Noah obeyed God even before he saw the rain.
But when it started raining, oh wow, did it ever rain.
it didn’t stop raining for 40 days and 40 nights, and the ENTIRE earth was covered in Water. Only Noah and his family were saved.

However, the story of Noah isn’t just about a really big boat and a bunch of animals. It’s also a rescue story. Just like Noah needed to be rescued, we need to be rescued from our sin too. God didn’t send us a wooden ark, He sent us one who would die on a wooden cross.

Jesus took the punishment for our sin when He died on the cross, and then He rose from the dead. When we put our trust in Jesus, He saves us.

So Noah didn’t save himself from the flood.

He simply rested in God’s protection as provided for by the Ark.

In fact, Noah’s name in Ancient Hebrew means “rest.”

God provided the rest and the rescue for Noah.

We don’t save ourselves from sin.

God provided Jesus to rescue us and for us to rest in!

Here is a brief explanation of the "why" behind doing this podcast and the way we hope it encourages you to intentionally disciple and spiritually encourage your kids as you spend (a lot of!) time in the car!

The Bible begins in Genesis Chapter 1, Verse 1 with four simple words:
“In the beginning God…”

The Bible begins with God because the Bible is all about God!

Your story begins and starts with God, too. Whether you are 4, 7, 11, 17, 37 or 77…

God made you.

God loves you.

And in your life story, God invites you to know and follow Him.

Do you know the names of your Grandparents? You might just call them “Grandpa and Grandma,” but do you know their first names? 

What about your “great-grandparents?"
These would be your parents, grandparents! 
Do you know their names? 

Today, we are going to talk about a guy named Enoch…
You can find Enoch’s story in Genesis, Chapter 5…
“Enoch was Adam and Eve’s great-great-great-great-grandson—seven generations into the human story!

Genesis 5 tells us he lived 365 years and that he "walked with God." Tune in to today's episode to hear about something really unusual and special that happened to Enoch!

Have you ever gotten so angry that you said something mean?

Have you ever been jealous because someone else got something you wanted? Have you ever wanted to get even with someone because they hurt your feelings?

I know I have.

But here is the good news...

When anger starts growing inside of us, we don’t have to let anger control us. When jealousy shows up, jealousy doesn’t have to control us.

When we want to get even with someone, revenge doesn’t have to control us.
Why?

Because of Jesus!
Our faith and trust in Him gives us a new heart and a new spirit.
Through His Spirit, He can help us forgive, love, and make a different choice.

Cain’s story shows us just how much sin can mess things up.

But Jesus’ story shows us just how far God was willing to go to rescue us from sin and give us a new life!

In the first book of the Bible, in Genesis, chapter 3, verse 1…we read about a snake, often called “a serpent” in most of our Bible translations…
Genesis 3, verse 1, tells us this, “Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

Genesis 3:1 tells us the “serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals”…The word “crafty”  doesn’t mean he was really good at making crafts! Crafty means sneaky, tricky, and clever in a dishonest way. T
The snake wanted Adam and Eve to believe something that wasn’t true.

And in this moment, the very first man and woman in the very first marriage…chose to disobey God and instead listen to the snake…
It is one of the saddest moments in the entire Bible and one of the saddest moments in human history…

From this moment in Genesis 3 until now, sin has been part of our world because of the first humans choice to disobey God…

There is good news however! God sent us a rescuer from sin and his name is Jesus! Today's episode points us towards the forgiveness from sin we can find in Jesus Christ.

Genesis 2 tells us about the first people (Adam and Eve) and the first marriage.

The Bible tells us that marriage is meant to reflect Jesus’ love for His people, who love His people with an even greater, perfect, never-giving-up kind of love.

When you see a husband and wife loving each other, forgiving each other, serving each other, and keeping their promises to each other, you’re seeing a little picture of a much bigger story—the gospel.

Marriage isn’t just about a man and woman loving each other. God designed marriage to point us toward the amazing love Jesus has for His people. And whether you get married or not, that love of Jesus is available for you right now!

On today's episode, we will explore the idea of being image bearers of God, "Imago Dei." Every single person is made in God’s image. That means every person has incredible value, not because of what they can do, what they look like, how smart they are, or how popular they are, but because God made them.