#327 A Flourishing World: Failure is Anticipated
June 22, 2022 God’s world was beautiful and perfect! It was filled with all the ingredients that would allow flourishing to continue for generations. Yet, while God had created a perfect and flourishing world, He was not caught off guard by the failure of Adam and Eve! As He cursed the serpent, He revealed His […]
# 326 A Flourishing World: Accountability is Natural
June 8, 2022 God’s flourishing world included clear standards as we have already observed. God told Adam that there was one tree from which he was not to eat. Sadly, it wasn’t long before that command was broken. 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to […]
# 325 A Flourishing World: Growth is expected
May 25, 2022 A significant part of God’s flourishing world was the marvelous and diverse animal kingdom. God quickly gives Adam an assignment in relation to the animal world. 19 Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the […]
# 324 A Flourishing World: Relationships are honored
May 11, 2022 God created a lovely world that was flourishing, alive, and good in every regard. But then, for the first time, something in this world was described as “not good.” The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis […]
#323 A Flourishing World: Standards are Defined
April 27, 2022 God’s creation was awesome, a beautiful place filled with life and beauty. People were valued, diversity was affirmed, and work was purposeful. Animals, plants and humans flourished as they interacted freely. In this environment, God added some clear instructions. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from […]
#320 A Flourishing World: People are valued
March 16, 2022 The first ingredient in a world that flourishes is that people are valued. God created a marvelous world, filled with animals, plants and amazing beauty. All His creation had value. But the people He created had infinitely more value. 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, […]
#319 A Flourishing World: God’s Design
March 2, 2022 God designed our world to flourish. Not to simply exist or survive, but to thrive! He created a flourishing world. 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of […]