OLD TESTAMENT | TORAH
The Book of Genesis
IN THE BEGINNING
If you want to know where we came from, jump into the first book of the five-part series on the beginning of it all. Genesis is the first historical book in what’s called the ‘Pentateuch’ (five books), or the ‘Torah’. It describes the beginning of all things, except the one who existed before all things! Get to know Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, the fathers of our faith, and build a strong and solid foundation of who we are and where we came from. This is our ancestry, so jump in to where it all began.
Part One
DIVE - KEEP IT SIMPLE | Dr Katie Haldane
The first words of the Bible are the most powerful and frustrating words in the whole book. They give you a lesson in faith that will sustain you as you go through the whole Bible.
DEEP DIVE - INTRODUCTION TO THE TRINITY | Dr Katie Haldane
Genesis gives us the foundation to a lot of questions of existence: creation, the human race, sin. This week, we are looking at the hidden statements of fact we find in the Bible and diving deeper into the implications of those statements.
Part Two
DIVE - THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY | Dr Katie Haldane
I love the fact that the Bible tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. If someone wrote the story of my life, I would want some editing – don’t tell them the time I completely humiliated myself or the time when I lost my temper or lied. But that's not so in the Bible.
DEEP DIVE - OMNI-WHAT? | Ryan Kerrison
God is many things, as the Bible does and continues to communicate to humanity. However, one great place to begin the journey of discovering God’s nature is with three words that theologians have coined and used to describe aspects of God’s abilities, and nature. These words are Omnipotent, Omniscient & Omnipresent.
Part Three
DIVE - SUPERNATURALLY NATURAL | Dr Katie Haldane
Have you noticed how supernatural the lives of the people in Genesis are? The Lord speaks to them over and over again, they have angels visiting them, they have dreams while sleeping on a stone, they wrestle with God Himself and they are guided by the Most High on a daily basis. Their supernatural encounters were boringly natural.
DEEP DIVE - THE PERSONALITY OF GOD | Ryan Kerrison
God is a triune being, three distinctly personal individuals, each with certain ‘personality’ traits, yet in a sense, they’re a collective entity. It’s a tricky concept, but allow me to use the idea of personality to explore God as Creator and how He relates to His creations.
Part Four
DIVE - DID GOD PUT JOSEPH IN PRISON? | Dr Katie Haldane
You could preach a thousand messages on this man. This guy is the ultimate over-comer; he keeps going in the midst of the most unfair and unjust circumstances.
DEEP DIVE - WHAT DO I DO WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE? | Dr Katie Haldane
Some people are scared of studying the Bible just in case they find a scripture that confuses them or perhaps even a scripture that they disagree with. The Bible is strong enough to stand up against any argument or study that you put to it..
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