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January 8 - Genesis (Part 1)

Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

Release Date: 01/08/2026

February 5 - Leviticus show art February 5 - Leviticus

Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

Pastor takes us on an exploration of the Book of Leviticus, a book that many would choose as their least favorite book of the Bible. However, what we will see in Leviticus is the foundation of true worship, the foundation of God’s plan for the world and His people. This book may surprise you - as you see it’s filled with some really good instruction.   Exodus speaks of WHERE to worship God.  Leviticus speaks of HOW to worship God. (Sacrifices and Festivals). The life of God’s people revolved around worship and Leviticus sets forth life time patterns of how to worship God. ...

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

This class continues our study of Exodus. Pastor opens with a look at the Red Sea and where it is traditionally thought that the Israelite crossing took place. But then shares new information that points to a possible different location. It’s an exciting look at circumstantial evidence like trade routes, to a peninsula in the Gulf of Aqaba, an underwater “land bridge,” and the possibility of having discovered that Mt. Sinai maybe isn’t where we traditionally thought it was. Pastor shares discoveries of interesting artifacts, petroglyphs, circular stone patterns which may be the...

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

This week we begin our exploration of the book of Exodus. We will spend 2 weeks examining this book that is the foundation for the biblical faith, that lays out the fundamentals of worship of the One true God and shows and tells us who He is, how He works, what He does and what that means for us.   In the book of Exodus we see God moving in a powerful way to save His people, to deliver them from bondage. We also see that as God moves throughout history He makes Himself known and in each incident they point to an even greater reality. As we look at this book we will look at it with the...

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

The genealogies and the scriptures have been proven over and over again to be reliable. Up until recent times the Hittites in the Bible have been viewed as made up and a group of people that never was. Then recently ancient tablets were uncovered and we discover an empire that we did not know existed - it was the Hittite empire. What was discovered is that what the Bible has said for millennia is finally proven true in modern times. Today we know the Hittites as a massive empire, closely connected to the Trojans, but Scripture had it right all along. God’s promise to Abraham: Genesis 12:2-3...

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

This study takes us from Creation to the Tower of Babel.    Genesis is the first of 5 books that Moses compiled records of the actions and directions of God. Pastor shares that “toledoth” - ancient colophon - may indicate key evidence was passed down through generations. This is eye witness material that Moses used to write the Torah - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.  Toledoth is interpreted in our Bibles as “this is the account….” Or “These are the generations….”   A computer analysis verifies these 5 books of the Bible were written by...

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

Week 1 - Welcome to the Introduction of Pastor Dodge's study, The Bible in a Year. Pastor gives a captivating overview of the Bible and what we will discover in the next 52 weeks! Unsheathing the Sword - Is the title of this Bible in a year class. What does Unsheathing the Sword mean? Why this title?  “Unsheathing” is a word men will understand. Our culture has wandered far from God’s truth and one of the things we need to reclaim is godly men. Because God has called husbands and fathers to spiritual headship, responsibility before God for our families. What’s happened today is...

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

The final book of our Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge!  The Book of Revelation is a revelation of Jesus and who He is. He is the central character of this and every other book of the Old and New Testaments. Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

These three epistles, 1 & 2 Peter and Jude, exhort believers to hold fast the the Gospel of Jesus, warning against false teachers and of the trials the church can expect in the Last Days. Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

Hebrews is often viewed as one of the most difficult books of the New Testament and James as one of the simplest, but both contain valuable instruction on the Gospel, with special reference to the Jewish scriptures. Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.

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Bible in a Year with Pastor Chris Dodge

week 50 - 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus - These are Paul's "pastoral epistles," letters written to individuals who were basically mission pastors, but with valuable instruction for all disciples. Contains guidelines for choosing church leaders. Our Bible in a Year study with Pastor Dodge will take you from Genesis to Revelation. Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active, not dry, dusty old stuff! We will also see evidence of Jesus throughout the entire Scriptures, from beginning to end. Join us as we travel through the Bible together.

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This study takes us from Creation to the Tower of Babel. 
 
Genesis is the first of 5 books that Moses compiled records of the actions and directions of God. Pastor shares that “toledoth” - ancient colophon - may indicate key evidence was passed down through generations. This is eye witness material that Moses used to write the Torah - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.  Toledoth is interpreted in our Bibles as “this is the account….” Or “These are the generations….”
 
A computer analysis verifies these 5 books of the Bible were written by one person and not a group of people, giving credence to Moses having written all 5 books.
 
Pastor states that the New Testament is revealed in the Old Testament scriptures and Jesus is the main character - even in Genesis. 
 
Genesis 1-2 creation
Genesis 3-5 the fall
Genesis 6-9 the flood
Genesis 10-25 Abraham, the father of all who believe
 
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created. God is The Creator. 
 
There is One God, yet He uses a plural form for Himself.  Verse 26, “let US make mankind in our image.” God is speaking in the plural. In the first three verses we see creation through One God, by His Word (John 1:1 - Jesus), with the Spirit moving over the water. three yet One. God is One but in a way we cannot understand He is One - Unity of three. Three in One.
 
Pastor believes in a literal 6 day creation and accepts God at His word.
 
Genesis 3 - the fall - until the fall it was a perfect world. Along comes the devil who leads people away from God. The devil still uses those same tactics today. 
 
Satan’s Garden strategy:
  - Doubt the Creator “Did God really say” (3:1)
  - Deny the consequences “You won’t die!” (3:4)
  - Deify ourselves “You will be like God…” (3:5)
 
In Chapter 3 we already see the Gospel of Jesus:
  - They hide and God comes looking for them (for God so loved the world - He comes looking for them) 
  - One coming through the seed of a woman
  - God kills an innocent animal and gives them the skins as clothing. Already in chapter 3 we see a picture of what Jesus will do. We see the principle that sin can only be atoned for by the shedding of blood. And an innocent victim dies to cover the sins of guilty human beings.  
 
Pastor shows an interesting graphic with the Life Spans Before and After the Flood. The first 10 generations lived a LONG time. After the flood the length of life becomes less and less.
 
Pastor talks very descriptively about the flood and how it was cataclysmic. The world of that time deluged and destroyed. Gone. 
 
Pastor also shares a book, “In the Beginning,” by Walt Brown, who put together an hypothesis about the flood starting with a massive explosion, Genesis 7:11 “… all the springs of the great deep burst forth and the flood gates of the heavens were opened and rain fell on the earth 40 days and 40 nights.” Brown, a scientist, hypothesizes that it was a massive fissure in the earth’s crust that released above the earth from waters deep inside the earth. He suggests that this water from inside the earth shot forth by a splitting of the earths crust and shooting water into the atmosphere with massive ice dumps in the polar regions that flash froze living creatures. Brown also suggests that where giant mammoth have been flash frozen and buried in ice, it means temps dropped around 200 degrees in an instant. 
 
Something incredible had to happen! It is the most horrendous destruction the planet has ever experienced. 
 
Noah’s family is saved. He knew and trusted the Lord and was described as righteous. Noah and his family were spared and from them the earth was repopulated. And then post-flood sin returns - “let us build a tower up to heavens and make a name for ourselves.” So God confused their speech and scattered them.
 
Pastor closes class by sharing a story from the book, “The Discovery of Genesis,” by C. H. Kang. Kang was a Pastor during the opening days of WWII. He shares copies of the book of Genesis in Chinese. And from there the story of what Kang discovers is an amazing testimony to the worship of a Creator who is El Shaddai. It’s an amazing story of discovery and revelation!
 
Join us again next week for week 3 - part 2 of Genesis.
 
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Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today! Join us as we listen to what God has to say in His Living Word, the Bible.
 
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