If you talk to the younger generation today (teenagers and 20-somethings), you will hear that our world is destined for disaster, in their life-time.  And who can blame them for thinking this.  Climate scientists themselves are now admitting they have been skewing the...

Last week’s sermon passage introduced us to the Nephilim, who are described as ‘heroes of old, men of renown’ (Gen 6:4).  These heroes have long puzzled and delighted readers of the Bible, as the seem like the stuff of movies; not history.  So who are the Nephilim? To...

While the Bible is made up of 66 books, it tells one story of how to fix this broken world?  This brokenness begins straight after ‘The Fall’ (Gen 3), where humanity goes from jealous murder in Cain, to boastful murder in Lamech (Gen 4).  How can this be fixed? The...

Last week’s sermon looked at the second oldest story in the world; Cain and Abel.  It begins with both brothers giving an offering to the Lord.  Although it’s difficult to spot the difference on the surface, we’re told God was pleased with Abel and his offering, but...

Last week’s sermon looked at the entry of Sin into this world; the event theologians call ‘The Fall of Man’.  One of the helpful aspects of this tragic passage is that Genesis 3 gives us an excellent summary of exactly what Sin is. To begin with, Sin is questioning...

For the opening weeks of our sermon series on Gen 1-11 we’ve been focussing on what it means to be made in the image of God.  In week 1 we saw how it means to reflect something of God’s glory.  In week 2 we saw that humans can shine with the glory of God in how we...