Genesis 5:1–32 - Cameron Jungels - Sun PM, March 2, 2014

“The
Godly Line of Seth” – Genesis 5:1–32 – (Eastside Baptist/Sun
PM/March 2, 2014)1 This is the written account of Adam's family line. When
God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.  2 He created them male and female
and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were
created.  3 When Adam had
lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he
named him Seth.  4 After Seth
was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.  5 Altogether, Adam lived a total
of 930 years, and then he died.  6
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh.  7 After he became the father of
Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.  8 Altogether, Seth lived a total
of 912 years, and then he died.  9
When Enosh had lived 90 years, he became the father of Kenan.  10 After he became the father of
Kenan, Enosh lived 815 years and had other sons and daughters.  11 Altogether, Enosh lived a total
of 905 years, and then he died.  12
When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel.  13 After he became the father of
Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters.  14 Altogether, Kenan lived a total
of 910 years, and then he died.  15
When Mahalalel had lived 65 years, he became the father of Jared.  16 After he became the father of
Jared, Mahalalel lived 830 years and had other sons and daughters.  17 Altogether, Mahalalel lived a
total of 895 years, and then he died.  18
When Jared had lived 162 years, he became the father of Enoch.  19 After he became the father of
Enoch, Jared lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.  20 Altogether, Jared lived a total
of 962 years, and then he died.  21
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah.  22 After he became the father of
Methuselah, Enoch walked faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and
daughters.  23 Altogether,
Enoch lived a total of 365 years.  24
Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away.  25 When Methuselah had
lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.  26 After he became the father of
Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters.  27 Altogether, Methuselah lived a
total of 969 years, and then he died.  28
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son. 
29 He named him Noah and said, "He will comfort us in
the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the LORD has
cursed."  30 After Noah
was born, Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.  31 Altogether, Lamech lived a
total of 777 years, and then he died.  32
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham and
Japheth.  (Genesis 5:1-32, NIV)
As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and
sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of
the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who
are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the
cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we
were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God,
who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it
is by grace you have been saved. (Ephesians 2:1-5, NIV)
Main Idea:
Humanity’s only hope for deliverance from the curse
of sin and death is through the promised seed of the woman, Jesus Christ.
1. Every human being bears the image of
God.
This is the written account of Adam's family line.
When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them
male and female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when
they were created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own
likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. (Genesis 5:1–3, NIV)
Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our
image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the
birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground." So God created mankind in his own
image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill
the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky
and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:26–28,
NIV)
2. Every human being bears the marred
image of God and suffers under the curse of sin and death.
When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father
of Enosh. After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had
other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then
he died. (Genesis 5:6–8, NIV)
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time
my mother conceived me. (Psalm 51:5, NIV)
Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb
they are wayward, spreading lies. (Psalm 58:3, NIV)
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one
man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because
all sinned– (Romans 5:12, NIV)
For just as through the disobedience of the one man
the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the
many will be made righteous. (Romans 5:19, NIV)
3. Every human being has a
responsibility to walk in humble obedience before their Creator.
When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father
of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked
faithfully with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether,
Enoch lived a total of 365 years.  Enoch
walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him
away.  (Genesis 5:21–24, NIV)
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he
did not experience death: "He could not be found, because God had taken
him away." For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased
God. (Hebrews 11:5, NIV)
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them:
"See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to
judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have
committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners
have spoken against him." (Jude 14–15, NIV)
Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that
time people began to call on the name of the LORD. (Genesis 4:26, NIV)
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and
the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you
believe this?" (John 11:25–26, NIV)
4. The only hope for deliverance from
the curse of sin and death is through the promised seed of the woman, and
descendant of Noah, Jesus Christ.
When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.  He named him Noah and said, "He will
comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground the
LORD has cursed."  (Genesis 5:28–29,
NIV)
Main Idea:
Your only hope for deliverance from the curse of sin
and death is through the promised seed of the woman, Jesus Christ.

Genesis 4:17-26 - Cameron Jungels - Sun PM, Feb. 23, 2014

“What Is Your Family Tree?” - Genesis
4:17-26 - (Eastside Baptist/Sun
PM/Feb. 23, 2014)And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and
between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike
his heel." (Gen. 3:15 NIV)16 So Cain went out from the LORD's presence and lived in
the land of Nod, east of Eden.  17
Cain made love to his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch.
Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch.  18 To Enoch was born Irad, and
Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and
Methushael was the father of Lamech.  19
Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.  20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he
was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock.  21 His brother's name was Jubal;
he was the father of all who play stringed instruments and pipes.  22 Zillah also had a son,
Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron. Tubal-Cain's
sister was Naamah.  23 Lamech
said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear
my words. I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring
me.  24 If Cain is avenged
seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times."  25 Adam made love to his wife
again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, "God has
granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him."  (Gen. 4:16–25 NIV)And Adam knew his wife again,
and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, "God has
appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him."
(Gen. 4:25 ESV)26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that
time people began to call on the name of the LORD. (Gen. 4:26 NIV)Main Idea:
All the technological and cultural advancements that
human beings can produce will never remedy our sinful condition; only the grace
of God in Christ can remedy our spiritual death and depravity.

Genesis 3:20-24 – Cameron Jungels - Sun PM. Feb. 2, 2014

“Dressed In His Righteousness” - Genesis 3:20-24 –
(Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/Feb. 2, 2014)
Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother
of all the living. The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and
clothed them. And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one of
us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and
take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the LORD
God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had
been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the
Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard
the way to the tree of life. (Gen. 3:20–24, NIV)
1. Adam responds with faith to the doom of the curse.
Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother
of all the living. (Gen. 3:20, NIV)
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you
return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to
dust you will return." (Gen. 3:19, NIV)
2. God’s grace covers what human effort cannot.
The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and
clothed them. (Gen. 3:21, NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-- and
this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no
one can boast. (Eph. 2:8-9, NIV)



And the LORD God said, "The man has now become like one
of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and
take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever." So the LORD
God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the
ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on
the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back
and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. (Gen. 3:22–24, NIV)
3. God graciously prevents the extension of sin-cursed
life.
Main Idea: God
is the only one who can provide a covering for the guilt of our sin.

Genesis 3:14-19 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Jan. 26, 2014

“Far As the Curse Is Found” - Genesis 3:14-19 -
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Jan. 26, 2014)
 
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the
LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid
from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God
called to the man, "Where are you?" 10 He answered,
"I heard 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 that I commanded you not to eat from?" 12
The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave me some fruit from
the tree, and I ate it." 13 Then the LORD God said to the
woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The
serpent deceived me, and I ate." 14 So the LORD God said to the
serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all
the days of your life. 15 And I will put enmity between you and the
woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you
will strike his heel." 16 To the woman he said, "I will
make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give
birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over
you." 17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your
wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat
from it,'"Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you
will eat food from it all the days of your life. 18 It will produce
thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the
ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will
return." (Gen. 3:8-19, NIV)
 
1. The Fall brought a perpetual struggle between good and
evil.
 
So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have
done this, "Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You
will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I
will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers;
he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Gen. 3:14–15,
NIV)
 
2. The Fall brought pain and frustration for the woman.
To the woman he said, "I will make your pains in
childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you." (Gen.
3:16, NIV)
 
Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is
your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if
you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have
you, but you must rule over it." (Gen. 4:6–7, NIV)
 
3. The Fall brought hard labor and toil for the man until
death.
 
To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and
ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from
it,'"Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will
eat food from it all the days of your life. (Gen. 3:17, NIV)
 
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the
pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we
ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait
eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. (Rom. 8:22–23,
NIV)
 
It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will
eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food
until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are
and to dust you will return." (Gen. 3:18–19, NIV)
 
Main Idea: This world is an everyday
reminder of the consequences of rebellion against God, and it is only in Jesus
Christ that the devastating effects of sin can be reversed.

Genesis 3:8-13 – Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Jan. 19, 2014

“Hiding from God” - Genesis 3:8-13 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Jan. 19, 2014)
 
Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
(Gen. 2:25, NIV)
 
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized
they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for
themselves. (Gen. 3:7, NIV)
 
1. Our natural inclination as sinful human beings is to
hide from God, because we fear his judgment.
 
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as
he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD
God among the trees of the garden. (Gen. 3:8, NIV)
 
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned
to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isa.
53:6, NIV)
 
As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even
one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have
turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does
good, not even one." (Rom. 3:10-12, NIV)
 
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all
the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their
wickedness, (Rom. 1:18, NIV)
 
They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped
and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised.
Amen. (Rom. 1:25, NIV)
 
Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to
retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that
they do what ought not to be done. (Rom. 1:28, NIV)
 
2. When confronted by God’s restoring grace, we must
confess instead of hiding and blaming others.
 
But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are
you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid
because I was naked; so I hid." (Gen. 3:9-10, NIV)
 
And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have
you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" (Gen. 3:11,
NIV)
 
The man said, "The woman you put here with me--she gave
me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it." (Gen. 3:12, NIV)
 
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you
have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I
ate." (Gen. 3:13, NIV)
 
Main Idea: God graciously calls sinners to
confess their sin, not to attempt to excuse themselves or shift blame.

Genesis 3:1-7 – Cameron Jungles - 1-12-2014 PM

“Temptation and Fall”- Genesis 3:1-7 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Jan. 12, 2014)
 
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals
the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You
must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent,
"We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must
not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must
not touch it, or you will die.'" "You will not certainly die,"
the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat from it
your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and
evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and
pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and
ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;
so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (Gen. 3:1–7,
NIV)
 
1. Temptation raises questions about the Word of God.
 
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals
the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You
must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent,
"We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must
not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must
not touch it, or you will die.'" (Gen. 3:1–3, NIV)
 
The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the
highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God," he said,
"throw yourself down from here. For it is written: "'He will command
his angels concerning you to guard you carefully; they will lift you up in
their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
Jesus answered, "It is said: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'
" (Lk. 4:9–12, NIV)
 
2. Temptation raises doubts about the integrity of God.
 
"You will not certainly die," the serpent said to
the woman. "For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be
opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." (Gen. 3:4-5,
NIV)
 
3. Temptation succeeds with an appeal to the senses.
 
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for
food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took
some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he
ate it. (Gen. 3:6, NIV)
 
4. Aftermath: the knowledge of evil brings alienation.
 
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized
they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for
themselves. (Gen. 3:7, NIV)
 
Main Idea: A thorough knowledge of the Word
of God and an unwavering trust in the goodness of God are absolutely essential
for victory over temptation.

Genesis 2:18-25 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM. Dec. 29, 2013

“The First Marriage” - Genesis 2:18-25 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Dec. 29, 2013)
 
1. Marriage is intended to be a union of companionship.
 
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be
alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." (Gen. 2:18, NIV)
 
Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild
animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he
would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its
name. (Gen. 2:19, NIV)
 
So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the
sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. (Gen.
2:20, NIV)
 
2. Marriage is intended by God to be a relationship in
which both the man and the woman fulfill their complementary roles.
 
*  The woman was
created to be man’s helper.
 
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be
alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." (Gen. 2:18, NIV)
 
*  The woman was
made after the man.
 
*  The woman was
made out of the man.
 
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;
and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the
place with flesh. (Gen. 2:21, NIV)
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out
of the man, and he brought her to the man. (Gen. 2:22, NIV)
 
*  The woman was
named by the man.
 
The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh
of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."
(Gen. 2:23, NIV)
 
3. Marriage is intended to be a permanent union between
one man and one woman bound by covenant.
 
 That is why a man
leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one
flesh. (Gen. 2:24, NIV)
 
4. Marriage is intended to be a union of holiness and
harmony.
 
Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame. (Gen.
2:25, NIV)
 
Main Idea: Marriage is intended by God to
be a covenantal union in which one man and one woman fulfill their
complementary roles as lifelong companions in holiness and harmony.

Genesis 2:8-17 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Dec. 1, 2013

“The Original Paradise” - Genesis 2:8-17 -
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Dec. 1, 2013)
 
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the
churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to eat from the
tree of life, which is in the paradise of God. (Rev. 2:7, NIV)
 
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as
clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the
middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the
tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (Rev. 22:1–2,
NIV)
 
1. God prepared an ideal paradise for human beings to
enjoy.
 
Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;
and there he put the man he had formed. The LORD God made all kinds of trees
grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food.
In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil. (Gen. 2:8–9, NIV)
 
A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it
was separated into four headwaters. The name of the first is the Pishon; it
winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold. (The gold of
that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.) The name of the
second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush. The name
of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Ashur. And the
fourth river is the Euphrates. (Gen. 2:10–14, NIV)
 
2. Human beings enjoy God’s paradise by fulfilling their
responsibilities in obedient service.
 
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden
to work it and take care of it. And the LORD God commanded the man, "You
are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly
die." (Gen. 2:15–17, NIV)
 
Main Idea: True enjoyment is found in the
paradise of God.

“The Potter and the Clay” - Genesis 2:4-7 – Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Nov. 17, 2013

“The Potter and the Clay” - Genesis 2:4-7 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Nov. 17, 2013)
 
4 This is the account of the heavens and the
earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
(Gen. 2:4, NIV)
 
5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and
no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and
there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams came up from the
earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. (Gen. 2:5-6, NIV)
 
7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of
the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man
became a living being. (Gen. 2:7, NIV)
 
1. Every human being is a unique, personal creation by
God.
 
2. Every human being owes his life’s breath to the
Creator God.
 
3. Every human being is a unified, living being created
by God.
 
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples
of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not
your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with
your bodies.
(1 Co. 6:19-20, NIV)
 
Main Idea: Human beings are living, physical, spiritual beings that owe their lives to
God because they are his unique, personal creation.

Genesis 2:1-3 - Cameron Jungles - Sun PM, Nov. 10, 2013

“God Finishes His Creation” - Genesis 2:1-3 –
(Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Nov. 10, 2013)
 
"Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won't you
first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to
complete it? For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it,
everyone who sees it will ridicule you, saying, 'This person began to build and
wasn't able to finish.' (Lk. 14:28–30, NIV)
 
Main Idea: God always finishes what he
starts.
 
1.  The universe is
a completed project.
 
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their
vast array. (Gen. 2:1, NIV)
 
2.  God completed
the creation of the universe in six days.
 
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been
doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. (Gen. 2:2, NIV)
 
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days
you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the
LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or
daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner
residing in your towns. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the
earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day.
Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. (Exod. 20:8–11,
NIV)
 
3. God stopped his creative activity on the sixth day.
 
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been
doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. (Gen. 2:2, NIV)
 
In his defense Jesus said to them, "My Father is always
at his work to this very day, and I too am working." (Jn. 5:17, NIV)
 
He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you
will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor
sleep. (Ps. 121:3–4, NIV)
 
4. Because God ceased from his creative work on the
seventh day, God blessed the seventh day and set it aside as holy.
 
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because
on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done. (Gen. 2:3, NIV)
 
* The seventh day has cosmological significance.
 
He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that
he established forever. (Ps. 78:69, NIV)
 
This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and
the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will
my resting place be? (Isa. 66:1, NIV)
 
* The seventh day has redemptive significance.
 
"Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the
LORD your God has commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do
any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female
servant, nor your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor any foreigner
residing in your towns, so that your male and female servants may rest, as you
do. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God brought
you out of there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the LORD
your God has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day. (Deut. 5:12–15, NIV)
 
* The seventh day has covenantal significance.
 
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites,
'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the
generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
"'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it
is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from
their people. For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath
rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put
to death. The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the
generations to come as a lasting covenant. It will be a sign between me and the
Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth,
and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed. '" (Exod. 31:12–17,
NIV)
 
* The seventh day has eschatological significance.
 
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in
you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Phil. 1:6,
NIV)
 
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy
and my burden is light." (Matt. 11:28–30, NIV)

Genesis 1:26-31 – Cameron Jungles - Sun PM/11/3/13

“Humanity: The Crown of God’s Creation”- Genesis 1:26-31
– (Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/11/3/13)
 
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the
moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are
mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a
little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made
them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet:
all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and
the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. LORD, our Lord, how
majestic is your name in all the earth!
(Ps. 8:5–9, NIV)
 
Main Idea: Human beings are the crown
of all of God’s creative activity because they are made in the image of God.
 
Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in
our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in
the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground." So God created mankind in his own
image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
(Gen. 1:27, NIV)
 
1.  Human Beings
have dignity because they are created in the image of God.
 
"Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood
be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind. (Gen. 9:6, NIV)
 
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are
being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the
tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise
our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in
God's likeness. (Jas. 3:7–9, NIV)
 
2.  Human beings
are intended to resemble their Creator because they are made in his image.
 
This is the written account of Adam's family line. When God
created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God. He created them male and
female and blessed them. And he named them "Mankind" when they were
created. When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in
his own image; and he named him Seth. (Gen. 5:1–3, NIV)
 
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son
of God. (Lk. 3:38, NIV)
 
'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of
your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' (Acts 17:28, NIV)
 
The god of this age has
blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the
gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (2 Co. 4:4, NIV)
 
The Son is the image of
the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. (Col. 1:15, NIV)
 
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as
these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not
lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image
of its Creator. (Col. 3:8–10, NIV)
 
and to put on the new self, created to
be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (Eph. 4:24, NIV)
 
3. Human Beings have been given responsibility to rule
because they are made in the image of God.
 
Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in
our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in
the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the
creatures that move along the ground." (Gen. 1:26, NIV)
 
So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God
he created them; male and female he created them. (Gen. 1:27, NIV)
 
God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and
increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea
and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the
ground." (Gen. 1:28, NIV)
 
Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on
the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They
will be yours for food. (Gen. 1:29, NIV)
 
And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the
sky and all the creatures that move along the ground--everything that has the
breath of life in it--I give every green plant for food." And it was so.
(Gen. 1:30, NIV)
 
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And
there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day. (Gen. 1:31, NIV)
 
Main Idea: As the crown of God’s
creation, every human being is made in the image of God:
·        
With dignity
·        
Bearing God’s resemblance
·        
Ruling creation for God.

Genesis 1:14-25 – Cameron Jungles (Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/October 27, 2013)

“God, the Giver of Life”- Genesis 1:14-25 – (Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/October 27, 2013)
 
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the
Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And
he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself
gives everyone life and breath and everything else. (Acts 17:24–25, NIV)
 
'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of
your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' (Acts 17:28, NIV)
 
Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then left
with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible. While
Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the
city was full of idols. (Acts 17:15–16, NIV)
 
Main Idea: As the sole Creator of the
universe, God is the source of all life.
 
1.  God filled the
abodes of light and darkness with the sun, moon, and stars.
 
And God said, "Let there be lights in the vault of the
sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark
sacred times, and days and years, and let them be lights in the vault of the
sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. 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. God set them in the vault of the sky to give
light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from
darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was
morning-the fourth day. (Gen. 1:14–19, NIV)
 
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the
work of his hands. (Ps. 19:1, NIV)
 
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the
moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are
mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
(Ps. 8:3–4, NIV)
LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory in the heavens. (Ps. 8:1, NIV)
 
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, their starry
host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he
puts the deep into storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the
people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded,
and it stood firm. (Ps. 33:6–9, NIV)
 
2.  God filled the
abodes of the sea and sky with fish and birds.
 
And God said, "Let the water teem with living
creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky."
So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which
the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every
winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 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." And there was evening,
and there was morning--the fifth day. (Gen. 1:20–23, NIV)
 
3. God filled the abode of the land with animals and all
kinds of living creatures.
 
And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures
according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the
ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.
God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to
their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to
their kinds. And God saw that it was good. (Gen. 1:24–25, NIV)
 
"The God who made the world and everything in it is the
Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands. And
he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself
gives everyone life and breath and everything else. (Acts 17:24–25, NIV)
'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of
your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' (Acts 17:28, NIV)
 
Main Idea: As the sole Creator of the
universe, God is the source of all life.
 
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things
were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life,
and that life was the light of all mankind. (Jn. 1:1–4, NIV)
 
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow
me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch
them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all;
no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. (Jn. 10:27–29,
NIV)

“God, the Great Designer” (Genesis - part 2) - Cameron Jungles - (Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/October 20, 2013)

“God, the Great Designer” (part 2) (Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/October 20, 2013)
 
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth. 2 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. 3
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5
God called the light "day," and the darkness he called
"night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
6 And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters to
separate water from water." 7 So God made the vault and
separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8
God called the vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was
morning--the second day. 9 And God said, "Let the water under
the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was
so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered
waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good. 11
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. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants
bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it
according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there
was evening, and there was morning--the third day. (Gen. 1:1-13, NIV)
 
1.  God’s orderly
design is displayed by the distribution of his creative activity over six equal
days.
 
2.  God’s orderly
design is displayed by the separation of light and darkness before the creation
of light giving bodies.
 
3. God’s orderliness is displayed by the separation of
water and sky before he fills them with fish and birds.
 
And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters
to separate water from water." So God made the vault and separated the
water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the
vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning--the second
day. (Gen. 1:6-8, NIV)
 
I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked
out the horizon on the face of the deep, when he established the clouds above
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep, (Prov. 8:27-28, NIV)
 
4. God’s orderly design is displayed by the separation of
the water from the land before he filled the land with living creatures and
human beings.
 
And God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered
to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so. God called the
dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called
"seas." And God saw that it was good. (Gen. 1:9-10, NIV)
 
when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not
overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. Then
I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence, rejoicing in his whole world and delighting
in mankind. (Prov. 8:29-31, 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. The land produced
vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing
fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day. (Gen. 1:11-13,
NIV)
 
Main Idea
The Creator of heaven and earth is a God of order and design
who prepares his newly created world before he fills it with life.

Genesis 1:3-13 – Cameron Jungles Sun PM, - Oct 13, 2013

“God, the Great Designer” - Genesis 1:3-13 – (Eastside
Baptist/Sun PM/Oct 13, 2013)
 
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth. 2 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. 3
And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. 4
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5
God called the light "day," and the darkness he called
"night." And there was evening, and there was morning--the first day.
6 And God said, "Let there be a vault between the waters to
separate water from water." 7 So God made the vault and
separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8
God called the vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was
morning--the second day. 9 And God said, "Let the water under
the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was
so. 10 God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered
waters he called "seas." And God saw that it
was good. 11 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. 12 The land
produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees
bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was
good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning--the third
day. (Gen. 1:1-13, NIV)
 
 22 "The LORD brought me forth as the first of
his works, before his deeds of old; 23 I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be. 24 When there were
no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing
with water; 25 before the mountains were settled in place, before
the hills, I was given birth, 26 before he made the world or its
fields or any of the dust of the earth. 27 I was there when he set
the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep, 28
when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the
deep, 29 when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not
overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth. 30
Then I was constantly at his side. I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence, 31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind. (Prov. 8:22-31, NIV)
 
Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the
seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work,
neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor
your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days the
LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he
rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made
it holy. (Exod. 20:9-11, NIV)
 
Main Idea
The Creator of heaven and earth is a God of order and design
who prepares his newly created world before he fills it with life.
 
1.     
God’s orderly design is displayed by the
distribution of his creative activity over six equal days.
 
2.     
God’s orderly design is displayed by the
separation of light and darkness before the creation of light giving bodies.
 
 
There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like
the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. (Matt. 17:2, NIV)
 
About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a
light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions.
(Acts 26:13, NIV)
 
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it,
for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. (Rev. 21:23,
NIV)
 
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
(Jn. 1:4, NIV)
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not
overcome it. (Jn. 1:5, NIV)
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into
the world. (Jn. 1:9, NIV)
 
 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to
those who are perishing. 4 The god of this age has blinded the minds
of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays
the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5 For what we preach
is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for
Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of
darkness," made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the
knowledge of God's glory displayed in the face of Christ. (2 Co. 4:3-6, NIV)
 
Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and
there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end
from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose
will stand, and I will do all that I please.' From the east I summon a bird of
prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that
I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do. (Isa. 46:9-11, NIV)
 
God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light
from the darkness. (Gen. 1:4, NIV)
 
Main Idea
The Creator of heaven and earth is a God of order and design
who prepares his newly created world before he fills it with life.

Genesis 1:1-2 - Cameron Jungles - 10-6-2013 PM

“In the Beginning, God” - Genesis 1:1-2 – (Eastside Baptist/Sun PM/Oct 6, 2013)In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 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. (Gen. 1:1-2, NIV)1. In the beginning, God was there.Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. (Isa. 46:9, NIV)I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, 'My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.'  (Isa. 46:10, NIV)From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have   planned, that I will do. (Isa. 46:11, NIV)The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.  (Ps. 19:1, NIV)The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.  (Ps. 14:1, NIV)For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.  (Rom. 1:20, NIV)Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.  (Ps. 90:2, NIV)2. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 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. (Gen. 1:1-2, NIV)"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was formed long ages ago, at the very beginning, when the world came to be. (Prov. 8:22-23, NIV)When there were no watery depths, I was given birth, when there were no springs overflowing with water; before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth, before he made the world or its fields or any of the dust of the earth. (Prov. 8:24-26)By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.  (Heb. 11:3, NIV)"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."  (Rev. 4:11, NIV)3. In the beginning, God created an unformed and unfilled world.In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 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.  (Gen. 1:1-2, NIV)Main Idea:The eternal God created everything that exists.

Genesis 6:5-8 Venlon Bradford 1-29-2012

When The Fullness of Sin Encountered God's Grace" Genesis 6 v5-8 Venlon Bradford 1-29-2012.mp3