see a record of the generations of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. It’s referred to as the Table of 70 nations - a record of all the nations that came from Noah’s and his sons and as they were dispersed. What is interesting is that, chronologically, chapter 10 should come ...read more
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3. The Marks Of A Spiritual Person
Contributed on Jun 4, 2024
Abram settled his tents in the place that God had called him. From beginning to the end of this story, though he failed many times, he always built and alter to the Lord.
As we spoke about Genesis 12 last week, we saw that there was a famine in the land and Abram took a natural, commonsensical path and made his way down to Egypt. While in Egypt, we didn’t see Abram erect monuments to or call upon his God - instead he took what he felt was the smartest, most ...read more
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4. Confirming The Covenant
Contributed on Jun 15, 2024
God is bringing us back to the Garden, the new Jerusalem - the city which has foundations whose architect and builder is God - the place of deep fulfillment in every sense.
In this Genesis series, we can see that one of the themes running through the book is “blessing.” One of the meanings of the Hebrew word for blessing is “deep fulfillment.” When God created Adam and Eve they were in a blessed state - they were deeply fulfilled. However, as soon as they were exiled ...read more