September 29, 2024 • Pastor Chip Stevens • Genesis 4
• A man’s true heart is oftentimes best seen when things don’t go his way.
• 1 John 3:12: (Not) as Cain who was of the wicked one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous.
• Hebrews 11:4: By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous…
• If you give sin an inch, it will drag you a mile.
• Civilization had its founding in rebellion.
• Nothing can stop God from being faithful to His promises.
• Hebrews 12:24: ... to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.
God's Design • Part 6
September 22, 2024 • Pastor Chip Stevens • Genesis 3:14–24
• Sin is the reason we see so much brokenness in our world.
• Our struggles in life are reminders of the consequences of sin.
• Man’s attempts to cover his shame on his own are insufficient.
• The gospel is the message that Jesus crushed Satan by shedding His blood in our place so that we can enjoy eternal life with God.
God's Design • Part 4
September 8, 2024 • Pastor Chip Stevens • Genesis 2:4–25