Lesson 1 - Creation: The Beginning of Live as We Know It.

The Story Lesson 1 Introduction & Creation: The Beginning of Life As We Know It Scripture Reading: Genesis 1-4; 6-9 Outline I. Introduction to the Story A. God’s Story (Upper Story) B. Our Story (Lower Story) C. Movements 1. The Story of the Garden Genesis 1-11 2. The Story of Israel Genesis 12 – Malachi 3. The Story of Jesus Matthew – John (The Gospels) 4. The Story of the Church Acts – Jude 5. The Story of the New Garden Revelation II. The Formation Genesis 1-2 A. The Great Debate “Where do we come from?” B. The Purpose of Creation C. The Method of Creation III. The Fall of Man Genesis 3-5 A. What is Wrong with the World? B. The Fall C. The Results of the Fall IV. The Flood Genesis 6-9 A. The Results of Sin B. The Reversal of Creation C. Pre-flood vs Post-Flood V. The Fallout from Rebellion Genesis 10-11 A. One People (no more) B. One Language (no more) C. Scattered Nations VI. Application • God created us to Love Us! • We are made to last forever • We find our purpose in God – We are NOT an accident • It’s not about us, it’s all about God Psalms 78:4, 7; 100:5 (NLT) We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about His power and His mighty wonders. So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting His glorious miracles and obeying His commands. For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and His faithfulness continues to each generation. Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible® (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation Used by permission. www.Lockman.org