Battles & Blessings – 2 train tracks analogy?? Battles Genesis 14:1–24 In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha...
Faith (internal conviction & external action) Critics/Enemies see 2 kinds believers 1. Perfect 2. Hypocrites Bible – shows gap between 1. New & 2. Perfect = work in progress Faith is something you grow in (e.g. musical...
=Adam & son Seth (1-5)– Noah & son Shem (6-10) – Abraham & son Isaac (11-25) Short list most impactful people in history Abram (exalted father)/Abraham (father of a multitude) – painful name Sarai “princess” – beautiful & barren New...
=Genesis = book of beginnings How did we get nations? Nation = a group of people w/ A. Borders B. Culture C. Leader UN recognizes 193 nations #2. Why are there so many languages? ...
Bible – it is true, and truer than true because the HS studies you while you study it -History – God’s BIG story of which our life story is a little part of the big story -Ideologies/Agendas have their own story they...
God is perfect and created everyone/everything perfect Adam & Eve sinned – death to us, curse to creation For 1656 years only Enoch walked with God LONG LIFE. Everyone is only evil all the time 1. External 2. Internal...
Cultural storyline: We are good getting better. God is bad & we judge Him. Biblical storyline: We are bad getting worse. God is good & He judges us. God is Good. We are Bad. Genesis 5:1-2 This is the book of the...
Bible = most honest book ever written Genesis 3 – Satan – Sin – Marriage – Family Genesis a 2000 yr family case study in human sin & God’s blessing First glimpse outside the Garden Put yourself in the story. Who...
We now know the world is Small & Broken - something has gone wrong & responds differently Naïve optimist – just wait, it’s going to turn around & be great Hopeless pessimist – angry, jaded, fe arful, anxious, unwell ...
Most well-known Bible story after Jesus Moves from the creation of the heavens and the earth (Gen. 1) to our human family (Gen 2) Moves from creating life, to living life Were Adam and Eve 1st human beings? (study guide...
Creation Part 2 (Day 6) Good parents knowing the child is coming prepares the environment Days 1-6 prepare for Adam/Eve. Earth not our Mother, God our Father. 4 Preliminary Points There is no conflict between Christianity and experimental science =...
Creation Part 1 (Days 1-5) Read it all 3.5 hrs. 30 min day = 1x week. 15 min. day = 2x month Sermons – TC live & Real Faith online (notes, audio, video, transcripts) 3 Study Guides (NOTES), Daily Devos,...