Genesis 6 — 7 — I Wanna Be Like Noah

1. The LORD is a God of holiness, patience and grace — [Genesis 6:3,8]

2. Noah was a man of faith — [Genesis 6:9]

3. Noah was blameless in his generation — [Genesis 6:9]

4. Noah walked with God in a personal relationship — [Genesis 6:9]

5. Noah was prepared to save himself and his family from certain judgment. [Genesis 6:17-18]

6. Noah preached the gospel to a wicked generation — [2 Peter 2:4-5]

7. Noah remained fully focused on his commission from God — [Genesis 6:22, 7:5]

8. Noah was certainly mocked and reviled by his generation — [2 Peter 3:3-7]

9. Noah fulfilled his calling and then he left the rest up to God. [Genesis 7:16]

10. Noah’s generation perished in the flood. [Genesis 7:20-24]

Putting the Word into Practice

Prepare your hearts! Prepare your families! Prepare everyone you know for the great and dreadful Day of the LORD that is coming upon the earth!

Stranger Things Part 2 —

Facing the Giants of Genesis 6

I. The Origin of Giants

The Nephilim were the hybrid offspring produced by the forbidden union of angelic beings and human women. [Genesis 6:4]

II. The Nature of Giants

The Nephilim were a race of half divine/half human beings of SUPERHUMAN strength and stature. [Genesis 6:4]

III. The Fame of Giants

The Nephilim became known as the ancient warriors of legend, mighty rulers of great reputation. [Genesis 6:4]

IV. The Evil of Giants

The Nephilim were the expressed seed of Satan created to destroy mankind from the face of the earth . [Genesis 6:4-13]

V. The Fate of Giants

When the LORD no longer recognized His own children, He determined to destroy the entire earth. [Genesis 6:4-13]

VI. The Giant Remnant

The Giants were on the earth in Noah’s day and also afterward. [Genesis 6:4, Numbers 13:33]

VII. The Giant Slayers

Some of the most famous heroes of faith faced and fought the giants.

VIII. Giants in the Last Days

Is it possible that Satan could reintroduce the Nephilim in the last days? [see Joel 2, Ezekiel 38-39, Revelation 9, 19]

Putting the Word into Practice

May we be like Noah — preaching righteousness and preparing for the Day of Judgment

May we be like Abraham — men and women of faith

May we be like Moses — knowing God face to face

May we be like Joshua — courageous and leading the fight against evil in his generation

May we be like Caleb — who didn’t “retire” but chose to keep fighting the giants to the end

May we be like David — who feared the LORD more than the giant in front of him

Stranger Things Part 1 -

Stepping into the Supernatural View

of Genesis 6

STEP #1 — Identify the players involved in Genesis 6.

The Sethite View — Completely strips Genesis 6 of anything supernatural and identifies the “sons of God” as the godly offspring of Seth and the “daughters of men” as the evil offspring of Cain. Most commentary teach that this passage actually refers to a failure to keep the "faithful" lines of Seth separate from the "worldly" line of Cain.

The Supernatural View — identifies the “sons of God” as a group of angelic beings who rebelled against God and interfered with the affairs of mankind for destructive purposes. In other words, the sons of God are evil and introduce all kinds of evil to mankind in an attempt to wipe out the descendants of Adam from the face of the earth

STEP #2 — Let Genesis 6 simply say what it means and mean what it says. [Genesis 6:1-5]

STEP #3 — Embrace the Supernatural View of Genesis 6 — no matter how strange or uncomfortable it may be.

STEP #4 — Let the Bible interpret the Bible before going outside the Bible.

Angels are portrayed many times throughout the Bible as having the capacity to assume human form and perform normal physical functions like eating, drinking, touching, washing etc… [see Genesis 18:8,19:10, Acts 12:7, Hebrews 13:2]

READ Luke 20:34-36 — Jesus affirmed that in the resurrection — we will be sons of the resurrection and be like the angels — who are the sons of God — and there will be no need to marry in the resurrection because we will live forever. The one passage that used the most against the supernatural, angel view of Genesis 6 is actually one of the most important passages that helps affirm and support the angelic view.

The New Testament makes references directly to Genesis 6 and connects it to a group of “angels who sinned” in the days of Noah.

Jude 1:6-8, 15-16 — quoting Enoch

1 Peter 3:18-20 — quoting Enoch

2 Peter 2:4-10

STEP #5 — Discover how Genesis 6 helps fill in the puzzle pieces in the bigger picture of redemptive history.

Putting the Word into Practice

Jesus says that just as it was in the Days of Noah, so will it be before the coming of the Son of Man. Are you prepared to stand firm in faith against the supernatural forces of evil in these last days?

Resurrection Sunday 2020

I know my redeemer lives

7 reasons I believe in the resurrection

#1 Old Testament prophets predicted and prefigured the resurrection

This testimony is found through the witness of Job, Moses, Abraham, Elisha, David, and Isaiah

#2 the ministry of Jesus was public not a secret. Acts 26: 22-26

#3 Even the enemies of Jesus could not dispute the empty tomb. (Matthew 27:62- 28:15)

#4 The early, first-hand, eyewitness testimony of the Apostles (1 Cor. 15: 1-8)

#5. The Apostles were radically changed and willing to die for what they knew to be true (Acts 4: 18-20)

#6. The supernatural power of Jesus to transform lives, save sinners, and heal the hardest hearts. (2 Cor. 5: 17).

#7. I spoke with Jesus this morning!

Have you experienced the real power of Jesus?

Do you have a relationship with the Living Lord?

Has Jesus transformed your life?

Do you have the hope and the joy and peace of knowing that you posses eternal life in Jesus Christ?

Do you have the hope and joy and peace of knowledge that you are saved in Christ Jesus?

The Seed War — Genesis 3:15

1. Perpetual hatred and hostility exists between the Serpent and the woman — between Satan’s seed and her seed. (Genesis 3:15)

2. Seed can refer to genetic material (DNA), physical descendants, or spiritual offspring.

3. Satan has been working relentlessly from the beginning to contaminate the whole earth with his evil seed and eliminate the seed of the woman.

(1 John 3:4-10)

4. God has always preserved for Himself a surviving remnant throughout history to maintain the integrity of the seed line of the Messiah. (Genesis 15:5-6, 2 Samuel 7:12-17)

5. In the fullness of time, Jesus Christ was born of a woman as the Promised Seed of Salvation for the whole world. (Galatians 3:16, 4:4-5)

6. The good news of the gospel is that God has made a way for hostile sinners to be spiritually reborn through faith in Jesus Christ, becoming the sons of God. (Galatians 3:25-29, 4:4-7)

7. Although Jesus came the first time to destroy the works of the devil, He has promised to return and ultimately crush the head the of the snake once and for all! (Habakkuk 3:11-15, Rev 19:11-21)

Putting the Word into Practice

Have you been spiritually reborn through faith in Jesus Christ? Does the Spirit of God testify within your spirit that you belong to God? Does your heart cry out Abba, Father, knowing that you are a child of God?

If you can’t confidently answer all three of these questions, please put your trust in Jesus today!

The Curse — Genesis 3

EFFECT #1 — The curse fundamentally fractured our relationship both to God and each other. (Genesis 3:7-13)

EFFECT #2 — The curse corrupted the very spiritual nature of mankind, making sin our inheritance and death our destiny. (Genesis 3:19, Romans 5:12-21)

EFFECT #3 — The curse stripped Adam of his divine authority and subjected all mankind to an evil ruler. (Genesis 3:13-15)

EFFECT #4 — The curse subjected the entire creation to a state of bondage to corruption. (Genesis 3:16-19, Romans 8:18-25)

THE ONLY SOLUTION —

The LORD JESUS

1. He became a curse for us -- taking our place on the cross. (Galatians 3:10-14)

2. He paid the price for our sin, dying the death we deserve, (1 Peter 2:24)

3. He destroyed the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8)

4. He has promised to redeem all of creation. (Revelation 21:4-5, 22:3)

Putting the Word into Practice

All you who are weary and burdened down …come to Jesus to find eternal rest for your souls!

Genesis 3 — Enter The Serpent

Five Biblical Realities about the Nachash

#1 — The Origin and Nature of the Serpent [Genesis 3:1, Isaiah 14:12, Ezekiel 28:12-15]

#2 — The Pride and Rebellion of the Serpent [Isaiah 14:12-15, Ezekiel 28:15-19, Luke 10:17-20]

# 3 — The Ruthless and effective Strategy of the Serpent [Genesis 3:1-7]

#4 — The Present Status of the Serpent [Genesis 3:14]

#5 — The Final Destiny of the Serpent [Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:10]

Putting the Word into Practice

How can we ensure that we don’t become Satan’s next victim? Put on the Whole Armor of God Every day! [Ephesians 6:10-18]

The Six Days of Creation —

Genesis 1 — 2:3

1. Everything that God originally formed for a purpose he also filled with a purpose. (Genesis 1:1-31)

2. The Bible clearly teaches that God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them in Six, literal 24-hour days. (Exodus 20:8-11)

3. According to Biblical creation, we are living on a relatively young earth in a young universe. (Genesis 1)

4. We can scientifically observe and test hundreds of examples in the natural world that place age limits on the earth and the universe, which confirms that the creation is 6000 years old as opposed to billions of years. (Exodus 20:8-11)

5. Even apparent problems like distant starlight can be scientifically reconciled with a young universe. (Genesis 1:3-14)

6. The original creation week provides additional insights into God’s overall pattern of redemptive history and the coming Day of the LORD. (2 Peter 3:8-13)

Putting the Word into Practice

Let God be true and every man a liar! You can trust and believe God’s word as the only absolute truth and ultimate authority in our world today! So what are you waiting for? Get to studying the WORD for yourself today!