Series

In the Beginning

God makes a good world, people break it, and God makes a promise to rescue them.

13 lessons

In the Beginning · Lesson 1God Makes EverythingGenesis 1:1-2:3; Genesis 2:4-23God made everything, and everything He made shows how great and good He is.Old TestamentWorshipIn the Beginning · Lesson 2The First Sin and God’s PromiseGenesis 3:1-24Sin broke God's good world, but God came looking for His people and promised a Rescuer.Old TestamentHopeIn the Beginning · Lesson 3Noah and the FloodGenesis 6:5-9:17God judged a world full of evil, but He made a way to be saved and kept His promise to Noah.Old TestamentFaithfulnessIn the Beginning · Lesson 4The Tower of BabelGenesis 11:1-9; Genesis 12:1-3People tried to make themselves great without God, but God brought their tower down and began His own plan to bless every nation.Old TestamentHumilityIn the Beginning · Lesson 5God Calls AbramGenesis 12:1-9; Genesis 15:1-6God called Abram to leave home and trust His promise, and Abram believed God.Old TestamentFaithIn the Beginning · Lesson 6God Provides a LambGenesis 22:1-19God tested Abraham, then provided a substitute in Isaac's place, a picture of Jesus, the Lamb God provides for us.Old TestamentTrustIn the Beginning · Lesson 7Jacob and EsauGenesis 27:1-45; Genesis 28:10-22; Genesis 33:1-11Jacob lied and cheated, but God kept His promise to him anyway, because God's grace is bigger than our sin.Old TestamentHonestyIn the Beginning · Lesson 8Joseph Goes to EgyptGenesis 37:1-36; Genesis 39:1-23Joseph's brothers sold him and he was thrown in prison, but the LORD was with Joseph every step of the way.Old TestamentPerseveranceIn the Beginning · Lesson 9Joseph Forgives His BrothersGenesis 41:1-45:15; Genesis 50:15-21God turned the evil Joseph's brothers did into good, and Joseph forgave them, a picture of how Jesus forgives us.Old TestamentForgivenessIn the Beginning · Lesson 10God Calls MosesExodus 2:1-3:15; Exodus 4:1-17God saw His suffering people and came down to rescue them, and He called Moses to go, promising, "I will be with you."Old TestamentObedienceIn the Beginning · Lesson 11The PassoverExodus 11:1-12:42God protected every home marked by the lamb's blood, and Jesus is our Passover Lamb whose death keeps us safe.Old TestamentFaithIn the Beginning · Lesson 12Through the Red SeaExodus 14:1-31; Exodus 15:1-21When Israel was trapped between Pharaoh's army and the sea, God made a path through the water and fought for His people.Old TestamentPeaceIn the Beginning · Lesson 13Bread from HeavenExodus 16:1-36; John 6:30-35When Israel grumbled in the desert, God rained down bread from heaven every morning, and Jesus is the true Bread from heaven who gives life forever.Old TestamentContentment