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Up until now, each day in Genesis 1 has culminated with the creation of a single thing. Day 1: light. Day 2: sky. All the days that follow also feature the creation of a single type of thing, except for Day 6. (The creation of birds and fish on Day 5, while we see this … Read more The Odd Third Day | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 10
In the ancient world, the Sea represented the forces of chaos, disorder, and terror. Travel over water was considered unnatural, even by the sea traveling nations. Boats stayed close to shore, clinging as well as they could to the safety of the land. And from great sea storms, to the simple vast, endlessness of the … Read more The War with Chaos | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 9
Earth’s sky was, science now says, not the second thing to come into existence in this universe. A whole lot of stars, planets, galaxies, comets, asteroids, even other skies above other worlds, proceeded the sky that we look up and see today. And yet, when allowed to, Genesis 1 and modern science do stand together quite … Read more Genesis and Science | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 8
Why is the second thing that God creates here in Genesis 1:7 the Sky? Before sun, moon, and stars, before dry land, God makes something called an Expanse, separating the blue water from the blue above out heads. An Expanse later named “Sky.” Why? The answer has to do with ancient cosmology, or how people … Read more Faith and Reason | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 7
Sunday morning Let us seek the One! The One who gives us Life and Truth Breath and Voice Love and Passion Grace and Security In all things. Sunday morning Let us seek the One! But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you as well. … Read more Seeking the One | Sunday Morning Snapshots
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! Faith is a journey. One of those great family vacations where you bond with those you love, share once in a lifetime experiences, and … Read more Five Tests for the Faithful | Sunday Worship, June 21, 2020
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! We are in this together. One of the injustices that modern society has placed upon us is the demand for self sufficiency. … Read more We Are Not Alone | Sunday Worship, June 14, 2020
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! Once, long ago, God took the prophet Ezekiel to a desolate valley, an ancient battle ground, covered with the dried bones of … Read more Witness | Sunday Worship, June 7, 2020
On this little planet that we call home, there exists approximately 400 miles of vertical space between the surface where we walk, and the upper shell of our atmosphere. Long before we reach 400 miles, the oxygen level becomes so thin that we would lose the ability to breathe, and the temperature so cold that we would … Read more The Vault of Heaven | Understanding Genesis Chapter 1 verse 6
Instructions: The words and videos below are meant to be read and played in sequence, together forming one complete worship service. Begin by pressing play on the first video. God Bless! This morning we celebrate Pentecost, the day the Church was born. The day that fire fell from heaven, to send a frightened … Read more Soul Harvest | Sunday Worship, May 31, 2020
