Genesis: Creation "The Story of God"
This message is brought to you by Pastor Darryl Morrison
Context:
The 1st book of the bible is derived from Genesis 2:4a4 This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
God's relationship outlines to the world (the world He Created) and the whole created order (His Order), most notably through the people of Israel—the benefactors and bearers of the divine promise in the world. (The People of Israel-the benefactors and bearers of the divine promise here in the world) Also provides a genealogical backdrop for the people Israel, the main subject of Exodus and the rest of the Hebrew Bible.
Genesis belongs to the Torah (“teaching, instruction”). It is the start of a textual unit that runs through Deuteronomy and traces “history” from creation to Israel’s arrival on the outskirts of the already inhabited promised land.
Thrust:
So the purpose of our study is to To Know God (His power, His Order, and His Relationship with Humanity)
Points:
How do we approach this Story:
1. Does Science Have A Say? Yes
In The Beginning God Created The Heaven and Earth:
- “The Bible, and the story of creation begin with God.”
- The beginning tells us that God is eternal.
2.God is Creator: God created: Something
God is not a builder He’s the Creator
- “This tells us that God is the only one who can create something out of nothing.”
God is the Creator (no-thing/nothing into something)
-The Intent or Accident:Some people say that the story of creation is scientifically true, and that God really did create the universe in six days. Others dismiss both the story and God as flights of fancy. This is an argument that should never have happened! We must be careful not to make the Genesis story something it isn’t.
It isn’t a scientific account of physics, cosmology and biology. It is a statement that ‘God did it all—and it was very good’. The simplicity and sequence of the creation story is impressive.
The bursting forth of light is followed by water and space, land and seas. Then come plants, animals and humans. The cosmos emerges from chaos in an ordered way. The modern physicist sees more clearly than anyone that the universe is positively designed for living. If gravity were stronger, stars would burn out too quickly for life to evolve on their planets. If protons and neutrons were different by even a fraction, there could be no hydrogen, no stars—and you would not be reading this. It takes a lot of faith to say that all this is a meaningless accident. (w/out form, and void; and darkness on the face of the deep)
So what did heaven and earth look like at the beginning?
orWhat were things like in the beginning?
God is the Creator (no-thing/nothing into something)
3. The Spirit of God (was hovering over the face of the waters)
What was the purpose of the Spirit of God?
God’s Spirit gives life, shapes, and fills.
Summary:
Intent or Accident:Some people say that the story of creation is scientifically true, and that God really did create the universe in six days. Others dismiss both the story and God as flights of fancy. This is an argument that should never have happened! We must be careful not to make the Genesis story something it isn’t.
It isn’t a scientific account of physics, cosmology and biology. It is a statement that ‘God did it all—and it was very good’. The simplicity and sequence of the creation story is impressive.
The bursting forth of light is followed by water and space, land and seas. Then come plants, animals and humans. The cosmos emerges from chaos in an ordered way. The modern physicist sees more clearly than anyone that the universe is positively designed for living. If gravity were stronger, stars would burn out too quickly for life to evolve on their planets. If protons and neutrons were different by even a fraction, there could be no hydrogen, no stars—and you would not be reading this. It takes a lot of faith to say that all this is a meaningless accident.
