September 2021 - Richard Sims

The Great Promise Keeper

Posted on September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 by Richard

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Lessons from Genesis

After reading the first eleven chapters of Genesis, you might begin to wonder if God will give up on the human race. After a perfect creation in chapters one and two, you read about the first sin in Genesis 3 and the first murder in Genesis 4. In Genesis 6, we see that sin is…

Sin at First Bite

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by Richard

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Lessons from Genesis

Adam and Eve had it made. They were living in a paradise, and they could do anything they wanted — except one thing. And just like us, instead of being thankful for all they had, they focused on the one thing they couldn’t have: And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely…

Created In His Image

Posted on September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 by Richard

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Lessons from Genesis

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in…

In the Beginning

Posted on September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by Richard

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series Lessons from Genesis

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) The first sentence of the Bible may be the single most controversial and important sentence ever written. It at least sits near the top of the list. It’s controversial because there are people who don’t believe it. “It isn’t science,” they say. “The…