Kevin Edlefson - January 10, 2016
Genesis II
The story of Noah is not a cute children’s story. It is a story about the wickedness of the world and God’s reaction to it – the expected judgment and the unexpected grace that flow from the heart of God.
From Series: "Genesis - Our Family Tree"
The book of Genesis is a book of origins, explaining how things came to be the way they are. In particular, Genesis focuses on how God’s people came into being as the inheritors of the promise and the bearers of the blessing. Here we find the beginning of the long redemptive story of God at work in His world to bring it towards the end He has intended. This family tree is not very pretty. It’s limbs get twisted and the fruit is often sparse and bitter as our all-too-human ancestors are faced with the choice to respond to God’s gracious calling and live in God’s generous world in the way God intends, or to go their own way. But through these stories, we see God’s tenacious commitment to His people and His purpose. Despite the mixed response of humanity and the obstacles of our broken world, God’s story moves forward - slowly and patiently, but relentlessly.