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Today I want to bring some clarity to whats going on in Israel as it relates to the Bible and the End times. After Jesus rose from the dead, he walked around on this earth for 40 days, was seen by his disciples & Mary several times and then by over 500 people at one time. In Acts 1:6 So when the apostles…

The Gospel According to Genesis Today, we will deal with a few passages from the book of Genesis that teach us about the prophetic text concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we approach the days to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must learn about the prophetic texts that teach…

We spoke last week on the corruption of the world after the fall. How the world was becoming increasingly sinful. How there was a war between righteousness, and evil. Great judgement was going to fall on the earth. This brings us to the point of the flood. A time when God would de-create, and re-create…

Review When I began this series last week, my first objective was to ensure that we have a biblical worldview concerning the nature of man. Man has a sin nature. This reality is what makes government necessary today. Briefly, we considered what the world was like before human government. We saw that…

Emerging from the Ark And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea.…

Faithful God Gen 8:1-3 “But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and…

This Week’s Theme: A Spiritual Contract Word for the Week is Covenant: It is God’s commitment to, and requirement of, his people expressed in promise, law, judgment, faithfulness and mercy. Also used of commitment within human relationships based upon agreements. Memory verse: Psalm 62:11 God has spoken…

The Predictions About The Messiah in Pentateuch Both Jewish and Christian traditions from the early centuries found references to the Messiah in the Law, also known as Pentateuch. Some of the most controversial passages among the scholarly world are Gen. 3:15 , Gen. 49:8-12 , Num. 24:17-19 , Deut. 18:18-19…

If it’s weird it’s important Last week we saw that many of the common views of Gen 6:1-4 are seriously flawed. We need to remember that the proper context for reading any biblical text is the context in which it was written. The Biblical writers of the New Testament were influenced by works in their…

Noach Noah Introduction Last Torah portion we talked about the Bible being written in Hebrew Unless we study the Bible from the Hebrew perspective, we miss the whole message of redemption, the significance imbedded in it Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Genesis 6:9-11:32 But will only cover…

5 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. What is faith? Complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Belief and trust in and loyalty to God. Faith is stepping out where one cannot see safety, yet trusting God’s promises. Noah was a prime example of this definition, faithfully stepping…

Genesis 9:1-17 1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. 2 “The fear of you and the terror of you will be on every beast of the earth and on every bird of the sky; with everything that creeps on the ground, and all the fish of the sea, into your…

Last week we saw the end of the global flood, which destroyed all life on the earth except for Noah and his family. God released them and all the animals with them on the ark onto dry land, and God promised that He would never again curse the ground because of mankind’s sin. God’s discourse continues…

In my preparation for this series on the Ten Commandments I have come to the sad realization that it is not sufficient for me to preach upon how we obey each of the Ten Commandments, but why we should obey them. Increasingly, people who claim fidelity to God and His Word derive their morality from society…

God sets boundaries on Man's relationship with animals, other humans and Himself.

Intro: Binding on your bible is like the Covenants we find in the bible. Progressive revelation: God’s process of revelation whereby He, by his spirit and through the revealed word, exposes a deeper and richer understanding of himself as time progresses so that what we know at the conclusion of his revelation…

Did you know that God really loves moms and kids? He does! He loves them so much that He set certain rules and regulations to care for them and to remind them of His love for them that is ultimately demonstrated through Jesus Christ. Let’s find out more as we look at this chapter in the Book of Leviticus.

Wrath and Grace Today we are going to talk about one of the most beloved stories in the OT. This story has inspired flannel graphs, art work, and cute toys. In fact, our nursery has a big mural of this story on one of its walls. As do many nurseries across the country. If you haven’t guessed yet we are…

Session Outline 1. Sin grieves God and brings His judgment (Gen. 6:5-7). 2. Sin brings judgment, but God provides grace (Gen. 6:8-9,17-22). 3. Sin will not halt God’s creative purpose ( Gen. 9:1 , 12-15 ). Summarize: In this session, we will see that what began in Eden with Adam and Eve’s choice not…

15 And after those days we packed and went up to Jerusalem. 16 Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. 17 And when we had come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 18 On the following…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

Unusual Characters Today I will finish Noah’s story, then next week I will use Abraham as our focus. Bobbi and I had a wonderful time in Portland last week, celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary on Father’s Day. So good to see both Micah and Sarah, and our Best Man and my best friend for 63 years,…

1 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, 3 things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

The question posed “does life matter” is a very important one for each of us to consider. Before we started Genesis I was asked by some… Is an old book like that really nessesary to teach from? Is it even pertinent to today? Why not preach something practical for our day and the issues we are seeing…