Genesis
Community Group Guides
We will be diving into more specific questions throughout the book of Genesis; however, this week, we want to focus our attention on the main character, God. Because the main character of Genesis 1 is God, the main point of Genesis 1 is that the listener would begin to see who God is through his work of creation.
This week, we will begin our exploration of the fall of humanity through their temptation and, ultimately, their rebellion. The answer to many of life's deepest questions like "Why do bad things happen?" is found in the following 24 verses of chapter 3. But, even though these verses are rife with tragedy, they are also a picture of God's unfailing and generous mercy.
Last week, we looked at the curses, consequences, and care God gives in response to man's sin in Genesis 3:14-24. This week we will examine the swift and expansive nature of sin as it works itself out in man. We will see how sin multiplies, does not remain with us and is seen and responded to by God.
This week we will be looking more closely at the story of Noah and the flood found in Genesis chapters 6-8. This story, also prevalent in our culture, is often trivialized, minimized, or misunderstood. However, in these chapters, we can see a display of God's justice, wrath, patience, providence, provision, and preservation.
This week we will be looking more closely at the story of Babel found in Genesis 11. This story displays the inclination of man's heart to build his own kingdom for his own glory rather than a heart to see God's glory fill the earth. This story ends a section of Genesis in which the story of mankind is described (1-11) and will now turn our gaze towards one particular family who will become the nation of Israel.
This week we will follow the story of Abram and Lot as they grow into mighty communities and separate, as well as trace the story of Lot's capture by rival kingdoms and rescue from captivity by Abram.
This week in our study of Genesis we will observe Sarai & Abram's attempt to accomplish God’s promise given to Abram themselves despite God's trustworthy words and actions.
This week we will zero in on God's intentional and personal creation of mankind. Made in his image man is given a place, provisions, and restrictions so they can enjoy God's presence forever. They are also given the responsibility of keeping the garden and the mission of filling the earth and subduing it, multiplying the paise and worship of God throughout the earth.
This week we will continue to look at the fall of humanity as we look at the curses, consequences, and care God gives in response to man's sin in Genesis 3:14-24. The exploration of both the depth of our sin & its effects and the matchless abounding grace of God is foundational for our relationship with Christ.
Last week, we saw how sin is always growing, seeking to devour us, leads to death, and never remains just with us. In Genesis Chapter 5, Moses will be taking his listeners through the genealogy that ends with Noah. Unlike the genealogy of Cain in chapter 4, God will provide glimmers of hope in those who "walked with God" amongst a depraved and violent generation.
This week, in our study of Genesis, we will be looking more closely at the story of Noah following the flood. God has decreated and recreated the world for the glory of his name and the protection of his Genesis 3 promise. Noah and his family will now step into a recreated world. How will they respond to God's mercy to them? Could Noah be our snake crusher?
In our study of Genesis, we have spent time looking at God's work of creation, humanity's fall, and God's faithfulness to fulfill his promise to restore His Kingdom on a large scale. However, this week, our study will begin to zero in on one family in particular, God promising to dwell again with his people in His place again.
This week we will look more closely at the covenant God makes with Abram. In it, we will see displays of God's patience and provision as well as Abram's response of faith.
This week we will look more closely at the expanding promise that God has made to Abram (now Abraham) and his descendants as well as their calling to keep that same covenant with the Lord. Additionally, we will examine Abraham and Sarah’s responses to how God will fulfill His promise.