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CREATIVE GENIUS (1 OF 54)

by Keith Krell

Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2
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Creative Genius (1 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 1:1-2


A New Year marks a season of new beginnings. Thus, many people begin the New Year with ''New Year's resolutions.'' The goal is to maintain these resolutions throughout the year...or realistically, at least through the month of January. Those of us that keep our resolutions into February are especially disciplined people. Since most well-intentioned people fail to honor their resolutions, I'd like to suggest starting a New Year with a new study through the book of new beginnings-Genesis.

The purpose of our journey through Genesis is to acquaint ourselves with the roots of our faith, giving us a solid base on which to begin our New Year with God. Perhaps it has been awhile since you frequented the pages of the first book of the Bible. Here is a simple test to see if you need to familiarize yourself with the truths of Genesis. I want to share with you the ''Top Ten Ways to Know You Need to Study Genesis'':

1. Your pastor announces a new sermon series from Genesis and you check the Table of Contents to see if it's in your Bible.
2. You think Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had a few hits during the sixties.
3. You open to Genesis and a WWII War Bond falls out.
4. Your favorite Old Testament patriarch is Hercules.
5. A small family of woodchucks has taken up residence in the Book.
6. You become frustrated because Charlton Heston isn't listed in your Bible's concordance.
7. You catch your kids looking at pictures in their Bibles of the garden of Eden and you demand, ''Who gave you this trash?''
8. You think the Tower of Babel is in Paris, France.
9. You keep falling for it every time your pastor says, ''Please turn to the book of Melchizedek, ch. 14.''
10. The kids are asking you too many questions about your unusual bedtime Bible story: ''Noah the Shepherd Boy and His Ark of Many Colors.''

I want to begin our much-needed study of the book of Genesis by summarizin ...

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