Genesis 11:1-9Great ― God = Bad The people who built the city ultimately called Babel were unified. Pastor Shannon noted that people today similarly hunger for unity and peace but turn to means such as politics in a vain effort to achieve it. He asserted that true, lasting unity among...
Genesis 9:18-29 Thank God for a church that doesn’t skip over Scripture passages that are difficult or uncomfortable. Thank Him for the training and preparation that equip our pastors to teach us well. Many passages of Scripture are self-explanatory, but I’m confident all of us...
Genesis 9:1-17 Pastor Dave explained that, even though the “bookends” of this section of Genesis 9 are the command, “Be fruitful and multiply,” the main theme is death. Take time before the Lord to imagine a world without killing – whether man killing beast...
Genesis 6:9 – 7:24 The writer of Genesis calls Noah righteous and blameless. Noah’s righteousness was not sinlessness but rather obedience to God’s commands. Pastor Dave asserted that we, who know we are saved by grace not works, often fail to take God’s commands...
Genesis 6:1-8 Yesterday Pastor Dave explained three different interpretations of who the “sons of God” were, and he concluded that we cannot say dogmatically which, if any, is correct. My small group frequently comes to the same conclusion as we study Revelation and consider...
Genesis 4:1-26 As Pastor Shannon stressed yesterday, we humans downplay, underestimate, or flat-out fail to recognize sin, especially in ourselves. It is not a pleasant topic, after all. It’s depressing to realize that sin is not just something I do now and then; it’s who I am...
Genesis 2:4-25 So many people live in despair today, believing their lives are accidental and pointless. Does that describe anyone who is part of your life, even tangentially? Pray that he (or she) will discover that he is made in God’s image, quickened to life by God’s own...
Genesis 2:1-3 Spend time before the Lord considering how you typically view the Sabbath Is it simply a day to rest and rejuvenate for the work week ahead? Is it a day to pay your religious dues? Is the Sabbath a topic you avoid because it brings to mind competing lists of Dos and...
Genesis 1:1-31 In introducing Genesis, Pastor Dave stressed his desire to focus on the things God wants to teach us about Himself and avoid being sidetracked by debates such as evolution vs. creationism. I identified with his concern because my small group is studying Revelation, which also...
All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass.The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever. (1 Peter 1:24-25, quoting Isaiah 40:7-8) For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having...