GOD'S WAY. THE ONLY WAY. (12)
Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26
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God's Way. The Only Way. (12)
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 4
At the end of every sports season, no matter the sport, or how disastrous the season may have been, you will always hear someone mutter a very familiar phrase, ''Well, there is always next year.'' It is a statement that recognizes the disappointment of the moment and accepts the failure of the past, but it also carries a glimmer of hope for the future. Afterall, the future may be better than the past. A new year - a new hope.
As we move into Genesis 4, after wading through a disappointing and depressing bog of sin and judgement in Genesis 3, this feeling that has taken root in Adam and Eve's heart, the thought that things will get better. In the chapter's opening verses, there is a glimmer of hope, but is it a hope that will be fully realized?
Genesis 4.1-16
Last time we saw Adam and Eve they were being evicted from their home because they did the one thing God told them not to do, eat from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. As they left this beautiful home, one God planned and created for them, the punishment God pronounced upon them was still echoing in their ears. As they looked back for one last glimpse at what was and what might have been, hope was all but extinguished because God, to ensure they couldn't return to the home they forfeited, placed security guard angels with flaming swords at the Garden's only entrance to keep them out.
Things looked bleak and downright depressing. The only reason hope was not completely extinguished in their hearts was because of the promise that God made as He spoke judgment upon the serpent. God said, ''And I will make enemies of you and the woman, and of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise Him on the heel'' (Genesis 3.15). That promise and prophecy gave them hope because...
• It let them know God was not finished with them, that their story was not over.
• This season may ha ...
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 4
At the end of every sports season, no matter the sport, or how disastrous the season may have been, you will always hear someone mutter a very familiar phrase, ''Well, there is always next year.'' It is a statement that recognizes the disappointment of the moment and accepts the failure of the past, but it also carries a glimmer of hope for the future. Afterall, the future may be better than the past. A new year - a new hope.
As we move into Genesis 4, after wading through a disappointing and depressing bog of sin and judgement in Genesis 3, this feeling that has taken root in Adam and Eve's heart, the thought that things will get better. In the chapter's opening verses, there is a glimmer of hope, but is it a hope that will be fully realized?
Genesis 4.1-16
Last time we saw Adam and Eve they were being evicted from their home because they did the one thing God told them not to do, eat from The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. As they left this beautiful home, one God planned and created for them, the punishment God pronounced upon them was still echoing in their ears. As they looked back for one last glimpse at what was and what might have been, hope was all but extinguished because God, to ensure they couldn't return to the home they forfeited, placed security guard angels with flaming swords at the Garden's only entrance to keep them out.
Things looked bleak and downright depressing. The only reason hope was not completely extinguished in their hearts was because of the promise that God made as He spoke judgment upon the serpent. God said, ''And I will make enemies of you and the woman, and of your offspring and her Descendant; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise Him on the heel'' (Genesis 3.15). That promise and prophecy gave them hope because...
• It let them know God was not finished with them, that their story was not over.
• This season may ha ...
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