Adam and Eve failed. It’s hard to grasp just how big a failure that was. Their failure produced every lie, every murder, every rape, every war, every cancer, every divorce, every bad day. Their failure is why the lawn mower breaks. And on and on and on. And they can’t blame their failure on heredity, the environment, or anything anyone did to them. And yet they will blame. We might feel like we can rightly blame, but wherever we place the blame; we still have a problem – we sin, because we choose to sin. Let’s read Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-7.

Adam and Eve failed. It’s hard to grasp just how big a failure that was. Their failure produced every lie, every murder, every rape, every war, every cancer, every divorce, every bad day. Their failure is why the lawn mower breaks. And on and on and on. And they can’t blame their failure on heredity, the environment, or anything anyone did to them. And yet they will blame. We might feel like we can rightly blame, but wherever we place the blame; we still have a problem – we sin, because we choose to sin. Let’s read Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-7.

Earlier this year, I came across the passage in Matthew 4 about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Something about that passage really just stuck out to me and I knew that it was what I wanted to preach on if I was given the opportunity.

Earlier this year, I came across the passage in Matthew 4 about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Something about that passage really just stuck out to me and I knew that it was what I wanted to preach on if I was given the opportunity.

out. Today we look at marriage. Most people get married, regardless of religion, race, generation, continent, culture; the great majority of people get married. Let’s see what God had in mind. Read Genesis 2:18-25.

out. Today we look at marriage. Most people get married, regardless of religion, race, generation, continent, culture; the great majority of people get married. Let’s see what God had in mind. Read Genesis 2:18-25.

Where does identity, our understanding of self, come from? Is it something we create or something we are given? There’s not going to be universal agreement on that, but has a universal answer been given? I believe so. We talk much today about social construct, the social things that build who we are: like little boys are to play with G.I Joes and girls, Barbies. There are constructs we are going to agree with and some we are not. But whether those constructs are right or wrong, I suggest society is not the first place we look for our identity, but to the One who Designed us. Read Genesis 1:26-28 and Psalm 139:13-16.

Where does identity, our understanding of self, come from? Is it something we create or something we are given? There’s not going to be universal agreement on that, but has a universal answer been given? I believe so. We talk much today about social construct, the social things that build who we are: like little boys are to play with G.I Joes and girls, Barbies. There are constructs we are going to agree with and some we are not. But whether those constructs are right or wrong, I suggest society is not the first place we look for our identity, but to the One who Designed us. Read Genesis 1:26-28 and Psalm 139:13-16.

So last week our focus was on the 6 days of creation and today the 7th day as we continue our series in Genesis. I am using a sermon today that I have not only preached before, but recently, just two years ago. I think this is so important to our health and well-being and we just don’t get. When I did this 2 years ago, I did a sermon before this one trying to prove we are all walking around on empty. That can happen to any of us at any time, but 2020 got us all there at the same time. And I said what the next two years would be like and it’s been worse. We are an agitated society. Take a breath. Take a nap. If we’d let Him, God would lead us right to reenergized, refueled, and ready to go.

So last week our focus was on the 6 days of creation and today the 7th day as we continue our series in Genesis. I am using a sermon today that I have not only preached before, but recently, just two years ago. I think this is so important to our health and well-being and we just don’t get. When I did this 2 years ago, I did a sermon before this one trying to prove we are all walking around on empty. That can happen to any of us at any time, but 2020 got us all there at the same time. And I said what the next two years would be like and it’s been worse. We are an agitated society. Take a breath. Take a nap. If we’d let Him, God would lead us right to reenergized, refueled, and ready to go.