St. Paul Lutheran Church, Matteson, Illinois & Pastor Troester

God calls to Abram & Sarai and promises to make his family and blessing to all people, and they are called to trust and follow Him.

God confuses the languages of the people who rebel against His command to "fill the earth," and rather go make a name for themselves.

The family of Noah, those who filled the earth after the flood.

God's covenant with Noah and mankind that He will not destroy with flood waters and Noah's pledge to trust and obey God.

Some of the most beautiful words we can hear is, "but God remembered...", because when God remembers He does something, too. Here God remembers Noah and his family and causes the flood waters to dry up and gets Noah "back on dry ground."

The details of the worldwide, total deluge of everything on earth, and the death of everyone and every creature, except for Noah and his family who are kept safe by God in the ark.

The history of all creation, and especially of mankind's beginings by God, Who despite our rebellious and waywards ways, is faithful to His promises to save us.

Where the slippery slope of sin and rebellion against God leads us to where Cain takes his brother Abel's life, but where God continues to reach out to those He created and calls them back to Himself.

The history of the cause for the turmoil and death we experience, caused by our rebellion against God.

After explaining what God did on Day 7 and established a day of rest for us all, Genesis 2 gives us an expanded version of Day 6 and the creation of mankind, male and female and establishes marriage and family.