In the Beginning Pt 1 – The Importance of the Old Testament
The Apostle Paul wrote, “Everything that was written in the past was written to teach us…so that we might have hope” (Romans 15:4). As we get ready to dive into the the story of Genesis and Exodus, we look at the importance of the Old Testament and all that it means …
In the Beginning Pt 2 – Creation
Some people — even followers of Jesus — don’t know what they feel about the story of creation and Genesis 1. Could it possibly be true? As we see in Hebrews 11:3, this is a conversation about faith. Do we believe that God is truly who He says He is?
In the Beginning Pt 3 – Finding Fulfillment
Everyone wants fulfillment. No one wants the heartache of an empty life. In the story of creation, we find evidence of five aspects of humanity God designed into our common story that show us how we can find true fulfillment.
In the Beginning Pt 4 – The Fall
Into the middle of creation — in all its beautiful perfection — came the ruin of sin. And we find that sin always shatters relationship, truth and life. But that’s not the end of the story, because Jesus came to restore what had been destroyed!
In the Beginning Pt 5 – Noah
Do you ever feel like you’re the only one you know who is trying to follow God? That was Noah’s story. And while God needed to do a “reset” on the human story, Noah discovered imporant things about God — things we need to know as well.
In the Beginning Pt 6 – Abraham
Abraham is known as the “father of our faith,” who not only heard the promises God made to him, but held to them without wavering. Through his journeys he discovered much about what God does and does not do — things we’ll benefit from learning as well.
In the Beginning Pt 7 – Isaac
Throughout Scripture God is known as “the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” Like many of us, Isaac was a second-generation believer. And his life teaches us how to thrive in our faith in this second-gen position.
In the Beginning Pt 8 – Jacob
For much of their lives, Jacob and his twin brother, Esau, were at odds with each other — to the point of murder. But they experienced a miraculous reconcilation. Jacob’s experience teaches us truths about reconcilation we can experience in our own lives — with God and others from whom we’ve …
In the Beginning Pt 9 – Joseph
Joseph’s life was a crazy adventure — from prison to the palace — as he became the one God could use to accomplish a great mission. Learn from his story the lesson all of us desperately need: “I can’t — but God can.”
In the Beginning Pt 10 – Moses
The story of Exodus is one of God’s intervention to bring freedom to those trapped in captivity and oppression. And as Moses learned, God’s revelation is always intended to bring our liberation. But before he could lead others to freedom, he needed to become free himself. And it all happened at …