Introduction This is now our fourth sermon about Abram. In the first one -- when we looked at verses 1 to 3 of Genesis 12 -- we saw that God called him to leave his father's household and to go to the land God was going to show him. And when he came to the … Continue reading Genesis 14 →

Introduction So far we've seen how, in the beginning, God created a world which was the ideal home for Adam and Eve and all their descendants to live in. The world was full of good things for them to enjoy; and the Garden of Eden, in particular, was filled with trees and plants which were … Continue reading Genesis 13 →

Introduction We spent our time last week thinking about the promises God made to Abram and especially his promise to make him into a great nation and his promise to give him and his descendants a land and his promise to bless all the peoples on earth through Abram. And do you remember that I … Continue reading Genesis 12(04–20) →

Introduction So far we've seen how, in the beginning, God created a world which was the ideal home for Adam and Eve and all their descendants to live in. The world was full of good things for them to enjoy and the Garden of Eden, in particular, was filled with trees and plants which were … Continue reading Genesis 12(01–03) →

Introduction The last time we were studying the book of Genesis on a Sunday evening, we were looking at the second half of Genesis 9 where we read about what Noah and his sons did after the flood. And do you remember how I was able to point out some similarities between what Adam did … Continue reading Genesis 10–11 →

Introduction The last time we were studying the book of Genesis, we were looking at chapters 8 and most of 9 and the conclusion of the story of Noah and the ark. And I suggested that if I were to give that last sermon a title, I would call it: The God who remembers and … Continue reading Genesis 09:18–29 →

Introduction The last time we studied most of chapter 6 and all of chapter 7 where Moses narrates the story of the flood. And we looked at a number of different themes. First of all, we thought about what it said about the corruption of the world. Back in verse 11 of chapter 6, we … Continue reading Genesis 08–09 →

Introduction It's been a few weeks since we last studied the book of Genesis together. So let me outline briefly what we've seen so far. In chapter 1 we have the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth and how God transformed the earth which was once formless and empty and dark … Continue reading Genesis 06(08)–07(24) →

Introduction A couple of weeks ago we were looking at chapter 4 of Genesis where we read about Cain killing Abel. And then we read about some of Cain's descendants. Mostly notably, of course, was Lamech who boasted about killing a young man and who swore vengeance on anyone who ever did anything to hurt … Continue reading Genesis 06(01–08) →