Genesis
Dispersion and Descent

Dispersion and Descent

Last week, we watched Noah, the preacher of righteousness, become the participant in a God-initiated, God-sustained covenant. We also watched as the second Adam descended into sin, resulting in a curse on his son's son. This week we will examine the curse of Ham's...

God’s Covenant with Noah

God’s Covenant with Noah

Last week, we followed Noah and his family through the floodwaters. When we wrapped up our time together last week, the passengers of the ark were about to emerge into the sunlight of a post-flood Earth. Imagine having spent over a year enclosed in a boat, tasked with...

The Flood

The Flood

This week we turn our attention to Noah, a righteous man living amidst crookedness and depravity, a man whose name significantly connotes relief, comfort, rest. We will spend this week paying close attention to the structure of the narrative. Just as you did with the...

Named and Known

Named and Known

In last week's study, we watched the efforts of sin on the next generation of Adam's descendants. How quickly the act of placing human will above God's will degraded into the act of murder. This week, we will watch the continued spread of wickedness along with the...

the god of success

the god of success

If there is a god most near and dear to the heart of our culture it is the god of success. The god of success promises us the control, allowing us to make our own way; the approval of others who recognize what we've done; and the access to whatever pleasures we may...

Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel

In Genesis 3, we watched our parents live out the fundamental definition of sin: placing our wills above God's will. This week we will look at the fallout of their defiant act. We'll see how quickly sin took hold within only one generation. Clinging to the promise...

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

At the end of Genesis 2, we find ourselves in a perfect garden, an ordered creation pronounced unequivocally good by its Creator. But human experience tells us that we are far from such a place now. In Genesis 3, we are given an explanation for the brokenness, sorrow,...

Created in the Image of God

Created in the Image of God

This week we will explore the significance of the creation of man and woman. How were they created? What were they created to do? How are they distinct from the rest of creation? SermonsStudiesGuidesArticlesStoriesFilmsDonateAboutLifePoint ChurchSubscribe to our...

Six Days and a Rest

Six Days and a Rest

This week the curtain goes up on the great story of Genesis. In its opening scene, we find God doing what He does best: bring light into darkness, order after chaos, rest after toil, all through the power of his word....

The God Who Was in the Beginning

The God Who Was in the Beginning

The first verse of Genesis makes clear that God is the Creator of heaven and earth. The Bible attributes all creation to God and God alone. This is a significant statement because it speaks definitively against other explanations of creation....

Genesis Introduction

Genesis Introduction

This study begins where the Bible begins: Genesis. This week is an overview of what the book of Genesis is about, why it was written, and what it means to us now. SermonsStudiesGuidesArticlesStoriesFilmsDonateAboutLifePoint ChurchSubscribe to our...

The Destruction of Shame

The Destruction of Shame

There’s an enemy that lurks just below the surface of our lives. Its influence can be debilitating and even deadly. It may be Evil’s primary tool for rendering us ineffective and defeated. And no one is immune to its whispers. But this enemy can be conquered in ways...