Pastor Jim Jarrett is taking us through the book of Genesis where the flood takes a major role in shaping how the earth currently looks. The water came forth from below as well as from above and everything was destroyed. It's important to note that rain was a new phenomenon - it had never happened before!

Today we take you to Genesis seven, where the Lord is about to send a worldwide flood to judge the earth. But before He does He makes sure His faithful servant Noah, and his family are safe. We'll hear God's final words of instruction to Noah in just a second. And pastor Jim reminds us God has made a way of escape from the coming judgment for us too, and that's in His Son Jesus Christ.

Pastor Jim Jarrett is offering a detailed study of the early part of Genesis, and in chapter six we read of the familiar story of the flood. Evil was continuous and extreme, so God stepped in and brought worldwide judgment. Obviously we're living in a day much like what we read about in Genesis six, but is there any hope for us?

As we open our Bibles to Genesis six, the world is a mess at this particular time... and God is about to release His judgment through a worldwide flood. How did it get to this point, and could judgment be coming soon to the earth again? Let's open the God's Word for answers and go now to pastor Jim Jarrett for today's study.

Today on Growing in the Word pastor Jim Jarrett points to Genesis chapter six and encourages us to follow in Noah's footsteps. He lived in a world much like our own, but stood out as a faithful follower of Christ.

Pastor Jim Jarrett will show us why God chose to judge the earth through a worldwide flood. Genesis chapter six is the place to be, so let's find our place there now as we turn things over to Jim and our first look at Noah and the flood.

Maybe you've noticed the Bible contains quite a number of genealogies. And so many of us read them without much attention! But there are all kinds of hidden treasures to be found in them, as we'll see today on Growing in the Word. Pastor Jim Jarrett draws our attention to Genesis five and the generations of Adam. First, we take notice of a man named Enoch, who walked faithfully with God before the Lord took him away.

Pastor Jim Jarrett is currently teaching from the book of Genesis and we'll camp out in chapter five once again today. If you'll recall, this is where we find the first genealogy in the Bible. And while we might be tempted to gloss over this section of Scripture, pastor Jim believes it to be highly relevant. You'll see why as you study along!

Today on Growing in the Word we bring you the Genealogy of Adam all the way to Jesus. And as you'll see in a moment it's quite a bit different than Cain's Genealogy. As we look at this biblical family tree, we are reminded that God was in control of humanity from the very beginning! You'll find today's scripture in Genesis five.

We've come to Genesis chapter four and the descendants of Cain. There are remarkable similarities to our day today providing great insight to our dilemma. We'll start with Genesis four, verse twenty-one.