Introduction So, last week we were looking at Genesis 4 and the story of Cain and Abel. The Lord looked with favour on Abel and on his offering while he did not look with favour on Cain or his offering. And we learned from the book of Hebrews that the reason why the Lord accepted … Continue reading Genesis 05 →

Introduction We've spent four weeks looking at Genesis 1. On the first week, we learned that Moses wrote the book of Genesis. And he wrote it, originally, for the people of Israel who were making their way from Egypt, through the wilderness, to the Promised Land. So, he didn't try to prove the existence of … Continue reading Genesis 02(04–25) →

Introduction We've spent three weeks looking at Genesis 1. On the first week, we learned that Moses wrote the book of Genesis. And he wrote it, originally, for the people of Israel who were making their way from Egypt, through the wilderness, to the Promised Land. So, he didn't try to prove the existence of … Continue reading Genesis 02(01–03) →

Introduction We've already spent two weeks looking at Genesis 1. On the first week, we learned that Moses wrote the book of Genesis. And he wrote it, originally, for the people of Israel who were making their way from Egypt, through the wilderness, to the Promised Land. And so, Moses didn't make any effort to … Continue reading Genesis 01 Part 3 →

Introduction We started a new series of sermons on the book of Genesis in the middle of September. And I was able to preach one sermon from this book of beginnings, but since then, Roland has been taking the evening service while I've taken the morning service. And then last week was harvest. So, we … Continue reading Genesis 01 Part 2 →

The book of beginnings I've said before that the book of Genesis is the book of beginnings. It's the beginning of the Bible. And, of course, the Bible tells us what we're to believe about God. And we begin to learn about God in the book of Genesis. Genesis also tells us about the beginning … Continue reading Genesis 01 Part 1 →

Introduction It's been a while since we last looked at the book of Genesis together. But so far, we've spent five weeks studying chapters 1 and 2. We spent three weeks in chapter 1 and two weeks in chapter 2. On the first week, we learned that Moses wrote the book of Genesis. And he … Continue reading Genesis 03(01–08) →

Introduction Last week we spent our time thinking about the first eight verses of chapter 3 and the way the Serpent, or the Devil, tempted Eve. And I suggested that he used three approaches which he still uses today to tempt us. First of all, he undermined Eve's confidence in the goodness of God. Even … Continue reading Genesis 03(08–24) →

Introduction Think back for a moment to what we learned from chapter 2 of the book of Genesis about the marvellous world that the Lord had made for Adam. Remember? In the Garden of Eden, everywhere Adam looked there were trees which were both pleasing to the eye and good for food. There was an … Continue reading Genesis 04 →