Date: 1-28-2024
Scripture: Genesis 3:14-24 (LSB)
Sermon Title: Clear Boundaries
Genesis 3:14-15 (LSB)
14 And Yahweh God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than any of the cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
The
we have during despair.
Genesis 3:16 (LSB)
16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain and conception, In pain you will bear children; Your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.”
Genesis 4:23-24 (LSB)
23 And Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give ear to my word, For I have killed a man for striking me; And a boy for wounding me; 24 If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”
Genesis 5:29 (LSB)
29 Now he called his name Noah, saying, “This one will give us rest from our work and from the pain of our hands [arising] from the ground which Yahweh has cursed.”
Genesis 3:17-19 (LSB)
17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In pain you will eat of it All the days of your life. 18 “Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; 19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.”
There are
consequences to sin.
Genesis 3:20 (LSB)
20 Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all [the] living.
Genesis 3:21 (LSB)
21 Then Yahweh God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.
Only God can take care of our
problem.
Genesis 3:22-24 (LSB)
22 Then Yahweh God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us to know good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat and live forever”– 23 therefore Yahweh God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.
The result of sin is
from the presence of God.
Communication is the key to healthy relationships
In what ways is God a good communicator?
Gen 2.17 –
Gen 3.8 –
Gen 3.11,13 –
Gen. 14-19 –
Gen. 3.21 –
Gen 3.24 –
What does poor communication look like?
Life Group Question:
Get to know you question (optional):
1) Are you related or distantly related to anyone famous?
2) Read Genesis Chapter 3: 14-24 (prior to life group):When you read through the scripture take note of anything interesting, unique, or questions that come to mind when reading. Take some time and dig in deeper in the following areas.
Gen 3. 14-19 – Discuss the consequences of sin.
What do you think God means in v.16 that he will rule over you?
Do you think it was fair for all involved?
Why is understanding exile important to Gen 3 and the rest of scripture?
3) How can un-communicated expectations impact relationships? Why is communication so difficult? What are some practical things we can do to be better communicators and improve our relationships?