Introduction:

The Big Question: Where Did Everything Begin? 

The Israelite View: A Fresh Take on Creation 

Our True Beginning: GOD

God's Character Revealed: 1. Powerful, 2. Personal, 3. Savior, 4. Love

Read Genesis 1:1-2. Think about each phrase and what it’s communicating. What catches your attention? Discuss. 

In Genesis, God simply speaks light, life, and order into the void without struggle. What "chaos" in your world (personal or global) needs God's spoken word? How can you invite that in prayer this week?

How does the Bible's peaceful creation account differ from modern Big Bang or ancient myths? How can this provide us with order and peace despite today's chaos?

The sermon describes God as transcendent, existing outside time, space, and matter—the "uncaused cause." How does this view of God's eternality give hope? 

Unlike Babylonian myths where humans serve as slaves, Genesis shows us made in God's image for relationship. How does this truth shift your sense of worth and daily calling?