Title: Everything God made was good
OT Reading: Genesis 1:1-5; 26-27, 31
NT Reading: Colossians 1:15-20
Memory: Colossians 1:19-20
Focus: In the beginning “I am” creates all things very good. It is foundational for us to recognize that what the “I am” created was very good and will one day be fully restored through Jesus Christ who makes a New Creation. Today the story is often told in a truncated way, beginning with the fall/rebellion of man and jumping to salvation in Jesus. Although we affirm that the story of salvation includes the rebellion and redemption, we must also emphasize that the story begins with a very good Creation. The story pattern is thus: Creation to Rebellion to Redemption to New Creation.
Next Step: Read Genesis 1-2