September 8, 2024
The Story | Why Am I Here? | Chapter 1
Beginnings: How God Got Things Started, A Chosen People.
This is where it all begins! In Genesis 1, there's hovering, waiting, and anticipation—then God speaks order into the chaos, and the world bursts to life. Every detail is intentionally crafted: places to live and creatures to inhabit them. And then, the nearly unthinkable, God creates humanity, a species charged with the sacred task of tending to His creation. The angels must have gasped at this scene.
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Chapter 1: Genesis 1-9
- What’s your favourite place on planet Earth, and why?
- Rather than focusing on how God created the heavens and the earth, let's consider why God created. What do you think God's purpose was in creating the world and its creatures?
- In Genesis 2, God forms man from the dust of the ground and breathes life into him. What does it mean to you that both men and women are made of equal parts dust and divine breath?
- How are you living out God’s command to "be fruitful and multiply," while also caring for and stewarding the earth?
- If a friend of yours were struggling with the concept of how the earth was formed, how would you help them?
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Exodus 33:12-23 - The book of Exodus unfolds the growing friendship between God and Moses, one conversation at a time. Moses’ honest exchange with God is a picture of how we can talk with God, too.
Exodus 19:3-8 -God is seeking a community to join Him in His mission to bless and save the world. Israel was out of Egypt, where their purpose had been clear: make bricks! What was their purpose now? At the foot of Mount Sinai, before they take another step, God has a proposal.
Exodus 16:2-16 - The story of our roots continues. As the drama fades into daily routine, the real questions begin—Can we trust God for what we need each day? How much control do we really have?
Exodus 14:5-13 -The story of God’s rescue is not without drama! God’s people left Egypt only to come against a new opponent, the Red Sea! They were trapped between an angry Pharaoh and, at least as bad, an angry Sea. They cried out, expressed their terror, and God made a way. Of course, it did involve them moving their
Exodus 12:1-14 - The story of Exodus is the story of Jesus. The God we get to know in Exodus is the God who comes to us in the person of Jesus: a God who judges, who saves, and who renews.
Exodus 3:1-14 - The rescue begins. God looks for a person to lead the way—not someone perfect, but someone willing. In Exodus, God calls Moses through a burning bush and rekindles a relationship that had been years in the making.
