Bethany Church

We all fear being naked and exposed and known for our true selves. Noah was literally exposed, and his sons responded in vastly different ways that impacted their futures. So how do we deal with our own nakedness and shame? Where do we find true cover?

God delivers Noah and his family through the flood judgement to establish a new order of fruitfulness and peace, to preserve humanity and creation, and He promises to do the same with a covenant and great sign in the sky.

Pastor David Does an overview of the first five chapters of Genesis to get us back into the swing of things in our Genesis Foundations series.

Have you ever felt insignificant to God’s plan, or thought that God doesn’t even notice you? The Song of Mary reminds us that God chooses even the most seemingly insignificant people to be a part of His greatest blessing to all of mankind.

What happens when Cain walks away choosing pity and vengeance over repentance and faith? Humanity is divided into a way of Cain and a way of grace. This morning we explore the two ways and the song that defines each.

We are continuing where we left off in Genesis with the story of Cain and Able. The negative results of Adam and Eve’s choice to eat the forbidden fruit are clearly evident in their son’s lives.

How will God respond in the garden when through their sinful choice Adam and Eve turned the world upside down? How will Adam and Eve respond? This Sunday we will see that even as God is pronouncing judgement upon humanity that the seeds of grace and compassion are present. Maybe it is true that grace does grow best in winter.

We all know something is wrong with the world. Well this Sunday we take a look at the source of all our problems. What we will find is that our problems of temptation and sin follow a pattern of asking us to question God’s Word, His Goodness, and His Position. Let’s look at four patterns.

If the garden that God has placed Adam into is like an earthly paradise, why is it not good for Adam to be alone? What is he lacking? We will look for the answers by looking at Adam’s need, God’s complementary answer in Eve, and the resulting marriage that comes about. We will also explore the blessings and challenges of uniting our life together with someone so like us, yet so unlike us.

Upon the completion of creation, God ceases from His work and enters into rest. It is upon entering into this rest that God establishes the purpose of creation and the pattern for his people from Israel to the church. This Sunday we will look at three types of rest: God’s rest, Israel’s rest and our rest.

After completing the formation of the earth to make a habitable home to welcome humanity into, God begins to fill the new earth with creatures of all kinds. Today we look at the uniqueness of the male and female made in God’s image.

This morning in a short introductory message we answer the question WHY Genesis by looking at several foundational reasons WHY, and the foundational theology of the opening verse of the Bible.

The final three petitions of the Lord’s Prayer give us a clear picture that we are both absolutely dependent on our Heavenly Father for EVERYTHING, and yet simultaneously loved enough that He provides it ALL. This morning we will see that we don’t pray to impress others or to impress God, but with hearts that know we have real needs and there is only one real provider.