Text: Genesis 3:1-13
Topic: Why our hearts are prone to wander.
Application Point: When our hearts have wandered away from Christ, we have believed lies.
Sermon Title: The lies that we love to believe.
Context:
The Fall is seeking to live outside of God.
Revelation 12:9 (LSB)
9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
Genesis 3:1-3 (LSB)
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which Yahweh God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God said, ‘You shall not eat from it, and you shall not touch it, lest you die.’”
1. God’s Word is
.
Genesis 3:4-5 (LSB)
4 And the serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
2. Sin is a
deal.
Genesis 3:6 (LSB)
6 Then the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make [one] wise, so she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
3. Living outside of the will of God is
.
Genesis 3:7 (LSB)
7 And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
4. We need a
to deal with our sin problem.
Genesis 3:8-11 (LSB)
8 Then they heard the sound of Yahweh God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Yahweh God in the midst of the trees of the garden. 9 Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
5. A
with God (Holiness) produces intimacy.
Genesis 3:12-13 (LSB)
12 And the man said, “The woman whom You gave [to be] with me, she gave to me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then Yahweh God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
6. My biggest problem is
.
The six lies of Genesis 3
- God’s Word cannot be trusted.
- We minimize the cost of sin.
- We convince ourselves that it is for our own good.
- We can fix the problem on our own.
- We can still maintain fellowship with God.
- The problem is outside of me.
Luke 12:15 (LSB)
15 Then He said to them, “Watch out and be on your guard against every form of greed, for not [even] when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”
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2) Be on
Life Group Discussion Questions:
Fall has arrived. This means warm clothes and warm drinks. Share your opinion of Pumpkin Spice flavored things. Overrated or amazing? What is your favorite or least favorite “fall flavored item?
Which of the six lies are easier for you to believe?
Can you help others trace their sin in their life to one or a few of the above lies?
What must be true of a life group for you to begin dealing with sin in this way? Are there things that would need to change for your life group? What would you need to change?