Iterations: Garden of Eden

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Iterations: Garden of Eden

April 16, 2023 • Micah Witham • Genesis 2, Genesis 1

Awaken kicks off a new series exploring the different iterations of the people of God throughout scripture. What does a journey with God look like as a people experiencing different contexts and circumstances in history? Micah starts in Genesis 1 & 2 where humans are invited to move and work from a place of rest.

Iterations: Abram & Babel

April 23, 2024 • Micah Witham • Genesis 12:1–5, Genesis 11:1–4

This week we look at Genesis 11:1-4 and 12:1-5. These two chapters highlight the difference between a life motivated by fear and a life motivated by faith. Micah walks us through another iteration of the people of God following the voice of God towards partnered life together.

Iterations: Jacob Wrestles with God

April 30, 2023 • Micah Witham • Genesis 32

Genesis 32 - Jacob has spent his life running from God and his own name. Micah highlights the ways God relentlessly pursues us and seeks to bring us into a way of life that bears good fruit and wholeness of self.

Iterations: The Freedom of God

May 7, 2023 • Micah Witham • Exodus 2:23–25

Exodus 2:23-25 - God hears, remembers, sees, and knows the people while they are enslaved and oppressed. Micah invites us to consider what ideas and realities we need to be freed and liberated from.