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3. 2 1) If you met someone who had never even heard of God, what is the very first thing about him that you would tell her? You can trust what he says 2) If two people are going to develop a deep friendship, what is necessary? Trust All of this speaks to his goal of GENUINE RELATIONSHIP

4. 3 EveSatan I will put enmity between thee and the woman Seed And between thy seed and her seed SeedSatan He shall crush thy head, you will bruise his heel Were people in the OT saved by keeping the law? Wow that must have been hard!

5. 4 Overview for Gen 4-11 4 Murder of Abel 5 Genea- logies 6 Weird giants & bad people 6-8 Noah almighty & the ark 10 Genea- logies 9 Noah gets drunk; curses wrong guy 11 First skyscraper project goes bad. O n e T h e m e

6. Problem:Problem: –We’ve been – kicked out of –our home & –the tree of life! CS Lewis song If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy, I can only conclude that I was not made for here If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary, then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared [CHORUS:] Speak to me in the light of the dawn Mercy comes with the morning I will sigh and with all creation groan as I wait for hope to come for me Am I lost or just less found? On the straight or on the roundabout of the wrong way? is this a soul that stirs in me, is it breaking free, wanting to come alive? Cause my comfort would prefer for me to be numb And avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become [BRIDGE:] For we, we are not long here Our time is but a breath, so we better breathe it And I, I was made to live, I was made to love, I was made to know you Hope is coming for me Hope, He's coming Building 429 All I know is I’m not home yet, This is not where I belong… U2 I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…

7. 6 All people “Tree of life” temptationsidols Deep friendship with God Intimacy Acceptance Fulfillment Easy intimacy Fame Stuff Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you—psa 73

8. 7 Problem: –W–W–W–We’ve been kicked out of our home & the tree! G Goal: –L–L–L–Let’s get back in ! ! ! ! ! H How: –T–T–T–The promise is the only way! Eve Seed

9. 8 3B God’s Word is fulfilled in the first generation... 1C Growing conflict caused by the evil seed, 4:1-24 What was Eve thinking in 4:1? What was Eve thinking in 4:1? How do the sacrifices clue us into color? How do the sacrifices clue us into color? What do we learn about God’s character? What do we learn about God’s character? What is the big idea of the story? (Historical? Moral? Theological?) What is the big idea of the story? (Historical? Moral? Theological?) Cain

10. 9 3B God’s Word is fulfilled in the first generation... 1C Growing conflict caused by the evil seed, 4:1-24 Why does God choose to tell Lamech’s story? Why does God choose to tell Lamech’s story? 2C The preservation of the righteous seed, 4:25-26 Seed And between thy seed and her seed AbelCainSeth Lamech

11. 10 3A God’s Word of Election Selects... 1B The Election of the Godly Seed from Adam Genesis 5:1-2 1 This is the written account of Adam’s line. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. 2 He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, he called them “man.” Genesis 1:26-27 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

12. 11 3A God’s Word of Election Selects... 1B The Election of the Godly Seed from Adam Chapter 1 2 3 4 Seed 5

13. 12 What’s the point of this “useless” information?What’s the point of this “useless” information? What’s the theme?What’s the theme? What are we all hoping for?!?What are we all hoping for?!? What happens every time?   What happens every time?   

14. Chapter 5 1.Adam 2.Seth 3.Enosh 4.Kenan 5.Mahalel 6.Jared 7.Enoch Chapter 4 1. 1. 2.Cain 3.Enoch 4.Irad 5.Mehujael 6.Methushael 7.Lamech 13 LamechEnoch

15. 14 Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed Seed And between thy seed and her seed AbelCainSeth LamechEnoch SeedSeedSatanSatan He shall crush thy head, you will bruise his heel

16. 15 Seed And between thy seed and her seed Seed 2B The Conflict Deepens the Break Down in the Created Order 6:1-8 Daughters of MENSons of GOD

17. 16 Genesis 9:2 The fear and dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon every creature. 4A God’s Word Brings Judgment... 1B God’s Word of Preparation 6:9, 22; 7:5, 8-9; 8:15-18 3B The New Order of Life Genesis 9:1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth

18. 17 Noah 4A God’s Word Brings Judgment... 1B God’s Word of Preparation 1B God’s Word of Preparation 6:9, 22; 7:5, 8-9; 8:15-18 6:9, 22; 7:5, 8-9; 8:15-18 3B The New Order of Life 3B The New Order of Life Seed Satan He shall crush thy head, you will bruise his heel Noah

19. 18 TAIL!

20. 19 4A God’s Word Brings Judgment... 1B God’s Word of Preparation 1B God’s Word of Preparation 6:9, 22; 7:5, 8-9; 8:15-18 6:9, 22; 7:5, 8-9; 8:15-18 3B The New Order of Life 3B The New Order of Life 4B God’s Word Through Noah Separates... 4B God’s Word Through Noah Separates...

21. 20 Noah HamShem Canaan Japheth

22. 21 Noah HamShem Canaan Japheth

23. 22 Noah HamShem Canaan Terah Abraham Mizraim

24. 23 Abraham Shem Canaan Enoch Seed Noah Seed Lamech Seed And between thy seed and her seed AbelCainSeth

25. 24 5A God’s Word of Judgment comes upon the families which settle... 10:1--11:9 Genesis 11:4 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.”

26. 25 What is the artist saying about “Babel” or “Babylon”?

27. 26 Imagine there’s no heaven Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try, No hell below us It’s easy if you try, No hell below us Above us only sky Above us only sky Imagine all the people living for today... Imagine all the people living for today... You may say I’m a dreamer You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one. And the world will be as one. Imagine there’s no countries, It isn’t hard to do Imagine there’s no countries, It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people living life in peace... Imagine all the people living life in peace... Imagine there’s no possessions I wonder if you can I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger No need for greed or hunger Oh the brotherhood of man Oh the brotherhood of man Imagine all the people, Imagine all the people, Sharing all the world. Sharing all the world. You may say I’m a dreamer You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not the only one But I’m not the only one I hope someday you’ll join us I hope someday you’ll join us And the world will be as one. And the world will be as one.

28. 27 preview for Gen 4-11 4 Murder of Abel 5 Genea- logies 6 Weird giants & bad people 6-8 Noah almighty & the ark 10 Genea- logies 9 Noah gets drunk curses wrong guy 11 First skyscraper project goes bad. O n e T h e m e

29. 28 5A God’s Word of Judgment comes upon the families which settle... 10:1--11:9 Which is more devastating: Flood or Babel?

30. 29 The story is not about individuals going to heaven, but a cosmic battle where an enemy tries to destroy God’s work of building a life-celebrating community. Or, as NT Wright has stated it, “The point of Christianity is not … just to go to heaven when you die … [rather, it is] setting the whole creation right again” 1) If you met someone who had never even heard of God, what is the very first thing about him that you would tell her? 2) If two people are going to develop a deep friendship, what is necessary?