Abraham in Egypt
“Stuff They Didn’t Teach Me In Sunday School”
The Plan
The Plan
Learning about God's Plan for Salvation at South Shore Trinity Lutheran Church
Genesis 12:1-9
Week 3 – Abraham
This week we are going to begin reading about Abraham. Abraham was one of the most important figures in all of history, but he was also a sinful human being who, like you and me, regularly stumbled and occasionally blew it completely. The account of Abraham is the perfect example of grace because, despite Abraham’s failings, God still worked through him. God chose to create a nation through Abraham and to have the Savior come through his offspring, not because of Abraham’s amazing qualities but because of God’s undeserved love.
Abraham’s story also teaches us many things about the Christian life. It shows us that because this is a sinful world, there will always be trials and even the most faithful believer will have tragedy and problems, but our faithful God is with us even in the middle of those problems and He will bring us through. He is a God who always, despite our failures, keeps His promises.
Genesis 11:1-9
Tower of Babel
“Stuff They Didn’t Teach Me In Sunday School”
Episode 004: God Chose Abraham
Genesis 9:18-28
Genesis 9:8-17
God’s covenant with Noah
Genesis 8:13-22
Dry ground again
Genesis 8:1-12
God remembers Noah – the dove does not return
Genesis 7:1-24
God sends the flood and Noah gets on the ark
Genesis 6:5-22
God sees wickedness and commands Noah to build an ark
Week 2 - Noah and the Flood
After the fall into sin, the world plunged farther and farther from God; ultimately bringing God to the brink of destroying it all. However, because of God’s great love for us and His promise to send a Savior, He saved humanity through Noah and the ark that God had him build. The flood would remake the face of the earth, but God’s people were saved.
As an interesting side note, the flood foreshadows the salvation we receive in our Baptism, where God washes us clean from our sins by water and His Word. (1st Peter 3:18-22)
Genesis 4:9-16
God judges and protects Cain
Genesis 4:1-8
Cain kills Abel
Genesis 3:8-24
God curses man and promises a Savior
Genesis 3:1-7
Genesis 2:5-25
God puts Adam to work and creates Eve
“Stuff They Didn’t Teach Me In Sunday School”
Genesis 1:26-2:3
Genesis 1:1-25
Week 1 - In The Beginning
The Bible begins at…well….the beginning; a beginning where we see that God is more than just a force or an energy. He is the all-powerful, all knowing creator of everything, including us.
But that is not all the opening chapters of Genesis show us. They also show us why this world is the way it is and why a plan of salvation was needed in the first place. As you read, you will learn that God created this world as a perfect paradise and that we, by our sin, plunged the world into pain, sickness, and death; a world where suffering was the rule and brother would turn against brother. However, the opening chapters of Genesis also set the stage for God’s plan of salvation; the plan that begins with a promise to Adam and Eve and runs through the Cross to all of history.
And it all begins, “In the beginning…”
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