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Genesis - Meet The Creator! Series
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 20, 2024 (message contributor)
Summary: To see or experience something, we have never seen before in 2024 requires us to do something we have never done before – So what is that “One Thing” you need to do that you have not done before? Maybe it is to read and study the Bible in 2024!
Series: Never seen before in 2024
Thesis: To see or experience something, we have never seen before in 2024 requires us to do something we have never done before – So what is that “One Thing” you need to do that you have not done before? Maybe it is to read and study the Bible in 2024!
Maybe it’s to get to know the Story of God!
The Bible is the Story of God “The Creator” and his interactions with mankind his most favorite creation!
In the book “Unleash the power of storytelling” by Rob Biesenbach he notes how important it is in the age of information overload to see and rediscover the power of stories. He notes that storytelling is arguably the most powerful form of communication at our disposal. I add and God uses the Bible to tell His Story to us and also to teach us how to live a life that is valued for eternity.
He notes this about a great story:
1. It will win hearts – captivate, inspire and motivate people!
2. It will change minds – convince people to come around to the authors or tellers way of thinking.
3. It will get results – great stories persuade people to act in a way that transforms them and others.
The reality check is this is what “God’s Story” does every single day all over the world and has been doing over the course of history. The Bible tells God’s Story!
It’s a story filled with emotion!
It’s a story that connects us to the main character of the story!
It’s the story that humanizes God to us!
It’s a story that raises the stakes in the game of life and death!
It’s a story that shows who God is and does not just tell of Him but proves He is who He said He is!
Final thought from the book I want to make is this: “In its simplest form, a story is a character in pursuit of a goal in the face of some challenge or obstacle. How the character tries to resolve that challenge drives the narrative.”
Scripture:
2 Timothy 3:16–17:
16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”
Sermon: Meet the author of The Bible! God!
Thesis: Genesis introduces us to God “The I AM!” it is called in Hebrew “Beeresit” which means “In the Beginning!” Gensis introduces us to the story of God and his connection to mankind!
Key Scripture Verse of Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Introduction:
This first book of the Bible Genesis written by Moses supplies us with answers to the questions that plague mankind. The answers it provides are not exhaustive but sufficient to bring about peace of mind to those searching for answers and a Creator!
Moses would be the most suited person in the history of the world to start the Story of God to each and everyone of us. The Bible is written by 40 authors who wrote the Bible over a period of 1,500 years. These Bible writers wrote as they were inspired by the Holy Spirit (see 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Think about Moses who spent considerable time in the presence of God on the mountain with God – speaking with Him – listening to Him – seeing Him (Only his back) – he came back off the mountain shining with the shekinah glory of God all over Him!
See Exodus 34:28: Moses was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
We also learn from Got questions: “After spending this extended amount of time with God, Moses comes down the mountain, and his face is shining with the glory of God (Exodus 34:29). We don’t know exactly what this would have looked like, but it was frightening to his brother, Aaron, the high priest; and to all the rest of the people. Because everyone was afraid to come near Moses (verse 31), he wore a veil over his face to shroud the glory (verses 33–35). We are not told how long this lasted, but presumably the glory began to fade when Moses was no longer regularly going into the presence of God. How long Moses wore the veil is unknown, but the veil is not mentioned during the remaining years of his leadership—roughly 38 years.” From Why did Moses have to wear a veil? | GotQuestions.org
