Genesis 1-3

The big idea of this series: the opening and closing pages of Scripture frame and illuminate the grand story of the

, and our

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as well.

In the Beginning, Scene 1: God creates a

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.

• God
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  . (so I’ll never know my
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  unless I know him)
• God is
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  . (so my
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  are no match for his
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  )
• God is
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  . (so I should
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  what he
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  )

In the Beginning, Scene 2: God creates

as his

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.

• We are
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  .
• We are created in
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  .
• We are created for
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  .
• We are created for
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  .

In the Beginning, Scene 3: People

the good world God created.
- Adam and Eve and

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and I choose sin.
- The tempter’s lies: You can’t

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God, and you can

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God.
- Our attempts to

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the problem and pass the

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are comical.
- Sin brings devastating consequences for

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and for all of

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.

Prayer: God, we are

for the world you’ve made,

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for the mess we’ve made, and

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for your plans to make things new.