15 April 2013 - Genesis Bsf

15 April Genesis Bsf

1) INTO THE NEW BEGINNING
- Give them a new beginning.
- Given all the creatures.
- now there is fear and dread between animals and man.
- was vegetarians. Now creatures are given to Noah as food
- do not eat blood. Speaks of the shed blood that God deemed as precious.
- he will account for every man's live blood. Everyone will be accountable for their own actions unlike the days of A &E
- curb evilness within humans. Therefore pain will be more than the gain
- God's words are given after Noah's sacrifice
- Noah acknowledged God. He ack he himself is a sinner. He gave god the rightful place on his heart. Sincere act that please God. Sacrifice is a display of his heart.
- What sacrifices are and the deeper meaning for each of them.
- Noah exit ark, must have seen how disaster was ard him and how he is preserved by God, did not perish with the rest.
- ready to live a life pleasing to god.

******** Sacrifices are natural evidences of a believer's life. ********

- Spiritual act of worship. Daily walk giving him the rightful place.


2) SIGN FOR THE NEW BEGINNING

+ First unconditional unilateral covenant with man. Conditional or unconditional.
+ Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.” (Genesis 9:16 NIV)
Lovingly assuring Noah and his family, that you be assured and comforted that it will never happen again. Noah could have been in so much fear upon seeing all the disaster around and what he has experienced during the flood.

+ Rainbow is not for god to remember. It is for us.
+ His traits, image his mercy are renewed.
+ Now we can have Ever- increasing glory. We can do good and he will increase us.

++++++++ Being in a covernantal relationship with God propels believers to lead a life pleasing to God. +++++++


3) EPISODES AFTER THE NEW BEGINNING

• when we let our guard down after a crisis. Noah did commit sin and let the drunkedness take over him.
• when in places present Alcohol as revered and a lifestyle, be careful.
• Ham stumbled when he saw his father naked.
• sons did not want to disrespect/dishonored their fathers.
• Ham did had an indication that he want to shame his father. Tried to get his brothers to join in. Older sons do not want to join in.
• Pride comes before our fall.
• let our eyes not be busy in looking at others and their shortfalls. Be graceful and loving
• Why curse Canaan and not the father Ham? Canaan followed his dad's impurity and . Canaans were moral deprivity. God punish those who did it to account for it. Not his father.
• Japher will live in the tents of Shem. Japher descendants were Gentiles.

• Shem descendants were the Jews
• Godrecorded his ago and lived to a ripe full age. Like his ancestors.
• Grace of God is ours and rainbow is ours.
• having the covenant does not mean we can all continue sinning...
• Having the privilege means we have to live up to the requirements of God.

""""""""" Our responses do not determine God's grace, but they will determine our eternal destinies. """""""""

All who enters will get a new beginning.