Developing And Preaching The Sermon - Dr. Gennifer Brooks

Genesis, the first book of the Christian Old Testament in the Bible, was written around the 5th century B.C. Genesis is also a creation story featuring God and his creation of Adam and Eve. The title Genesis means “beginning” in the Hebrew language.

Dr. Adam L. Hughes is the Dean of Chapel and Assistant Professor of Expository Preaching at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. With over sixteen years of pastoral experience, Hughes’s practical experience and academic prowess not only make him the perfect professor, but also the perfect Director for the Adrian Rogers Center for Expository Preaching.

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When one approaches the biblical text, it is important to explore the cultural context in which the text occurs. With regard to the Book of Genesis, it is important to examine the writing with other contemporary works of similar geography and topics. The people of ancient Mesopotamia, where the oldest civilizations originated, produced a number of stories of creation and natural occurrences. It is important to note that many of the stories of the Sumerians, Akkadians and Hebrews began as oral traditions as the events they depict predate writing, so it is difficult to date these works on the basis of when these prehistoric myths were initiated. Comparison to writings contemporary to the people of Israel, can offer a deeper understanding of

The Drama of Scripture written by Bartholomew and Goheen takes the reader on a journey through the entire Bible in six short “acts.” The first Act discusses creation and the establishment of God’s Kingdom. In the beginning was complete darkness. Then, God created light and divided the heavens and the earth. He then split the waters and the seas, creating dry ground on which the rest of creation could walk. He proceeded to make plants and flowers and the sun, moon, and stars. He created days and seasons and animals of all shapes and sizes. And then, to add the finishing touch, God created men and women, male and female, He created them. The book states that “the Genesis story is given so that we might have a true understanding of the world in which we live, its divine author, and our own place in it” (Bartholomew, 29). Genesis 1-3, the story of Creation, is prevalent because it introduces the author of creation, humanity, and the creation upon which humanity’s drama unfolds.

These stories began as oral compositions that became written compilations of historical events that were circulated, collected, then accepted as a single sacred book. A reader is quickly pulled into the stories of mankind’s experiences in the very first chapter of Genesis. Genesis movingly chronicles the memorable story of two brothers, Cain and Abel. The author’s words strike the reader’s heart as he artfully divulges the sibling rivalry between two brothers that led to domestic violence, good vs. evil, guilt and remorse, envy, lying, self-pity, harboring a grudge, evil impulses, crime, murder and retribution. All of this in just the first book. Can you imagine if all this is just in the first book of the Bible what as reader will experience in the remaining 65 books of the

The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible in chronological order. It is part of the Pentateuch written and compiled mostly by Moses. It is also often referred to as the Torah.

The book of Genesis covers many topics. Creation is the theme of chapter one. In chapter two, God says that His creation is good. He then creates man from the dust and women from the man. Next is the Fall of Man, Eve is tempted by the serpent to eat of the tree God told them not to eat. Both, Eve and Adam end up eating of the fruit from the tree resulting in the punishments from God for all of mankind. Chapter four is about Cain and Abel. It also covers the first murder and first record of bigamy. It gives some lineage of Cain and also tells of Eve’s birth of Seth who replaced Abel. Chapter five is about the generations of Adam. Adam lived to be 930 years old. Chapters six through eight is about Noah building the Ark and the Flood. Chapter nine, God promises to never destroy the Earth with a flood again. The lineage of Noah is recorded in chapter ten. The confusion of languages of the people at the Tower of Babel and

The book of genesis is an important part of the sacred Christian writings of the bible, has received a lot of examination and assumption over the years. The 2 creation stories from genesis 1 and 2 were written or orally passed down around 1445 BC. It is believed by many conservative scholars to the present day, that genesis was written by Moses. Both stories give insight into their different views of God as well as two different ways of interpreting the story. Comparing the two different versions of the creation story I am going to be analysing these two sacred texts with research from historical information.

I drove out to Lifepoint Church to intern with Mr. Phillips for the fourth time this summer. Mr. Philips and I started by discussing the devotionals that we both have been reading. Then, Mr. Phillips and I finished planning for small group. After, I helped Mr. Phillips lead his small group over Romans 4, in which it talks a lot about the life of Abraham. Then my favorite part of the day was that I got to have intentional time with Dillon, one of the kids in the small group. I basically got to talk to him about how he has been doing with the Lord and what he has been struggling with. Dillon has been a lot with doubt in Jesus and I gave him some advice and shared with him experiences I have had in my life with doubt.

The book of Genesis is often referred to as the book of beginnings. Genesis is the first book that begins the Old Testament, it is also the first book of the entire Bible. The Lord also began the world in the book of Genesis, He made the heavens and the earth, man and woman. In Genesis chapters one through eleven, the Bible teaches us stories that most of us have grown up hearing in Sunday School such as the creation account, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah and the flood and the tower of Babel. In this book of beginnings, we are shown some of Gods characteristics; we see that God is love and He showed His love by creating us and the world, on the other extreme, we also see the wrath of God. Through these teachings, we are able to see that God ultimately in control and holds everything in His balance. The stories of Genesis aren’t just stories; they are real life accounts that can help build and shape a worldview on things regarding the natural world, human identity, human relationships and civilization.

The first time in the Bible is the age of creation. This is the time from when the world was created to when Abraham was called (Genesis 1-11:9). The Bible contains four important events that are the Creation of the Universe, the Fall of Man, the Flood of Noah, and the Tower of Babel. God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. He made the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, in the image of God, and made them live in the Garden of Eden. By Satan's trick, he ate the forbidden fruit of God, and Adam and Eve sinned, and they were deported of the Garden of Eden. The human race that has been driven out of Paradise was corrupted and sinned. God judged the world by the flood, and the righteous Noah made an ark and survived by burning families and a pair of animals. But Noah's descendants did not fear God again, built the Tower of Babel.

Genesis starts off with creation. God spoke into nothing and said, “ Let there be light” and there was light. God then created the sky, land, nature, animals, and humans. It was good until sin entered the world and corrupted it. Adam and Eve sinned against God and here was the start of man’s sinful downfall. Adam and Eve had two sons Cain and Abel. Cain was jealous of God’s favor towards Abel’s sacrifice, and so he killed Abel. Cain’s ungodliness leads to a flood that was supposed to destroy man kind except for one family. God chose Noah and faithful righteous man to build an ark big enough for his family and a pair of every kind of animal to survive. God continues his plan of salvation with Noah’s family and decedents. Noah’s son Ham lead to the start of another sinful downfall. The time of the Tower of Babel came along, and a group of men wanted to build a tower tall enough to reach the heavens. God was angry, so sent confusion to the men by giving them different languages causing them to separate. God begins once again with a chosen man named Abraham. God told him to be faithful, and that he would be blessed with many descendants. Abraham wasn't patient with God and wanted to do things his own way. He went ahead and made a child with his wife’s maid

On November 26, I went to my first service at a non-denominational Christian church. My friend and I took the 20-minute drive to Lake Mills to the Word of Faith Dominion Church. Being that I consider myself a Christian, I figured that I would enjoy this service regardless of the differences between being non-denominational instead of Immanuel like my usual, but nothing would have prepared me for how amazing it actually was.

Graeme Goldsworthy’s work on biblical theology, outlines the story of the bible as “ God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule,” meaning God is the creator of everything (Shaw). The bible begins with the book of Genesis. Genesis comes from the Greek word of “origin”. It is the book of the origin of the world and the beginning of Creation, as God is the creator of all things, include people. The importance of Genesis is that it includes laws for the Jewish people