Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Identify Your Pattern: Where do you keep returning when afraid?
Confess Your Pattern: Find someone in your life that you can confess your unhealthy pattern to.
Trust God with the Outcome: Fear says hide. Faith says trust.
Receive Grace: Don’t live in shame—God still calls you forward.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Pray for someone far from God. Be like Abraham — plead for mercy, not judgment.
Stop lingering in compromise. If God is calling you out of something destructive, don’t look back.
Show Hospitality to someone you don’t know.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Trust God’s timing. Abraham and Sarah remind us that God’s promises aren’t delayed—they’re developing. God is never early, never late—He’s always right on time.
Remember Your Identity: You are a child of God, forgiven and redeemed.
Walk before God faithfully: El Shaddai is still enough—enough when your plans fail, when your timeline stalls, when your faith feels weak.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Use Psalm 37:5 as a morning prayer every day this week. Thank God for seeing your situation, and ask God for patience to wait on him.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Bring your doubts and fears to God. Don’t hide them; let Him speak into them.
Trust God’s promises even when circumstances don’t line up.
Let Jesus be your anchor. Hebrews 6 says “we have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” Just as God sealed His promise to Abram, He has sealed His promises to us in Christ. Hold fast to Him when life feels unstable.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Care for your family
Trust Jesus as your Priest and King
Practice joyful generosity.
Pursue righteousness and peace.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Choose peace over pride
Look deeper than appearances
Trust God with your future

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Identify a change God wants you to make that you haven’t made yet. Trust God to help you move forward in your faith journey.
Commit to living with an outward focus this week. Find a way to serve someone else without demanding recognition.

Next Steps
Define your Faith. Hebrews 11 gives us a definition, but what does that mean to you personally?
Understand your Race. The race set before us looks different for everyone. Where do the battles in your life come from?
Sacrifice your Desires. Ask yourself genuinely: What desires in your life are driving you away from God.
Trade up. Hebrews shows people trading up for what God has, not trading down for what the world offers. What is God offering in your life?
Run the Race Together. Don’t run the race alone. Reach out to a brother or sister in Christ and share the challenge with each other.

Why Genesis? Why now?

The stories and ideas seeded in Genesis can help us cultivate a thriving life of faith.

“Instead of just reading it like a history book or as a telling of how things and peoples began, we read it as a book that contains truth for how God’s people are to approach the themes of life even in the midst of life.” Matthew McBirth

Next Steps
Name your tower. Be honest: where are you tempted to build security apart from God?
Surrender unfinished towers. Maybe there’s a dream, a plan, or a pursuit that God has interrupted. Trust His redirection.
Embrace the scatter. Where has God disrupted your plans? Instead of fighting it, ask: “What new space is God opening up for me?”
Check your foundation. Ask yourself honestly: Am I building my life around God’s glory or my own?
Live for God’s glory in community. Babel scattered people, but Pentecost united people. Stay rooted in a church family where we build together on Christ.