Following the account of human sin and death, Genesis now sets out the genealogy of Adam through Seth to show the faithfulness of God’s promise even amidst the continuing effects of sin. Chapter 4 traces the descendants of Cain. Now we see the rest of the story.

In Part 3 of Campaigns and Christianity, Pastor Philip explains the inner workings of the political process and how Christians can get involved. Informed believers can become influential believers. Come join Pastor Philip through a study on one way that Christians were meant to exercise influence over our communities.

In Part 2 of Campaigns and Christianity, Pastor Philip discusses federal and state civics. Informed believers can become influential believers. Come join Pastor Philip through a study on one way that Christians were meant to exercise influence over our communities.

From the beginning, God has ordained that families create communities and those communities have been organized and ordered for the benefit of their members. As those communities grow, they take on the names of significant leaders and develop into nations. This community order has come because God has designed us for social connections. Come join Pastor Philip through a study on one way that Christians were meant to exercise influence over our communities.

Once the story of humanity takes on the element of sin, the infection of rebellion and unrighteousness develops real momentum. Men eventually revel in their sin and celebrate their fierce independence from God. This momentum of sin is slowed only by the direct intervention of God.

The story of Jonah is like holding a mirror to our own life. We’re going to take a deep dive into what the Bible actually says about this satire like story of Jonah. It’s a little more complicated than the kids stories make it out to be. Do we run away from what God wants us to do? Are we comfortable with the fact that God loves our enemies?

The most tragic chapter in the Bible, Genesis 3, presents the story of man’s fall from innocence. This story is basic to the rest of the Bible, for it gives the reason for God’s redemptive plan with which the remainder of Scripture is concerned. The realities of this chapter encompass the life of all humanity still today.

Genesis 1 presents creation as a line of ascendancy from the lesser creatures to superior mankind. Chapter 2 presents a topical order of formation of life, giving priority to man’s role as steward of creation. The earth is the stage for human history, and the drama begins with the definition of two genders and the establishment of procreative marriage.

In the Ministry of Reconciliation we see Christ’s love compel us to serve others as the Spirit remakes us into new persons, enabled to answer the Father’s call to join Christ’s mission of reconciling the world to Himself.

The book of Genesis is foundational for the rest of the Bible. Its opening chapter does something of incalculable importance: it lays down the basis of a biblical worldview. It provides to humans a metanarrative, a big story into which our lives can be fitted and from which they can derive meaning, purpose, and value.