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February 25, 2018 Days 4-6: Fullness Towards Dominion, Part 3
Genesis 1:26-31
59 min
February 25, 2018 Days 4-6: Fullness Towards Dominion Part 3
Genesis 1:26-31
[26] Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
[28] And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” [29] And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. [30] And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. [31] And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening andthere was morning, the sixth day.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. Whom do you tend to exclude from the category of image-bearer?
2. Where have you witnessed negativity and ingratitude regarding reproduction and children? How have you seen these attitudes in your own heart?
3. What does Genesis 1:26-31 tell us about human sexuality? In what ways does it confront our culture?
4. What does it mean to say that human reproduction is not animalistic in nature?
5. In what ways does this passage explode with implications for parenting?
6. What does this passage communicate about God’s goodness? How does it encourage us to hope in Christ?
References: Genesis 9:6; James 3:9; Psalm 127:3-5; Romans 1:26-27; Matthew 6:25-34; Matthew 6:11; 1 Timothy 6:17; 1 Corinthians 10:31.
59 min
February 18, 2018 Days 4-6: Fullness Towards Dominion, Part 2
Genesis 1:26-31
[26] Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
[28] And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” [29] And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. [30] And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. [31] And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening andthere was morning, the sixth day.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  What are some textual clues that vv. 26-31 are a climax to the creation account?
2.  What role has the doctrine that man is made in God’s image played in your everyday life? In what obvious ways do we see our culture ignoring or rejecting this truth?
3.  How are we like God in our nature, and how do we represent him in our role? How do these truths call us to education, science and technology, and care for the environment?
4.  What do these verses tell us about the relationship between God and man? How do they affect the way we perceive and relate to other human beings?
5.  What does it mean that human beings are both the greatest pointer and the greatest temptation?
6.  How does this passage direct us to Christ?
References: Genesis 5:3; John 4:24; Genesis 2:15, 17, 19; Psalm 24:1; 8:5-6; Genesis 5:1-2; Luke 10:27; Acts 17:26; James 3:9; Genesis 9:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Corinthians 15:27; John 14:31; Ephesians 5:25.
1 hr 1 min
February 11, 2018 Days 4-6: Fullness Towards Dominion, Part 1
Genesis 1:14-25
[14] And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, [15] and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. [16] And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. [17] And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to givelight on the earth, [18]to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. [19] And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
[20] And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” [21] So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. [22] And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” [23] And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
[24] And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. [25] And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind.And God saw that it was good.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. What are the various ways in which Genesis 1 points us to Christ? How does the New Testament describe His role in creation?
2. Why do you think God waited until day 4 to make the sun, moon and stars?
3. What amazes you most about creation? Why is it tempting to replace the Creator with the created, and what are some ways we do this today?
4. How does Psalm 8 direct us toward a proper response to what we observe in the heavens?
5. Why is God's account of the creation of animals incompatible with Darwinian evolution?
References: 2 Corinthians 3:18; Colossians 1:16; Deuteronomy 4:19; Psalm 19:1; Psalm 8; Job 41:1; Psalm 104:24-25
1 hr
February 04, 2018 Days 1-3: Formation Towards Production
Genesis 1.3-13
59 min
February 04, 2018 Days 1-3: Formation Towards Production
Genesis 1:3-13
[3] And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. [4] And God saw that the lightwas good. And God separated the light from the darkness. [5] God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
[6] And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” [7] And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. [8] AndGod called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, thesecond day.
[9] And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. [10] God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
[11] And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. [12] The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds,and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. [13] And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Guide
1.   How would you summarize God’s creative work in the first three days? Where do we see his activity of separating, dividing, and/or distinguishing, and how might this lead you to worship him?
2.   What are some implications of the fact that God gives definitions and sets boundaries? What are some areas in which our culture’s definitions and boundaries differ dramatically from God’s?
3.   How does the earth bring forth plant life? What does it mean to say that the inanimate cannot animate?
4.   How does God’s control over the waters remind us of his judgment and grace? How does Day 3 prepare the reader for the Fall?
5.   How does Genesis debunk alternative deities and origin stories, whether ancient or modern?
59 min
January 28, 2018 God's Six Days of Work: The Big Picture
Genesis 1:3-31
58 min
January 28, 2018 God’s Six Days of Work: The Big Picture
Genesis 1:3-31
[3] And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. [4] And God saw that the lightwas good. And God separated the light from the darkness. [5] God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
[6] And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” [7] And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. [8] AndGod called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, thesecond day.
[9] And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. [10] God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
[11] And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. [12] The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds,and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. [13] And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.
[14] And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, [15] and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. [16] And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. [17] And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to givelight on the earth, [18]to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. [19] And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
[20] And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” [21] So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. [22] And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” [23] And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.
[24] And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. [25] And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind.And God saw that it was good.
[26] Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
[27] So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
[28] And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” [29] And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. [30] And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. [31] And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening andthere was morning, the sixth day.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions.
1.  What have we learned so far about God from Genesis 1? Has anything about his nature and character been new for you?
2. How would you describe your view of the dignity and value of work? How is it impacted by the fact that God works?
3.  How does Genesis 1 show us that God’s Word is both effectual and authoritative? How should its efficacy influence our relation to Scripture?
4.  Where do we see God’s order in Genesis 1? Why should this encourage us to trust him in every area of our lives?
5.  How can we emulate God’s order in the way we work?
6.  What does it look like to have a healthy delight in our work? How do we avoid idolizing it?
References: Genesis 2:1-3; Hebrews 11:3; John 1:1-3, 14; 2 Timothy 3:16; Psalm 104:31.
58 min
January 22, 2018 Not Yet Ready
Genesis 1:2
58 min
January 21, 2018 Not Yet Ready
Genesis 1:2
[2] The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God washovering over the face of the waters.
DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions.
1. How is the world described in Genesis 1:2? How does this verse contribute to our understanding of God as a potter?
2. How aware are you of God’s forming, filling, and illuminating that is evident all around us? Why should we never be bored?
3. What do God’s preparations in Genesis 1 tell us about the purpose, dignity, and value of human beings?
4. How does the latter part of v. 2, read in light of Deuteronomy 32:11, show us God’s intimate involvement with his creation?
5. What does it mean that God is both Creator and Sustainer?
6. How does the mention of the Spirit in v. 2 both challenge the self-sufficient and comfort those who feel desolate?
References: Genesis 1:31; 2:1; Jeremiah 4:23ff; Isaiah 45:18; Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:21; Deuteronomy 32:10-11; Hebrews 1:3; Genesis 2:7.
58 min