Genesis

God's Honor through Abram's Faith

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In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching on Genesis 13–14 God’s Honor through Abram’s Faith. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

November 27 Online Service
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WORSHIP THROUGH SINGING
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How Deep the Father's Love for Us – Sovereign Grace Music

Stronger – Hillsong

BIBLE READING
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17 After his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.) 19 And he blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; 20 and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand!”

And Abram gave him a tenth of everything. 21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, but take the goods for yourself.” 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 I will take nothing but what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me. Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share.”

Genesis 14:17–24

SERMON
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God's Honor through Abram's Faith
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. Read the promise of Genesis 13:14–17. How does this compare with what God promised Abram in Genesis 12?

  2. How will this promise be fulfilled?

  3. Why does God make promises?

  4. Read Genesis 14:17–20. How is Melchizedek’s blessing or Abram different than his blessing of God?

  5. Read Genesis 14:21–24. Why does Abram refuse to take any of Sodom’s goods? Why is that important?

Song Credits

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
Performed: Sovereign Grace Music
Music and words by Stuart Townend.
© 1995 Thankyou Music (PRS)

Stronger
This is Our God
Songwriters: Reuben Morgan & Ben Fielding
© Emi Christian Music Pub Obo Hillsong, Hillsong Music Publishing Australia

God's Promise to Abram

Welcome
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In this service Pastor Luke Humphrey is preaching on Genesis 12, God’s Promise to Abram. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

November 20 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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My Hope is Built on Nothing Less — Sovereign Grace Music

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery – Matt Papa

Bible Reading
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1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.

Genesis 12:1–9

Sermon
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God’s Promise to Abram
Luke Humphrey

Study Questions

  1. Read Genesis 12:1–3. What are the different aspects of the promise that God makes to Abram?

  2. In what ways does Abram respond to the Lord in faith?

  3. In what ways does Abram fail to respond to the Lord in faith?

  4. How does the reality of God's preservation encourage you in your faith?

 

Song Credits

My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
Words by Edward Mote (1834).
Music by William B. Bradbury (1863).
Public Domain. Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved. Administrated worldwide at www.CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding the UK which is adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family. www.SovereignGraceMusic.org

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
Written by: Michael Bleecker, Matt Boswell, and Matt Papa
© 2012 Bleecker Publishing (Admin. by Michael Bleecker), McKinney Music, Inc. (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Love Your Enemies Publishing

Division, Dispersion, and Hope

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In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching on Genesis 9:18–11:32, Division, Dispersion, and Hope. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

October 30 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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Holy is the Lord — Toronto Mass Choir

O Great God – Sovereign Grace

Bible Reading
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1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And as people migrated from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. 3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone, and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be dispersed over the face of the whole earth.” 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of man had built. 6 And the Lord said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. And nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them. 7 Come, let us go down and there confuse their language, so that they may not understand one another’s speech.” 8 So the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. 9 Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

Genesis 11:1–9

Sermon
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Division, Dispersion, and Hope
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. What happens in Genesis 9:18–27?

  2. How does Genesis 9:18–27 (Noah’s drunkenness, the curse of Canaan, the blessing of Shem) fit into the larger storyline of the Bible?

  3. What is wrong with wanting to make a name for yourself like the people of Babel in 11:4?

  4. What is God concerned about in Genesis 11:6?

  5. Read Acts 2:1–11. How is it related to the story of Babel?

  6. What is the point of the genealogy starting in 11:10?

 

Song Credits

Holy is the Lord
Performed by Toronto Mass Choir
Songwriters: Chris Tomlin / Louie Giglio
Holy Is the Lord lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

O Great God
Music and words by Bob Kauflin. Based on The Valley of Vision prayer "Regeneration." 
© 2006 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI). 

The Flood

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In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching on Genesis 6–9:17, The Flood. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

October 23 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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Come, Thou Fount — Norton Hall Band

Jesus, Thank You – Sovereign Grace

Bible Reading
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5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.

Genesis 6:5–14

Sermon
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The Flood
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. Read Genesis 6:1–13. What is wrong with the world? What is God’s response?

  2. What does it mean that “the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth” (8:21)?

  3. What does God command and what does He promise in Genesis 9:1–17?

  4. Why are Flood and the Final Judgment not overreactions on God’s part

  5. Read 2 Peter 3:20–21. How are the Flood and baptism related? Compare this with Romans 6:4.

 

Song Credits

Come, Thou Fount

Words: Robert Robinson Melody: John Wyeth

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Jesus, Thank You

Music and Words by Pat Sczebel

© 2003 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (ASCAP)/Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP)

The Cain and I

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In this service Pastor Drew Remke is preaching on Genesis 4:1-6. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

October 16 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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Jesus, My Only Hope — Sovereign Grace

Stronger – Hillsong

Bible Reading
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1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, “I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.” 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord  had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. 6 The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”

8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother’s keeper?” 10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground, it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.” 13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.  14 Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.” 15Then the Lord said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the Lord  put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. 16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

Genesis 4:1-16

Sermon
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The Cain and I
Drew Remke

Study Questions

  1. What are other images found in scripture about worshipping God similar to a hard vs soft heart or the fertile vs hard ground? 

  2. Why is it easier to try to relate to Able than it is to Cain?

  3. How can the community around you help you to stay in right worship to the father? 

  4. What is difficult about the concept of using scripture to interpret scripture? 

  5. What are the most helpful ways that you have experienced, cultivating faith in your heart?

 

Song Credits

Jesus My Only Hope

Words and Music: Sovereign Grace Music

Stronger

Written By: Ben Fielding / Reuben Morgan

Curse and Grace in the Fall of Man

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In this service Pastor Luke Humphrey is preaching on Genesis 3, Curse and Grace in the Fall of Man. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

October 9 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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His Mercy is More— Matt Papa

Hallelujah for the Cross – Newsboys

Bible Reading
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1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.

He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2 And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ” 4 But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.

8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
and dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
15  I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”

16 To the woman he said,

“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
in pain you shall bring forth children.
Your desire shall be contrary to your husband,
but he shall rule over you.”

17 And to Adam he said,

“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
cursed is the ground because of you;
in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18  thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
and you shall eat the plants of the field.

19  By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
for you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.”

20 The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.

22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:1–24

Sermon
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Curse and Grace in the Fall of Man
Luke Humphrey

Study Questions

  1. Why does it matter that the serpent is a creature that God made?

  2. How did the serpent tempt the woman? What general principles about temptation can we learn from this?

  3. In what ways did Adam and Eve fail in this passage? What specifically did they fail at?

  4. How does the punishment affect the roles given to both the man and the woman?

  5. In what ways do we see the grace of God on display in this passage?

 

Song Credits

His Mercy Is More
Written by Matt Papa, Matt Boswell
© 2016 Love Your Enemies Publishing, Dayspring Publishing, LLC 
( A Division of Word Music Group, Inc.) CCLI #7065053

Hallelujah for the Cross
Written By: Ross King & Todd Wright
© 2014 Captol CMG

God's Design in Man and Woman

Welcome
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In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching on Genesis 2:18–25, God’s Design in Man and Woman. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

October 2 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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Holy is the Lord God Almighty — Toronto Mass Choir

It is Well with My Soul – Sovereign Grace Music

Bible Reading
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18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,

“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

Genesis 2:18–25

Sermon
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God’s Design in Man and Woman
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. What does it mean that the woman is to be a “helper” to Adam (2:18–20)?

  2. In Ephesians 5:22–23, how are husbands and wives supposed to relate differently to one another?

  3. How would you define mature manhood and mature womanhood? Are they different in and out of marriage? What biblical texts help you define them?

  4. Read 1 Timothy 2:12–14. How does Paul relate Adam and Eve to women teaching and exercising authority in church?

  5. How does the Bible’s view of manhood and womanhood differ than the worlds view of manhood and womanhood?

 

Song Credits

Holy is the Lord
Toronto Mass Choir
Written by: Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio
© Worshiptogether.com Songs, Sixsteps Music, 
Emi Christian Music Pub Obo Sixsteps Music, Vamos Publishing

It Is Well With My Soul
Words by Horatio G. Spafford (1873). Music by Philip P. Bliss (1876). Public Domain. 
Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved. Administrated worldwide at www.CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding the UK which is adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family. www.SovereignGraceMusic.org

God's Design in Mankind

Welcome
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Thanks for tuning into Redeemer Al Ain’s online service. Our church is currently meeting in person with restrictions on Thursdays from 6:30–7:30pm at the Al Ain Evangelical Church Centre. (For more information about the restrictions click here). As pastors, we also understand that different people have different circumstances and comfort levels for in-person gatherings. We do not want to pressure anyone to attend who would not feel comfortable. We will continue to post the service online so that people can participate digitally. 

In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching on Genesis 2:4–25, God’s Design for Mankind. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

September 25 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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All Creatures of Our God and King – Sovereign Grace Music

The Power of the Cross – Keith & Kristyn Getty

Bible Reading
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4  These are the generations of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.

5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, 6 and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”

18 Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20 The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. 21 So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. 22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,

“This at last is bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
because she was taken out of Man.”

24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.

Genesis 2:4–25

Sermon
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God’s Design for Mankind
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. What is the importance of verse 5 in the story?

  2. What was the Garden of Eden like?

  3. Why was man put in the Garden (verse 15)?

  4. What do 2:15 and 1:26–28 tell us about why we are here?

  5. What is the significance of man being made from the dust in verse 7?

  6. What is the significance of Adam naming the animals in verses 19 and 20?

 

Song Credits

All Creatures of Our God and King
Original words (v. 1-2) by St. Francis of Assisi, translated by William Henry Draper. Music, 16th Century German tune, adapted by Jonathan Baird and Ryan Baird. Add. words (v. 3-4) by Jonathan Baird and Ryan Baird.
© 2013 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. 

The Power of the Cross
Songwriters: Townend Stuart Christopher Andrew / Getty Julian Keith
The Power Of The Cross lyrics © Thank You Music Ltd.

God's Word-Made World

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In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching on Genesis 1:1–2:3, God’s World-Made World. We’d love to connect with you if you have any questions. Email us at info@redeemeralain.com or fill out a connect form by clicking the link below.

September 18 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery – Matt Papa

All I Have is Christ – Sovereign Grace Music

Bible Reading
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1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.

6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” 7 And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. 8 And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.

9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening and there was morning, the third day.

14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16 And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

20 And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” 21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

24 And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. 25 And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

27  So God created man in his own image,

in the image of God he created him;

male and female he created them.

28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

Genesis 1:1–2:3

Sermon
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God’s Word-Made World
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. What patterns do you see in the days of creation in Genesis 1?

  2. What is the significance of God speaking in Genesis 1?

  3. God calls different aspects of creation of “good” throughout the six days and then “very good” in 1:31. Now that the Fall of mankind has happened, is the creation still good?

  4. What does it mean to be made in the image of God (1:26)?

  5. What is mankind commissioned to do?

  6. What does it mean that God “rested” in 2:1–3?

 

Song Credits

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
Written By: Matt Boswell, Michael Bleecker, Matt Papa
© 2012 Bleecker Publishing (Admin. by Michael Bleecker); McKinney Music, Inc. (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); Love Your Enemies Publishing

All I Have is Christ
Music and words by Jordan Kauflin. 
© 2008 Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved. Administrated worldwide at www.CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding the UK which is adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family. www.SovereignGraceMusic.org

Maker of Heaven and Earth

Welcome
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Thanks for tuning into Redeemer Al Ain’s online service. Our church is currently meeting in person with restrictions on Thursdays from 6:30–7:30pm at the Al Ain Evangelical Church Centre. (For more information about the restrictions click here). As pastors, we also understand that different people have different circumstances and comfort levels for in-person gatherings. We do not want to pressure anyone to attend who would not feel comfortable. We will continue to post the service online so that people can participate digitally. 

In this service Pastor John Norris is preaching our first sermon in our sermon series on Genesis: Maker of Heaven and Earth.

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September 11 Online Service
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Worship Through Singing
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Come People of the Risen King – Keith & Kristyn Getty

Behold Our God – Sovereign Grace Music

Bible Reading
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1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1–2

Sermon
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Maker of Heaven and Earth
John Norris

Study Questions

  1. Read Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1–3. How do these two timelines relate?

  2. What is the condition of the earth in verse 2?

  3. Why is it important to know that God created everything?

  4. What would it mean for our lives if God didn’t create everything?

  5. If God has no needs as Acts 17:24–25 says, why would he create the world?

 

Song Credits

Come People of the Risen King
Written By: Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend © 2007 Thankyou Music(Prs) Adm Worldwide at capitolcmgpublishing.com Exclusing Europe which is Adm by integritymusic.com

Behold Our God
Music and Words by Jonathan Baird, Meghan Baird, Ryan Baird, and Stephen Altrogge
© 2011 Sovereign Grace Worship (ASCAP)/Sovereign Grace Praise (BMI). Sovereign Grace Music, a division of Sovereign Grace Churches. All rights reserved. Administrated worldwide at www.CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding the UK which is adm. by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family.