GeA02-3: Work, The Forgotten Paradise

Genesis 2:8–15 (NIV84) 8Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9And the Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the...

GeA02-2: The Dignity of the Divine Workman

Genesis 2:1–3, 8 (NIV84) 1Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,...

GeA02-1: The Two Songs of Creation

Genesis 1:26–2:15 (NIV84) 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27So God...

GeA01-5: The Blueprint for a New Beginning

Colossians 1:15–20 (NIV84) 15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created...

GeA01-4: The Word Behind the Words

Genesis 1:1–3 (NIV84) 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was...

GeA01-3: The Statue That Breathes

Genesis 1:26–28 (NIV84) 26Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27So God...