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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
The story of the flood is a tipping point moment of the curse. The violence, evil, and corruption in God's world have become so great that a flood is sent to revert the creation to the waters of the deep.
How will God rescue and redeem His good world gone bad? The story of Noah and the flood is written without dialogue and from Noah's point of view to invite us into his story. Like Enoch, Noah finds grace with God and walks with Him. Noah's faith in Genesis6-8 reveals to us God's rescue plan for humanity. How can we find grace in our time of need? How can we find salvation in the chaos-waters of life?
IQ: How is Jesus saving you through the chaos-waters of life?
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Genesis 1-5 tells the story of humanity living in the reality of life apart from God. For more than 1,000 years the families of Cain and Seth are unable to find a way back to the right relationship with their Creator. This week CITYLIGHTS paused its study of the fall to look into the Gospel's power to bring us into spiritual life and freedom. We were so thankful for our family members, Paul and Ashley, who vulnerably shared their testimony in this podcast. Their stories were a powerful remembrance of God's power to change our life. We hope you are encouraged by this reflection of Genesis 1-5 through testimony.
IQ: Where is the Truth needed to bring freedom in your life?
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Tuesday Nov 05, 2019
Have you experienced family, community, vocation or even church where evil was called good and good was naive? Down the family tree of Cain and his brother, Seth is two distinct family cultures that reveal God's redemptive work in the world and our lives.
IQ: Since 2009 what curses have God turned into blessings? What will your answer be in 2029?
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
The sin problem spirals rapidly as the first son born outside the garden kills the second. The Story of Cain and Abel is written in with seeming gaps and ambiguities but with thoughtful meditation, it offers us important insight into life with God outside the garden of Eden.
IQ: When you don’t understand will you trust God or take control?
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
We continue our study of Genesis 3 as Adam and Eve experienced the pain of their decision to redefine good and evil. They are not cursed like the serpent but their decision exiles them from the presence of God. How can the humans ever get back to their garden home with Yahweh? Listen in as we unpack how sin in the Bible is more relational than legal and how it affects us every day more than we think.
IQ: Where have you redefined good and evil in your world and what are the consequences?
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Many secular intellectuals today have come to see that evil is not just a systemic problem of humanity but part of its nature. Genesis 3 unveils how evil entered our world. Adam and Eve encounter a mysterious serpent who strategically undermines the relationship between God and man.
IQ: Where is there wisdom without intimacy with Jesus in your life?
Monday Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
The same way God separated the light from dark in creation, He separated rest from work, and God rested. This tells us that rest and work are not just for survival but something divine in us to image Him. As we conclude the Creation segment of Genesis, we consider how work and rest are more than compensation and vacation.
IQ: What is robbing you of the joy-filled rhythm of work and rest?
Monday Sep 23, 2019
Monday Sep 23, 2019
When Jesus was asked about divorce, He immediately responded with a reflection on Genesis 1 and 2. For Jesus, the meaning of marriage, divorce, sexuality, and gender were directly tied to what it means to be human. As we continue in our study of Genesis we are reminded of what it means to be human and therefore what it means to be married, divorced, or single.
IQ: Where has intimacy come before imaging Jesus for you?
Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
In Genesis 2 the writer gives a second creation account that portrays God being even more intimately involved in His creation than in Genesis 1. Here, we see a picture of God, creating the Garden of Eden, a place where He could dwell with Adam and Eve. In this part of the creation story, we learn what it truly means to be human and how Jesus is a new answer to human hope in a broken world. (Genesis 2:1-17)
IQ: How are you called to ‘work and keep’ the Garden of Eden around you?
Monday Sep 09, 2019
Monday Sep 09, 2019
As we kick off our series in Genesis we meditate on the Creation Story in Genesis 1. Though there are valid debates of science, history, and physics within the accounts of Genesis we are reminded that Genesis 1 is written in the language of worship. Listen in to this first message as we reflect on the wonder of creation and how we might live in God’s Genesis 1 blessing in the midst of the Genesis 3 curse. (Genesis 1:1-28)
IQ: Who is God, and what is he up to in the world?