“I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood,

and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Genesis 9:11

God speaks these words to Noah after the waters of the flood have subsided.

The story of Noah, the ark, and flood is one of the most well known in all of scripture.

I remember a mural in my childhood church that depicted all the animals entering the ark with Noah and always felt a warm feeling when I passed by.

The Sunday school version of the Flood does not quite do it justice.

In Genesis 1, God creates human beings in God’s own image, and by Genesis 6 God is deeply grieved and regrets the decision to create humans.

He resolves to destroy the creation and all life, until he finds Noah to be righteous.

Join us Sunday as we consider anew the story of Noah and the Flood and what it tells us about God and us.

Message delivered by Pastor Ben Sandin.