As we begin a journey over the next nine weeks into what the Bible tells us about where we are going, we start by understanding the start.
Last week we explored how things were good in the Beginning. But, just because they were good, why should we think there is good ahead for us?
How can our lives, as insignificant as they seem, have purpose?
God saves His people and prepares them for something big for His Kingdom.
What happens when our sense of plans and purpose donR17;t seem to be where God is headed?
Every lie, every broken relationship, every disease, every death—Genesis 3 is where it all traces back, and calling it “the fall̶1; doesnR17;t come close to doing it justice. What went wrong in that garden wasnR17;t just a mistake; it was a cosmic tragedy, and the question God asks in the wreckage of it has a way of landing personally.
We come to the Bible hungry for a fix—something for our problems, our inner turmoil, our next step. Genesis 1 and 2 refuse to make us the point. The story opens with four words that name the main character, and it isn’t you.
Jim Wolfe traces GodR17;s redemptive plan through four Old Testament “roadside attractions̶1; that foreshadow Christ R12; skins, boxes, baskets, and snakes. Along that scenic route, we arrive at the true meaning of Christmas, an attraction we actually need.
A tourist reads a mistranslated volcano warning about “mermaids̶1; when it really means sirens—absurd until you realize it points to something humans do constantly. Genesis 11 shows people with genuine talent and ability choosing to build a tower not for survival, but for their own glory. How easily do we wrap our ambitions in a report cover and call it achievement?
WeR17;ve all set out to pursue what we think God wants, only to watch the road curve in ways that make no sense. How do you trust Him when His path seems to undo the very promise He gave? In Genesis 22, Abraham faces exactly that moment as God calls him to offer Isaac.