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Genesis 1:16 · BSB
1:16 God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. And He made the stars as well.
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…and to strip us of what it is to be human. And what is it to be human? If you want to know what it is to be human, you have to look atGenesis chapter 1. Eden. What did he promise there? He promised dignity. He promised security. He promised provision. He promised freedom. He promised companionship…
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…fitting to the occasion. And as I kept thinking about what that might be, I kept coming back to, I think I'm going to preach about creation fromGenesis chapter 1. And I've never preached a message from Genesis chapter 1, but I thought if I was ever going to do it, it makes the most sense to do it outside…
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…this story is not about the weather at all. This story is a figurative story that has to do with creation itself. If you know your scriptures inGenesis chapter 1, when God goes about creating the earth, it is formless and void and covered with water, and that's a symbol in the Bible for chaos. It doesn't…
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…to be with her, that we're husband and wife. And to take it off in public is to say something very, very different. And if you go back and you readGenesis chapter 1and Genesis chapter 2, especially chapter 2, you see that basically what's going on is that the Garden of Eden is in a sense the temple. It's the…
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…number of ancient Near Eastern creation accounts, even a number of creation accounts. In fact, that's quite the opposite. I think what we see inGenesis chapter 1is not one creation account that ranks among many, but one that stands in stark contrast to other creation accounts and the common themes of…
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…says he's being baptized. This must be done to fulfill all righteousness. What Jesus is saying here is that there has been a story going on sinceGenesis chapter 1. God has called a people to himself. And these people have gone astray. They've departed from God's will, they've departed from true and eternal…
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…on the side and the front. But maybe you're a leather-bound guy like me, or maybe you've got an electronic device. Any Bible, any version you want.Genesis chapter 1, 1. It says, God created what? Everything. And you know when he reveals the spirit? Verse 2. If you're not a reader, I got you today, alright? I…
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…out a little bit and understand what exactly John is getting at in Genesis chapter 4. Now, the thing about Genesis chapter 4 is it's preceded byGenesis chapters 1to 3. You're welcome, that one's for free. But it's what happens in Genesis 1 to 3 that's so significant. Genesis 1 and 2 offer us complementary…
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…heard it before where where someone speaks and something happens? If you haven't, I encourage you to read the very beginning pages of your Bible.Genesis chapter 1, it says over and over again, and God said, And it happened. And God said, And it came to be. And God said, and it happened. So here in Matthew, in…
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…that needs to be dealt with. So Paul comes to us like that arborist. And what he's gonna do for us in the next couple of chapters is unpack for usGenesis chapters 1through 4. Really, this is Paul's commentary, if you will, on those first few chapters of the Bible. Last week, Paul talked to us about how the…
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…created this world. He's given us commands to go forth, to be fruitful, to multiply, to subdue the earth, to have dominion. I'm taking that fromGenesis chapter 1, especially verse 28. Another element, though, is what we see next year. We've seen the importance of work. We also see the power of work. Work…
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Okay, we're going to look at another passage as well briefly and we're going to base our thoughts on this passage fromGenesis chapter 1, a very well-known passage to us. Thomas mentioned the significance of some chapters, the top 10 chapters in the Old Testament this morning, this…
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…created the spirit or the soul to long. That's how God created the human spirit. To long. To yearn. And that can be seen if you go back and readGenesis chapter 1, 2, and 3. And you'll see that God created human beings in his own image. He created male and female in his image. So man and woman are equally in…
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…of course, what we hear in the story is in the middle of that chaos, there is, of course, some beautiful potential, and this is what God does inGenesis chapter 1. God separates out these elements that are so blended so that there is room for a dog to be a dog, and there is room for a cat to be a cat, so that…
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…Look up here. This is one time where it's okay to stick out your tongue. Look at me. That's a tongue. The Bible says there's power in the tongue.Genesis chapter 1, we have this little phrase that says, God said. God said, God said, God said, ten times God said. Alright? Why'd he say it? Because when you speak…
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…right in their own eyes. And 1 Kings chapter 12 shows us the stark reality of that picture. The kind of kind of dominion that God gave Adam inGenesis chapter 1and Genesis chapter 2 is shattered into a million tiny pieces. And 1 Kings chapter 12, if you have your Bible, encourage you to look there. Solomon…
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…created world. So live in and use the resources but let's do it wisely as God's representatives. Verses 7 and 8 we see an echo of what God says inGenesis chapter 1in the beginning summarizing what God has given us dominion over. It's summed up here pretty briefly in verses 7 and 8. The sheep and the oxen the…
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…is the creator of the word world. He creates with his own word, which is an expression of himself, while the Spirit hovers over the earth. That'sGenesis chapter 1. You see all three persons of the Trinity. They are distinct. The Father, the Son, and the Spirit are distinct, yet they are one God. That is the…
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…of the earth would be blessed. As we think about the term blessing as it comes into the context that we've seen so far in Genesis, we start inGenesis chapter 1, everything's wonderful and good, and God created a good earth. By chapter three, it falls under the curse of sin and condemnation. God cursed the…
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…Well, just a few things about the family. One, the family is a part of the creative order. It's a part of the creative order. If you go back toGenesis chapter 1and 2, and you read about God's creation, and you read about what his purpose was in that, you'll find that he instituted the family at the very…
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