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Genesis 1:2 · BSB
1:2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
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…Psalm 27, 1 says, The Lord is my light and my salvation. 1 John chapter 1, verse 5 says, God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all.Genesis chapter 1, verses 1 through 3. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the…
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…believe you don't have to look very far? Actually, we see the presence of the Holy Spirit in the very beginning of our Bible, in its introduction.Genesis chapter 1, verse 1 through 3. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the…
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…of God and the Word of God often are working together to bring life. If you think back all the way to the beginning of the Bible, first page,Genesis 1, verse 2, the Spirit of God is hovering over the face of the deep at the very beginning. And the very next thing that happens is that God starts speaking.…
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…about this week, my mind went all the way back to Genesis chapter 1. And we find the first record in Scripture of the word spirit. And it's inGenesis chapter 1, verse 2, where it says that darkness covered the face of the deep. And the spirit, the ruach, the wind, the breath of God was hovering over the face of the…
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…eyes to see things, to see insights, to see truths that are concealed, that are hidden from other people. You see, for many people, when they readGenesis chapter 1, verse 1 to 4, they just see it as uh it's uh it's the account, it's the Bible's account of creation. Let's look at it. Genesis chapter 1, verse 1 to 4. And I…
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…Today, we start a brand new series as a church in a foundational book that starts at the Speaker 1: very beginning. Speaker 1: This sermon is fromGenesis 1:1-2and is entitled, "The God of Creation." Speaker 1: It was delivered to Ekklesia churches on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Speaker 1: When we begin to study…
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…This didn't start in Acts. It didn't start in Acts chapter 2 or Acts chapter 2:4, but it started in creation and through the Old Testament.Genesis 1:2says, "The earth was without form and void, and the spirit of God was hovering over the waters." Because God spoke light, the spirit was present.…
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…time in Acts chapter 2. The Holy Spirit has always been at work because the Holy Spirit has always existed, because the Holy Spirit is who? Is God.Genesis chapter 1, verse 1 through 2, it says, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness over the surface, darkness was…
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…and the actual dark place. When God speaks, darkness flees and light enters in. What are we doing here, John? We're showing how importantGenesis 1:2is. Darkness has a very nasty reputation in God's way of thinking, and He is in the business of eliminating it so that humanity can serve the…
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…just cursing the day of his birth, but Job is questioning the day of creation. In the in the very first day of creation, in the days of creation inGenesis chapter 1 verse 2, it says this, "The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep." That's where Job is. He's in darkness. And darkness…
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…dos. And the picture we see, man, it changes. Not just changes, it freaking rocks everything about your life that God lives above the chaos. See,Genesis 1:2, we can put it up, says that the earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering, what, over…
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…things, and by your will they existed and were created." One of the remarkable things about God's creativity is that he brings order out of chaos.Genesis 1:2says, "Before God created the earth, earth was without form and void." The NASB translates it this way, "The earth was formless and desolate…
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…with God. Further, this dove symbolizes new creation. So keep in mind, it is the spirit of God coming in the likeness of a dove. This calls to mindGenesis chapter 1 verse 2, which says, the earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep, and the spirit of God was hovering over the face of…
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…other stuff that we know happened at some point in human history. Um um and uh and so there's a sort of thought that maybe that all happened beforeGenesis 1:2uh and then in uh Genesis chap maybe something God was displeased with it or something kind of destroyed it all uh and then started fresh in uh…
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…Spirit comes down as a dove. Why is that? There was a translation of the Old Testament in that day that a lot of Jewish people would read. And inGenesis chapter 1, verse 2, where it talks about the Holy Spirit hovering over the waters, it more used language of he was fluttering over the waters like a dove. And then…
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…God on the basis of faith alone because of what Jesus has done for you. It's right here in these first few verses. Here's the gospel according toGenesis chapter 1, verses 2 through 5. God speaks, creation responds. God declares it good. The good news is that God has spoken to you. You might not feel like it. Some of you. Maybe…
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…Bible says. We meet the Holy Spirit like in the very beginning of the Bible, Genesis 1:1. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.Genesis 1 verse 2. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the ruach of God was hovering over the waters. Like from the…
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…who hang to His words. He communicates to us the mystery that many don't know, and that is, on its own, powerful, so powerful. It is written inGenesis 1:1-3, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and…
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…beginning of Genesis chapter 1, because I want to show you some of the ways that God builds that is different than how we would typically think.Genesis 1, verse 1 through 5, it says, In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, and the earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the…
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…for example. Remember, the Father speaks, the Son is the Word. This is the very beginning of the Bible. The Father speaks, the Son is the Word. AndGenesis 1, verse 2, the Spirit hovers. You're seeing 1, 2, 3. Father speaks, Son is the Word, Spirit hovers. That doesn't mean the Spirit is hovering apart from the…
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