Christ Church of Mt Airy Sermons

In Genesis 4, hope rises with the birth of Cain and Abel but quickly deteriorates when Cain murders his brother. Cain's faulty faith in his own efforts fail, and he is cast away. Despite his death, Abel's faith in a future Serpent Crusher lives on.

In Chapter 3 of Genesis the reader is shocked by the entrance of evil into the garden as God's order is flipped upside down, resulting in the first human experience of sin and shame. Even more surprising is God's response to humanity's rebellion with holy grace and a foreshadowing of redemption.

Kalen compares and contrasts the characteristics of God found in Genesis chapters one and two, asserting that both chapters are included to give us a fuller view of God. These passages reveal a God who is all powerful yet who draws near to provide for our needs.

Among the first things revealed to us about God in Genesis is that he values rest for himself and for his people. This truth is expanded throughout the old and new testaments where we find the purpose and the blessing found in true Sabbath rest for God’s restless and weary people.

A look at created order reveals God's intentional distinction of humans as his image bearers. This distinction profoundly defines our identity and our relationship with creation, each other, and God himself.

The opening of Genesis tells us not primarily of the creation story but about the creator, how he speaks, what he sees and the goodness that flows from him. From this we see the first picture of the main character of the biblical redemption story.

In an overview of the book of Genesis, Matt makes the case that knowing the history of our rescue story is integral to our faith and identity as God's children.

In response to God’s promises the church eagerly and thoroughly pursues a godly grief that produces a repentance that leads to salvation.

Following Nathan’s confrontation of David for his sin in the rape of Bathsheba and murder of Uriah, Psalm 51 shows David’s response, a cry to Lord for grace and mercy, for cleansing and restoration. We see that the repentance is both brokenness and grief over our sin, and the joy of God’s forgiveness.

We are encouraged to examine the attitude of our hearts towards God in the way we respond to personal patterns of sin by studying King David, who knew the law yet acted unaware of the sinfulness of his actions, when he despised the word of the Lord in the rape of Bathsheba and murder of Uriah. We are reminded that even awareness of our sin is a gift from God.