In the Beginning: The King, His People, in His Land

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In the Beginning: The King, His People, in His Land

Genesis 1:26-31; 2:15-17

June 18, 2023 • Edgardo Rosa • Genesis 1:26–31, Genesis 2:15–17

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We study the following under these two markers: Identity and Purpose

1. Land

2. People

3. King

Let us approached the beginning of the story. Let us reconsider how deep and meaningful the Genesis 1 and 2 are. It is not only good enough to know

what day God created what. We must dig deeper into why He created. Genesis 1 and 2 are inviting us to see the narrative of God and to get or mistreat the beginning will have catastrophic results.

The reason we dug, and will continue to dig into land, people, king is because these three themes will ultimate and continually point us to Jesus, His character and work.

All of Scripture, everything written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms, is pointing and culminates with Jesus (Luke 24:27, 44). So, the more we contemplate and mediated on the narrative of Scripture—from Genesis to Revelation—the more that we will encounter and delight ourselves in Jesus.

So, please keep joining us as we unfold this summer the narrative of Scripture.

In the Beginning: The King, His People, in His Land Pt. 2

June 25, 2023 • Edgardo Rosa • Psalm 95:1–7

What do we learn about the King in the first two chapters of Genesis? He is: 1. Transcendent 2. Source & End 3. Rules By His Word 4. Benevolent This morning we started by reading Psalm 95 and not reading from a portion of Genesis. This is because the aim, the end, of creation is God’s glory that is magnified in our praise. If we did not praise and worship God after studying His kingly rule over his creation, we would be falling short of our creaturely purposes. As we read in Psalm 95, a right posture before the King is a posture of praise and worship. We bow the knee in adoration. This is the posture of all of subjects of his kingdom. While Psalm 95 gives us an earthly picture, Revelation 4 gives us the heavenly picture. We read in Revelation 4 that the heavenly beings praise the King before his throne crying out. The question is not whether God is king or not, the questions is whether you recognize him as your king. The questions this morning is, “Who is the king of your life? God or you? You see, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess his rule. But will you confess his rule over you as your King or as your conqueror? We will either bow the knee in praise and worship or bow the knee in defeat. We hope that you would see that there is no greater or kinder King to follow. He is the great King who stands above creation; the great King who is the source and end of all things, working everything out for his glory and our joy; the great King who rules justly and joyfully by his word; the great benevolent King who seeks the good of his people. This world and our own sin temp us to doubt and usurp his rule over us, but we must know that his rule is not heavy but light. To live under the rule of the King is to live under peace, under love, under grace, under mercy, under hope, under victory, under protection, under his blessing. By grace through faith, in Jesus we hostile enemies are reconciled to the King and are promised to one day live in his land with him and his people forever. This is the great narrative and promise that the Bible lays before us.

The Deceit, The Despair, and The Defeat of Sin

July 2, 2023 • Edgardo Rosa • Genesis 3

Continuing with The Narrative of Scripture we look at what Bible has to say about Morality and read Genesis 3. Understanding what God has to say through His Word in Genesis 3, we see: 1. The Deceit of Sin 2. The Despair of Sin 3. The Defeat of Sin

A Covenant of Blessing

July 9, 2023 • Edgardo Rosa • Genesis 12:1–3

In Abraham we have a model of the Christian life. An imperfect man called and used by God. A man who was once an idol worshipper but by grace was granted faith to believe and trust in the promises of God. A man by whom to world would be blessed. We too by faith are made sons and daughters of Abraham. Because of our union with Christ we are made into the people of God and we look forward to the land of rest to come. We are made a kingdom of priest. All of the promises find their fulfillment in Christ, and by faith we inherit such promises. Through Jesus, God blesses the whole world with: 1. A Covenant Declared 2. A Covenant Solidified 3. A Covenant Displayed 4. A Covenant Tested In Abraham, God was redeeming and restoring the world to himself. Not just the Jews but every nation and this is why we too can declare the good news to every nation. We can go across the street, across the cubicle, across the globe calling all to faith so that they too can be heirs of the covenantal promises God made to Abraham and his offspring. The King in his love and kindness continues to remind us that he longs to call to himself a people who will dwell with him in the land and all that he calls forth is our faith and our obedience.