Message by Doug Bunnell, recorded live January 4, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church of Bellingham. Scripture read by John Freal.

Temple Creation

Creation is a place where heaven and earth connect, a giant temple with the image of God right in the middle. Seek out the thin places.

• What does it mean that humans are made “in the image of God” (1:26–27)?
• Why do you think God creates through speech (“And God said”)?
• What does the declaration that creation is “very good” (1:31) say about the nature of the world?
• How does Genesis 1 address order versus chaos?
• What do we learn about God’s character from the way He creates?

Genesis 1:1-31