The Book of Genesis

Foundations of the whole story

GRACE UNPACKED
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What is GRACE?
Grace is Gods love for us

- even though we dont deserve it

- even though we could never earn it

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Genesis 1-11

The Beginnings
grace in the rubble
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THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
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Genesis 1:3
And God said, "Let there be
light," and there was light.
THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
The panoramic view
of the universe
every vision of the world
points to God
Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the
glory of God; the skies
proclaim the work of his
hands.
THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
The panoramic view
of the universe
every vision of the world
points to God
Genesis 1:25
And God saw that it was
good.
THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
The panoramic view
of the universe
every vision of the world
points to God
Genesis 1:26-27
Then God said, "Let us make
man in our image, in our
likeness, and let them
rule ...
So God created man in his
own image, in the image of
God he created him; male
and female he created
them.
THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
The pace slows right
down
We are the
crowning glory
of Gods creation
Genesis 2:7
The Lord God formed the
man from the dust of the
ground

THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
Chapter 2: all about us!
Personally made by
Gods own hand
Genesis 2:7
The Lord God formed the
man from the dust of the
ground and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of
life, and the man became
a living being.

THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
Chapter 2: all about us!
Personally made by
Gods own hand
Made to breathe
Gods breath (Gods
life)
Genesis 2:22
Then the Lord God made a
woman from the rib he had
taken out of the man, and
he brought her to the man.

THE BIG PLAN (1-2)
Chapter 2: all about us!
Personally made by
Gods own hand
Made to breath Gods
breath (Gods life)
Eve was made in the
same way
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to
the man, "Where are you?"
THE BIG FALL (3-5)
All together LOST
lost from God
Genesis 3:22-23
And the Lord God said, "The
man has now become like one
of us .. He must not be allowed
to reach out his hand and take
also from the tree of life and
eat, and live forever." So the
Lord God banished him from
the Garden of Eden to work the
ground from which he had been
taken.
THE BIG FALL (3-5)
All together LOST
lost from God
lost from life
Genesis 4:8
Now Cain said to his
brother Abel, "Let's go out
to the field." And while
they were in the field,
Cain attacked his brother
Abel and killed him.
THE BIG FALL (3-5)
All together LOST
lost from God
lost from life
lost from each other
Genesis 6:5-6
The Lord saw how great
man's wickedness on the
earth had become, and that
every inclination of the
thoughts of his heart was
only evil all the time.
6 The Lord was grieved that
he had made man on the
earth, and his heart was
filled with pain.
THE BIG FALL (3-5)
All together LOST
lost from God
lost from life
lost from each other
Genesis 7:12
And rain fell on the earth
forty days and forty nights.
THE BIG FLOOD (6-10)
God judges sin
Genesis 6:18
But I will establish my
covenant with you, and you
will enter the ark--you and
your sons and your wife and
your sons' wives with you.
THE BIG FLOOD (6-10)
God will not let sin
destroy the world
God judges sin
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when
warned about things not yet
seen, in holy fear built an
ark to save his family. By
his faith he condemned the
world and became heir of
the righteousness that
comes by faith.
THE BIG FLOOD (6-10)
God will not let sin
destroy the world
Gods desire is to
save
God judges sin
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when
warned about things not yet
seen, in holy fear built an
ark to save his family. By
his faith he condemned the
world and became heir of
the righteousness that
comes by faith.
THE BIG FLOOD (6-10)
God will not let sin
destroy the world
Gods desire is to
save
Noah was sin-ridden
like us all
God judges sin
Geness 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let
us build ourselves a city,
with a tower that reaches
to the heavens, so that we
may make a name for
ourselves and not be
scattered over the face of
the whole earth.

THE BIG TOWER (11)
We cant rescue
ourselves
Geness 11:8
So the Lord scattered them
from there over all the
earth, and they stopped
building the city.

THE BIG TOWER (11)
If earth cannot rise to heaven the
only hope is for heaven to stoop
down to earth
We cant rescue
ourselves
Ephesians 1:4-5
For he chose us in him
before the creation of the
world to be holy and
blameless in his sight. In
love he predestined us to
be adopted as his sons
through Jesus Christ, in
accordance with his
pleasure and will--
Grace notes
Genesis 2:7
The Lord God formed the
man from the dust of the
ground and breathed into
his nostrils the breath of
life, and the man became
a living being.

Grace notes
The God who stoops
down
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity
between you and the
woman, and between
your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head,
and you will strike his
heel."

Grace notes
The man who crushes
Satans head
The God who stoops
down
Genesis 3:21
The Lord God made
garments of skin for Adam
and his wife and clothed
them.

Grace notes
The man who crushes
Satans head
The sacrifice that
covered their shame
The God who stoops
down
Genesis 7:16
The animals going in were
male and female of every
living thing, as God had
commanded Noah. Then
the Lord shut him in.

Grace notes
The man who crushes
Satans head
The sacrifice that
covered their shame
The Lord who shut
the door tight
The God who stoops
down
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