Genesis Starts this Sunday

Come join us as we start a new study in the book of Genesis!  This Sunday we will start a twelve week study of the book of Genesis and will start by discsusing the general themes and stories throughout this book. 

Some ideas you may want to contemplate are:  (1) When you consider the book of Genesis, what themes come to mind?  (2) What role does God's grace play in this book and where do we see it demonstrated?  (3) How does the beginning of Scripture as set forth in Genesis 1: 1,2 relate to the end of Scripture found in Revelation 22?

This is NOT a dry text; rather, it's full of God's redemptive plan for our lives and includes fascinating stories that relate to us on a daily basis.  I have no doubt that our relationship to the Creator will be drawn closer if we will commit to the faithful study of God's word.

Moses, the author of this book, talks about creation and God's glory in Psalm 90:2, "Before the mountains were born, or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God."

Schedule and Themes

Here is a list of the ideas and themes we will be studying in the coming weeks.  Maybe you want to take a look at the text before each Sunday in order to offer your thoughts and insight.

Week 1:  Introduction to the book of Genesis.  God's theme of redemption and grace.
Week 2:  God speaks in creation:  Gen. 1-2.
Week 3:  Science's view of creation:  proof of a divine creator.
Week 4:  Sin enters the world:  fall and the flood.
Week 5:  God calls Abraham:  a man of faith.
Week 6:  Sin manifests its effect on God's creation:  Jacob and Esau.
Week 7:  Jacob:  the life of a deceiver.
Week 8:  Joseph part 1.
Week 9:  Joseph part 2.
Week 10:  Judah:  a story of sin and reconciliation.
Week 11:  God fulfills his promise:  the death of Jacob and Joseph
Week 12:  Conclusions and summary.