SERMONS ON GENESIS
Our sermon ideas on Genesis will help you preach a powerful message on beginnings. Preach on topics including creation, the origins of humanity, the relationship between God and humanity, the Fall and its consequences, the Flood, and the life and promise of Abraham. Prepare your messages on God's Word in Genesis with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.
Genesis: The Book of Beginning Authorship (3 of 54)
by Stan Coffey
AUTHORSHIP: Long before the first century A.D., Moses was declared the author of Genesis and Josephus, the first century Jewish historian accepted mosaic authorship. Furthermore, the eternal evidence of the entire Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, favors mosaic authorship (Exodus 17:14; 24:4-8; Deut. 31:9, 22). Its divine revelation and the fact that Moses is the author is authenticated by the testimony of Jesus in Matthew 5:17-30 and John 7:21-23. DATE: 1445 BC to 1405 BC. Moses probably wrote this book after his experience at the burning bush (Ex.3:1-8), sometime between his 80th birthday and the...
God Made Them ''Babel'' (1 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: Several years ago, there was a tiny village in Scotland called ''Lost.'' It's a quaint name for a quaint little village... but they had a problem. Lost kept losing their sign. A local official explained, ''For many years now, the sign has continually been taken because all it says on it is 'Lost.''' He said, ''Many people want to have their photograph taken by it looking bewildered (because the sign said ''lost'') and every so often it gets taken.'' that created two problems: 1st - it got expensive. The signs cost about $400 a piece. And 2nd - deliveries were often lost because some delivery drivers have no idea where ''Lost'' was...
God's Covenant with Abraham
by Ernest Easley
We are tracing the scarlet thread through the Bible on these Wednesday nights. And that scarlet thread is the blood covenant that God made with man. A blood covenant was an unbreakable promise. In fact...when two people made a blood covenant, it was dissolved only by death. God did more than cut a deal with man, He cut a covenant with man! The scarlet thread began with Adam and Eve where we read in Genesis 3.21, ''Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.''After Adam and Eve sinned against God...after they hid from God...God responded to their sin with grace! After...
The Ishmaels and the Isaacs of Life
by Jerry Vines
It was red-letter day in the life of Abraham. I can imagine that the angels must have smiled that day as they saw that one hundred year old man hopping and skipping around the tent. From the inside of the tent there was the crying of a new-born baby because the baby boy that God has promised had finally been born. Years and years had passed. There were times when Abraham had wondered if God would ever do what he had promised he would do and yet God kept His promise. In fact, the Bible says here that the Lord did as he had said. Folks, I want to say to you that God can always be counted on to do what He says He will do....
All's Well that Ends Well (49 of 54)
by Keith Krell
Do you like putting together jigsaw puzzles? [Walk up with a jigsaw book puzzle box] I confess, I do not, but my kids do. Whether you like puzzles or not, you must admit that life is like a giant jigsaw puzzle. And we are like children trying to put the puzzle together with only a handful of pieces and someone took the box that has the picture on the cover. So we're left trying to fit our little handful of pieces together and trying to figure out the big picture at the same time. No wonder we struggle to figure out what life is all about. As the years pass we pick up more pieces to the puzzle and things that once troubled us now seem to fit into place...
God: The Answer to Every Question
by James Merritt
I read a fictitious story about a group of engineers, geologists, chemists, and scientists, who came together to try to answer the question, "Where did the universe come from?" They spent years compiling information, checking it and re-checking it. They fed all of their data into a gigantic super computer. 2. The magic moment came when they had fed all of their knowledge, theories, and hypothesis and research into that computer, and they asked it the question, "Where did the universe come from?" Everybody gathered around; there was a holy hush in the laboratory. A button was punched, lights flashed, bells rang...
Cain's Wife and Other Genesis Controversies
by Eddie Snipes
Before we depart from the origin stories in Genesis, I believe it is necessary to address common questions and misunderstandings of this portion of the Bible. The book of Genesis is the most attacked book in the Old Testament if not the most attacked book in the Bible. It is understandable that the beginning would be the focal point of critics. This is a foundational book and if it falls, so does Christianity. If Genesis is a myth or just a moral story, Christianity cannot stand. If we did not inherit sin from Adam, then we can't all have an inherent sin nature and there is no need for a redeemer. If God did not create the family...
Lessons from an Egyptian Prison - Part 1 (57 of 64)
by Brad Whitt
If you will, be finding your place tonight at Genesis, Chapter numbers 39 and 40. Genesis Chapter numbers 39 and 40. Are you all glad to be here tonight? Well since you're so excited, we're in Genesis, Chapters 39 and 40 tonight. So we were in Genesis 39 last time. Well, we didn't quite get done, so we're going to bounce back and forth between Genesis 39 and 40. This past week, my family had the opportunity to go home and see our parents. And so we drove to Milan, Tennessee, seven and a half, eight hours one way with four kids in an Expedition. You know what? I bought the biggest vehicle I could find this side of a 15 passenger van...
A Tale of Two Women (27 of 47)
by Chris Brown
Three things to think about: Genesis 29, Matthew 20:17-28, 23:1-12, Colossians 3:22-25, Romans 1:18-23, Psalm 19:1-4 1. You never know what kind of servant you are until someone treats you like one. 2. Our disobedience may not change God's plan for our life, but may greatly change how we experience it. 3. Only the Creator can fulfill creation. - Reuben means: Behold a son - Simeon means: Hearing - Levi means: Attached - Judah means: Praise Growth Group Homework QUICK REVIEW: Looking back at your notes from this week's teaching, was there anything that particularly caught your attention, challenged...
Wedding Ceremony
by Scott Maze
Dear family and friends, we are gathered here today in the sight of God and in the presence of this company to witness the union of Jake (groom) and Sara (bride) in Christian marriage. Marriage is a holy relationship given by God to fulfill us both as individuals and as a couple, but also to conform us into the image of Christ. Jake (groom) and Sara (bride), may our heavenly Father look down upon this event with His favor. May the Lord Jesus Christ be present and add His blessing. May the Holy Spirit seal these vows in love. Giving in Marriage In God's most amazing act of creation, He created beings in His own image. They not only...
Captain Noah and His Unsinkable Ship
by Ken Trivette
1. The most famous ship that ever sailed was the H.M.S. Titanic. In her day, she was a state of the art Ocean liner, 882.5 ft long; her beam 92.5 ft, and 60.5 ft from water line to boat deck. She consisted of 9 decks. She was designed to remain afloat with any 2 compartments flooded, possibly three. She could carry 329 passenger's first class, 285 passengers 2nd class, and 710 passengers 3rd class. On her maiden voyage across the Atlantic, she carried 2227 on board. When she sank on April 15, 1912, of her 2227 passengers and crew, only 705 survived. It was widely regarded that the ''Olympic Class'' liners were largely unsinkable and...
Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away (2 of 5)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: One of my favorite stories from Revolutionary war involves the "Battle of the Cowpens". Toward the end of the Revolutionary war, the British General Cornwallis had captured Savannah, Charleston and Camden in South Carolina - and in the process he had defeated and imprisoned much of the Southern Continental Army. Now, his intention was to crush any further resistance as quickly and thoroughly as possible. And for that task, he assigned the hated and feared Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton and a crack army of the best British soldiers. Tarleton was hated by the revolutionaries because of his unscrupulous and...
How To Make Your Dreams Come True (1 Of 2)
by Adrian Rogers
Find Genesis chapter 37 if you please, Genesis chapter 37. If you didn't bring a Bible with you, there should be one in the pew rack before you, Genesis chapter 37. That's the first book in the Bible, it ought to be fairly easy to find. If you've found it look up here. Some years ago I was in the airport and I saw one of the most poignant scenes that I believe I've ever seen. There was a young soldier, he was dressed in a soldier's uniform, he was an exceedingly happy young man--square-jawed, broad shouldered, athletic looking physique. He was there with his wife and his little children. His little children were hugging him around...
The Destruction of The Depraved (2 of 4)
by Jeff Strite
OPEN: Just like today, back in 1690s Jamaica was an island paradise. Palm trees in the sand, tropical breezes, beautiful beaches. People of wealth sought it out then just like they do now. And many of them built huge mansions at a town called Port Royal. Now, Port Royal wasn't a ''tourist trap.'' It was a Pirate city - hailed as the ''17th Century Sodom.'' And those who lived back then knew it as one of the wickedest and most depraved cities on earth. If you could think of something evil people would do... they did it. But then - in 1692 - God came down and brought judgement on Port Royal. In the space of less than 10...
When Repentance is Real (2 of 3)
by Michael White
Now I realize that exhaustively dissecting 2 chapters- 68 verses in a 35 minute sermon in any real detail is an exercise in futility. Nevertheless sometimes it’s helpful to get a broader view of the passage as we see the climax of the Joseph story. So Let’s ask for God’s grace as we study his word. PRAY. If you are a parent or a young girl or below the age of 12- you have undoubtedly seen Disney’s 2013 hit film Frozen… How many of you have seen frozen more than 10 times? Now there is a song about half way through the film called “fixer upper” performed by a group of trolls whom Kristof describes as “love experts.” Where they try...
Beaten, Battered, but Blessed (4 of 4)
by Donald Cantrell
Is it possible for a person to change? I want us to consider the story of Michael Vick. He was born in Newport News, Virginia to unwed teen parents. The family was raised in housing projects filled with drugs, violence, and shootings. Sports were a way out of the neighborhood for those that had the survival skills and the good fortune to stay in school. At the age of 10 or 11 Michael would ease off and go fishing regardless if they were biting just to escape the violence and stress of life in the projects. He learned football from his father and from his second cousin, Aaron Brooks. He spent lots of time at the local boys and girls...
The Cure for Bitterness
by Jerry Vines
Look at Genesis chapter 43. Let' s move into the this verse. We really ought to read it all, but I think we can summarize. Let's pick up with the 11th verse. This is Jacob talking to his sons about the matter of taking Benjamin back down into Egypt. Joseph has told the brothers that they canont come back for grain and release Simeon, the brother he is holding hostage, unless Benjamin, the youngest son is brought down with them. Jacob has initially refused to do so. Now they are desparate. The famine is getting increasingly worse. Now Jacob sees that he is going to have to let them do this. verse 11 And their father Israel said unto...
Call (1 of 4)
by Jason Dees
Scripture and Prayer. Our Scripture Reading for Today Comes From Genesis 12:1-9 This is God's Word One of the phrases that you hear very regularly is ''the right side of history''. I want to be on the right side of history. Are you going to be on the right side of history? That is a telling statement. It shows that we think of our lives as a part of a narrative, as a part of story. Of course, we understand that we are characters in this larger story that is being told, and of course, the phrase implies that when all of this shakes out, and if you choose wrongly, you will be on the wrong side of history; you will be one of the antagonists, one of...
From the Prison to the Palace (59 of 64)
by Brad Whitt
If you have your Bibles with you now, then you need to be finding your way back to the first book in your Bible, the book of Genesis. We are now at chapter number 41. We have been in the book of Genesis for a long, long, long time, and I don't have any idea exactly how long, but we've been there awhile. We are getting near the end. Every single Sunday night that we're in Genesis, we are that much closer to the end of this study. But we've entitled this study, if you will remember, the Book of Beginnings: Creation, Fall, Flood and Covenant, and we've been looking at, over the last several weeks, we've been looking, learning...
Surveying the Book of Books Genesis to Revelation In Six Hours
by John Barnett
Understanding this book of books is foundational to our spiritual maturity. May I impress upon your heart that the book you hold in your hands is unlike any other in the Universe? And with that truth deeply upon our hearts, in the days ahead, shouldn't we treat it differently, read it diligently, wait before it expectantly and from it learn to live triumphantly? ... We have found the Scriptures are Unique, Powerful, and Divine. Now we want to see how Centered the Scriptures are upon Christ. Then we can see the content of the Scriptures. Jesus shines from every book of the Bible. Each reveals some truths about our beautiful Lord Jesus. And, there is one that has as its theme and central purpose to unveil and reveal JESUS CHRIST THE LORD.
