GENESIS 10:11:10-12:9

Who are you lord?  What shall I do, Lord?  Blessed to be a blessing "And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] … Continue reading

GENESIS 3, THE TEMPTATION AND FALL

  Temptation Adam & Eve – Genesis 3 All Mankind – 1 John 2:16 Jesus – Matthew 4:1-11 Appeal to physical appetites the tree was good for food (3:6) a craving for physical pleasure He was hungry. The tempter said, … Continue reading

GENESIS 10:1-11:9

God confuses and scatters the proud and disobedient who reject his command 11:4 – "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not … Continue reading

GENESIS 9

The hope of a new beginning – the rainbow of peace after the storm of judgment V. 1"Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth." The Lord starts … Continue reading

GENESIS 7 & 8

The Flood! 7:1 God says to Noah "come" (KJV) into the ark and be saved. And God calls us to invite people into His eternal home and be saved. "The Spirit and the bride (you and me) say come" – … Continue reading

STATE OF THE MINISTRY

Dear Friends,       My advisory team and friends encourage me to do this report on an annual basis. It gives an overall view of the ministry and some new venues the Lord is calling us into. I'll list these different … Continue reading

GENESIS 6

God always deals with sin.  in judgment he offers mercy. get in the ark (jesus)! something worse than the flood is coming!    Genesis 6 "By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark … Continue reading

GENESIS 4-5

CITY BUILDERS VERSUS KINGDOM BUILDERS – “CAIN  – BUILDING A CITY”;  “MEN BEGAN TO PROCLAIM THE LORD”  Man goes from the Garden of God to the City of Man and then the saved go to the Holy City – the … Continue reading

GENESIS 4-5

The sin germ spreads from family to society to the world – but the lord raises up a godly remnant – Gen. 4-5 In the mid 1800s mothers in childbirth were dying at a high rate (1 to 3 out … Continue reading

GENESIS 2:2, SABBATH REST

"on the seventh day he rested from all his work." GENESIS 2:2 "There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God." Hebrews 4:9 Dear Friends, To paraphrase a quote from John Walton (NIV Application Commentary) "The Sabbath is to … Continue reading

GENESIS 3:8-24

 PARADISE LOST – "IT'S FRIDAY BUT SUNDAY IS-A-COMING" – "HE (JESUS) WILL CRUSH YOUR (SATAN'S) HEAD."  "Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of … Continue reading

GENESIS 1 CONTINUED, FROM CHAOS TO COSMOS – FROM FORMLESS AND VOID TO FORMED AND FILLED

Dear Friends, God's will for our life is to be formed into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29) and filled with His Spirit. (Eph. 5:18) In the creation account we see God now filling His creation that He previously shaped … Continue reading

GENESIS 3

"AND YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD" – THE TEMPTATION – MAN'S PRIDE AND DESIRE FOR AUTONOMY  Without Genesis 3 the Bible and life itself makes no sense. As the truck driver says to the gang leader in the film Grand … Continue reading

GENESIS 2:4-25

The Lord God – The Covenant-Maker with Man – GENESIS 2:4-25 Note the change of names from "God" (Elohim) in Gen. 1 to "Lord God" (Yahweh or Jehovah) in Gen. 2 as Scripture now focuses on the climax of God's … Continue reading

GENESIS 2:1-3

"The Sabbath is to regularly recognize that we are in Someone Else's House and live accordingly." (John Walton –  NIV Application Commentary)"This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the … Continue reading

GENESIS 1 CONTINUED

FROM CHAOS TO COSMOS – FROM FORMLESS AND VOID TO FORMED AND FILLED God's will for our life is to be formed into the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29) and filled with His Spirit. (Eph. 5:18) In the creation account … Continue reading

GENESIS 1:1-13, THE BEGINNING OF EARTH AS MAN’S HABITATION

Dear Friends, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."(Gen. 1:1-2) God's existence … Continue reading