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Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was barren, with no form of life; it was under a roaring ocean covered with darkness. But the Spirit of God was moving over the water.
1. Question: What are some things we can learn about God from these verses?
a. God was there before the beginning
b. He created the world out of nothing
i. The word “create” means to bring into existence. God created everything from nothing
c. God created everything tangible and intangible (love, courage, laughter)
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First Day: light
Second Day: a dome named sky
Third Day: Dry land and ocean, plants
Fourth Day: day and night
Fifth Day: living creatures in the ocean, and birds to fly
Sixth Day: animals and reptiles and humans
Seventh Day: God was finished so he rested
Genesis 1: 31 God looked at what he had done. All of it was very good! Evening came and then morning—that was the sixth day.
2. Question: What comes to mind when you hear the word good?
Each day God said it was good. Until he made man and then he said very good.
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Genesis 1:26-27 God said, “Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures.” So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women.
3. Question: What does “we” insinuate?
a. The Holy Spirit and Jesus were there
4. Question: What is different about the way God created humans from everything else?
a. To bear God’s image means:
-To have a relationship with him
- We have the unique ability to relate intimately with God and others. When we recognize this fact, we can only conclude that every human being deserves respect and honor.
*We need to recognize that all humans are created in the image of God. This should influence the way we think about and treat other people.
5. Question: Does your life demonstrate your relationship with God?
6. Question: How can you reflect God better?
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The Garden of Eden
Genesis 2
When the Lord God made the heavens and the earth, no grass or plants were growing anywhere. God had not yet sent any rain, and there was no one to work the land. But streams came up from the ground and watered the earth. The Lord God took a handful of soil and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing. The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.
The Lord God placed all kinds of beautiful trees and fruit trees in the garden. Two other trees were in the middle of the garden. One of the trees gave life—the other gave the power to know the difference between right and wrong.
The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it. But the Lord told him, “You may eat fruit from any tree in the garden, except the one that has the power to let you know the difference between right and wrong. If you eat any fruit from that tree, you will die before the day is over!”
The Lord God said, “It isn’t good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him.” So the Lord took some soil and made animals and birds. He brought them to the man to see what names he would give each of them. Then the man named the tame animals and the birds and the wild animals. That’s how they got their names.
None of these was the right kind of partner for the man. So the Lord God made him fall into a deep sleep, and he took out one of the man’s ribs. Then after closing the man’s side, the Lord made a woman out of the rib.
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Closing: We were made to live in community, not just with God, or a significant other, but with other people who follow Jesus.
*You are not meant to walk this world alone!
Challenge: Memorize Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth
Let this verse remind you that God is the main character in your story, not you.
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