Summary: A 3 point outline to put your own thoughts into Genesis 1:1

* The Bible is Gods word declaring His works and dealings with man.

* We belive Gods word is absolute truth and relevent to every age.

* If we cannot recieve Genesis 1:1 as divine truth how could we

actually believe that Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit or

resurrected from the dead?

I. The When of Creation- "In the beginning"

* There was someone before there was anything.

II. The Who of Creation- "God"

* Everything that "is" came from someone not somewhere..

* Design not disaster was Gods method of creating

III. The What of Creation- "created the heavens and the earth"

* Heavens (plural)

*Earth and all therein

* Made by Him, for Him, and consist in Him.