The Pride of Babel | Genesis 11:1-9
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 11:1–9 Key Takeaways: Genesis 9:1 + Pride seeks to construct a life apart from God - Do I consistently spend time seeking God in his word and in prayer? - Do I often spontaneously voice to God my admiration of Him, gratitude to Him, and need for Him? - Do I often lose arguments with God? - Do I pray and seek wisdom in God’s word and from God’s people before I make a major decision? ...
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Grace and the New Creation | Genesis 8:20–9:17
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 8:20–9:17 Key Takeaways: + God will not let evil prevail + God saves by grace - 1 Peter 3:20–21 + God honors faith - Hebrews 11:7 + God has another Day of Judgment coming - Matthew 24:36–44
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The Thin String of Hope | Genesis 7:11-8:19
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 7:11-8:19 Key Takeaways: Genesis 1:31 Genesis 3:15 + God’s judgement is severe Genesis 7:11-23 - a. It’s devastating Genesis 7:21-22 - b. All encompassing + God’s character is consistent - a. In His standard Genesis 7:16 - b. In His grace Genesis 8:1 + God’s salvation is sufficient Genesis 7:17 - a. It overcomes death - b. It...
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God’s Grief | Genesis 6-7:5
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 6-7:5 Key Takeaways: Isaiah 46:8-11 Malachi 3:6 Psalm 18:30 + God grieves/regrets = A providential, heartfelt response resulting in a planned course of action + 2 Truths of God’s Grief The Seriousness of Sin · The Justice of God + Big Question – Why is Noah spared?
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Cain and Abel | Genesis 4:1-16
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16 Key Takeaways: + The Nature of Worship True Religion vs Transactional Ritual Hebrews 11:4 1 John 3:11-13 + The Nature of Sin + The Nature of God Hebrews 12:24
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Cain and Abel | Genesis 4:1-16
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 4:1-16 Key Takeaways: + The Nature of Worship True Religion vs Transactional Ritual Hebrews 11:4 1 John 3:11-13 + The Nature of Sin + The Nature of God Hebrews 12:24
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Lifted Up to Heaven | Acts 1:1-11
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Acts 1:1-11 Key Takeaways: + Lifted up to a Place of Honor John 17:4–5 Philippians 2:5–11 “Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity + Lifted up to a Place of Intercession Hebrews 7:22–26 1 John 2:1–2 Luke 22:31–34 + Lifted up to a Place of Authority Ephesians 1:19–22 Matthew 28:18–20
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When I Am Lifted Up | John 12:20-33
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: John 12:20-33 Key Takeaways: + By his death, Jesus opens up heaven to the world. + By his death, Jesus shows us how to truly live. Galatians 6:14 + The world no longer tells me how to live and the world no longer tells me if I’m truly living.
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The Ruin and the Restoration | Genesis 3:7-24
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 3:7-24 Key Takeaways: + The Ruin “The effects of sin touch all of creation; no created thing is in principle untouched by the corrosive effects of the fall. Whether we look at societal structures such as the state of the family, or cultural pursuits such as art or technology, or bodily functions such as sexuality or eating, or anything at all within the wide scope of creation, we discover that the good handiwork of God has been drawn into the sphere of human mutiny against God. ‘The whole creation,’ Paul writes in a profound passage in Romans, ‘has been...
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The Fall | Genesis 3:1-7
Church at the Cross : Sunday Messages
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7 Key Takeaways: + The Serpent - Revelation 12:7–9 - Ephesians 6:12 + The Scheme - Ephesians 6:11 - 2 Corinthians 2:10–11 Questions God’s Word Questions God’s Truthfulness Questions God’s Goodness Appeals to our Desires - 2 Corinthians 11:13–15 + The Sin - 2 Corinthians 11:2–3 - John...
info_outlineScripture: Genesis 6-7:5
Key Takeaways:
Isaiah 46:8-11
Malachi 3:6
Psalm 18:30
+ God grieves/regrets = A providential, heartfelt response resulting in a planned course of action
+ 2 Truths of God’s Grief
- The Seriousness of Sin
- · The Justice of God
+ Big Question – Why is Noah spared?