09/09/2026
Yesterday we started a new series starting in Genesis, and our main goal is to understand the big picture of the Old Testament. This is important so that we may rightly understand who God is, and how we’re supposed to live. When we misunderstand God, we find ourselves wasting our time and effort on things that do not truly matter.
*God creates out of His joyful, glorious, and creative heart.
-Gen 1:31, Gen 2:7
-God spoke the cosmos into perfect completion, but He intimately formed humanity from the dirt and provided everything we need.
*God knows what you need and loves you.
-Gen 2:18
-God knew Adam’s lack and gave him Eve. You can completely trust Him with your desires, hopes, and pain.
*God gives good gifts, and boundaries
-Gen 2:16
-His commands do not come from stinginess. Boundaries protect us and exist for our good and His glory.
*God Himself is the only One who will satisfy the deepest longings of your soul.
-Psalm 34, “Taste and see that the LORD is GOOD.”
*The Enemy twists God’s words to make us doubt His goodness.
-Gen 3:1
-When we forget God’s words, the enemy tricks us into thinking God is holding out on us.
*We reject God through law-breaking and sneaky law-keeping.
-Gen 3:6
-We trade God for empty things, rejecting Him either through outright rebellion or by keeping Him at arm’s length through empty religious performance.
*God is merciful and covers our deepest shame.
-Gen 3:21
*God is patient beyond your wildest imagination.
-Matt 11:29
-Even if you repeat the same sin and feel dirty, remember that God delights in showing mercy, not destruction.
*Jesus is the promised hero who pays our debt and calms our chaos.
-Col 2:14: “...cancels the record of debt... nailing it to the cross.”
Jesus is the promised Son from Genesis 3:15 who came to crush the enemy’s head, justify the rebels, and undo all the effects of sin. God is the One who can actually speak peace into your chaos, not by promising health, wealth, and prosperity, but giving you the most precious thing in the universe which is HIMSELF!