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Sermon Application Questions

1. Cain’s murder of his brother started with pride, a feeling that he deserved God’s approval. Why is pride so dangerous, and why is it so hard to see in ourselves?

2. Can you identify any areas of your life in which you struggle with anger towards others? How might that anger be a manifestation of pride?

3. God has called his people to love their neighbors as they love themselves. Describe what it would look like to love another human being the way you love yourself—what would you want to make sure happened for them? As you consider what love ought to look like, can you think of any opportunities before you right now to show that kind of love?

4. How does knowing and trusting what Jesus has done shape us increasingly into people of love? How do you want the truth of the gospel to help you in your struggle from question 2?

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Sermon Application Questions

1. What should we learn from the fact that the instruction to 'be fruitful and multiply' is repeated so many times throughout the book of Genesis?

2. What should we make of the fact that the instruction to 'be fruitful and multiply' grows out of God’s design for human sexuality (1:27) and God’s design for marriage (2:24)? How important is that? How would you respond to someone who challenged that connection?

3. Read Psalm 68:5-6. What does this verse tell you about what God is like and what does it tell you about his design for families from Genesis 1?

4. During the times when the hard work of raising children seems overwhelming what truth from God’s word will help sustain you and keep you going?

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Sermon Application Questions

1. What does the fact that both Jesus and the Apostle Paul refer to and quote Genesis 2:24 say about this verse?

2. What tells us that Genesis 2:24 applies to all humanity and not just to Adam and Eve?

3. How does the fact that marriage grows out of human sexuality—remember the 'therefore' at the start of Genesis 2:24—shape our understanding of marriage and singleness? Is marriage the only expression of maleness and femaleness?

4. If you are married, do you remember promising exclusivity and permanence to your spouse? If you are hoping to be married, would you want those promises made at your wedding? Why?

5. What does 'one flesh' mean and what should that reality look like in a marriage?

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Sermon Application Questions

1. Which of the four truths about human sexuality from Genesis 1 and 2 do you find most vigorously challenged in your interaction with people—designed, distinct, different, or determined?

2. Have you experienced the pressure of being forced into either the position of compromising on biblical truth or being considered someone guilty of hating certain groups of people? What has that been like? How do you think God wants you to respond to that pressure?

3. At one point in the sermon Pastor Mike said, 'Actually Christians have a view of human sexuality that is the only truly loving and unifying and holistic view.' What makes that true?