Genesis
Week 1 - Creator
September 10th, 2023
Pastor Kyle Johnson

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Genesis 1:1-25

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. —Genesis 1:1 (NIV)

was and is the

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In the midst of

He brought

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Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. —Genesis 1:2 (NIV)

He

and it

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And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. —Genesis 1:3 (NIV)

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water.” —Genesis 1:6 (NIV)

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. —Genesis 1:9 (NIV)

Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. —Genesis 1:11 (NIV)

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. —Genesis 1:14-15 (NIV)

And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” —Genesis 1:20 (NIV)

And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. —Genesis 1:24 (NIV)

He

and He

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His creation

Days 1-3
- Light
- Oceans and skies
- Land and vegetation

Days 4-6
- Sun, moon and stars
- Sea animals and birds
- Land animals and humanity

He

and

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His creation

God made two great lights–the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. —Genesis 1:16 (NIV)

God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” —Genesis 1:22 (NIV)

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” —Genesis 1:28 (NIV)

The Creator

His

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And God saw that it was good. —Genesis 1:8, 10, 12, 25 (NIV)

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Notes:

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Discussion Questions:

1. What are the parts that stand out to you?
   

2. When you read that out of the formless chaos God brought order, what does that teach us about the chaos in our lives?
   

3. What are your thoughts about the creative, powerful spoken word of God?
   

4. Genesis 1 repeatedly points out that “God saw it was good.” How much time do you take to see the goodness of God’s creation?