This week, we will be covering Genesis 3:8-24, The Fall According to God.
It is sort of funny how the preaching calendar lined up this week. The Sunday that we are having our annual Fall Fest is the very Sunday we are talking about the fall of mankind.
Obviously, they are vastly different .
Genesis 3:8-24 tells us what went wrong with the world after our first parents sinned.
Shame.
Separation.
Selfishness.
Suffering.
Every aspect of our lives and our world has been impacted by sin.
We don't live in Eden any more.
Just look at the newspaper or listen to the news and that becomes painfully evident.
Understanding Genesis 3 gives us perspective on the world. It enables us to see things properly. It expands our view of the spiritual battle that we are in. It exposes our own selfish tendencies. It helps us understand the impact of shame. It shows us where the true problems of our culture lie. And it points us to the only hope that we truly have in this life.
Genesis 1-3 are absolutely essential if you are going to understand reality.
Let's dig deep into God's Word...and ask Him to open our eyes to His truth!

This week, we will be covering Genesis 3:1-7, Sin According to God.
What's wrong with the world?
What's wrong with you and me?
Why are relationships so hard...and so hurtful?
Why does God allow pain and suffering?
Why is there death?
And why did God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden in the first place?
Genesis 3 has been called "the seed plot of the Bible." In this chapter, many of the doctrines of the Christian faith take root.
Genesis 3 teaches us about temptation, sin, Satan, deception, guilt, shame, self-justification, conflict, pain, suffering, and death. Thankfully it also points us to the grace and hope that we have in Jesus Christ!
This Sunday we will examine more closely the goodness of God, the strategy of the serpent, and the fall of our first parents into sin.
May God deepen our faith in His Word, strengthen us against temptation, and awaken us to the beauty of His goodness and grace!
This week, we will be covering Genesis 3:1-7, Sin According to God.
What's wrong with the world?
What's wrong with you and me?
Why are relationships so hard...and so hurtful?
Why does God allow pain and suffering?
Why is there death?
And why did God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden in the first place?
Genesis 3 has been called "the seed plot of the Bible." In this chapter, many of the doctrines of the Christian faith take root.
Genesis 3 teaches us about temptation, sin, Satan, deception, guilt, shame, self-justification, conflict, pain, suffering, and death. Thankfully it also points us to the grace and hope that we have in Jesus Christ!
This Sunday we will examine more closely the goodness of God, the strategy of the serpent, and the fall of our first parents into sin.
May God deepen our faith in His Word, strengthen us against temptation, and awaken us to the beauty of His goodness and grace!

This week, we will be covering Genesis 2:18-25, Marriage According to God.
Marriage has certainly hit rough times in our nation. The current marriage rate in the U.S. has declined 60% over the last 50 years and is at the lowest rate that it has ever been in the history of our nation. We are seeing the fruits of this decline.
When marriage rates fall, that means that more and more children are born into homes where there is little stability and often a missing father or mother.
Trace just about every problem in America to its source and you will often find a broken home.
What is God's design of marriage?
Why is the family so important?
And how can we strengthen marriages and families in our own church and community?
It could be argued that these questions are the most important to answer if we truly want to see revival and transformation in our own nation.
As marriages go, so goes the family. As the family goes, so goes the nation.
May God speak to our hearts with His truth and strengthen our marriages, families, and relationships for His glory!