God has just judged the world through a flood, and after a little over a year in the Ark, it's time for Noah and his family to step onto dry land. And on the heels of judgment comes good news - that God is going to bless Noah and his family. We'll hear what He has to say momentarily.

For quite a few weeks now we've been studying the early chapters of Genesis. In chapter eight, we get a glimpse at life after the flood. Noah, his family and the animals are about to step onto dry land after being in the Ark for just about a year. Pastor Jim Jarrett says it was a totally different world and environment they stepped into.

Today pastor Jim Jarrett resumes his study of Genesis. We'll be studying chapter eight during today's program. Noah, his family, and the animals have been cooped up in the ark for just over a year. The rain has stopped, the waters are receding, and it's time to step out on dry land. That's where we'll pick the story up today.

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.