When Lamech had lived 182 years, he fathered a son and called his name Noah, saying, “Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands.” Genesis 5:28-29 ESV Genesis 5 is the Bible’s first genealogy, and within it, …
I will put an enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15 ESV God created the world good. Everything was good, even humans, and God gave the humans every good thing to enjoy, with the command not to …
Note: I preached this sermon a second time as a part of a continuous study through the Gospel of Mark. I would highly suggest that you read that version here. This text, which is the concluding verses of Mark 4, gives the account of Jesus miraculously calming a storm upon the sea. If you have …
As I approach Luke 3 for preaching this week, I find myself staring down upon one of the dreaded begats found throughout the Bible. As a pastor, I am uncertain if I am allowed to say this, but the genealogies in the Bible can be pretty boring. Often, they are simply scattered throughout certain places, yet …
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