This week, we are blessed to have Jenny (Bluewren) outline the study and facilitate the discussion.

To read the previous studies you can go here to the archive.

To Know the Favour of God is not to be loved as you are by nature, but to be loved as you are in Christ. It’s not that you never do wrong or naturally do right, but that God’s grace gives you eyes to see your own sinfulness and a heart of repentance. God’s grace in your life transforms you into a person who loves the world around you less, even as you have an increasing affection for God. Most significantly grace gives you faith to believe in the promised one.

Nancy has said it all here hasn’t she? I think I could easily leave the Bible Study and go and sleep in the sun instead.

God’s promise of a child in Genesis 3:15, who would bruise the serpent’s heel and restore the world from the consequences of Adam’s sin, was passed down to future generations. This child was eagerly awaited by those who trusted God. In Genesis 5:29 we learn Lamech was full of this hope when he named his son Noah, which means comfort and rest.

The world Noah grew up in sounds very much like our own. People had turned away from God and were living selfish lives, only interested in their own pleasure and gain. The Western world today has been dubbed “post Christian” and people say this proudly as if we have somehow cast of the ignorance and shackles of the past. Many of our laws which were based on Biblical principles are being thrown out as being old fashioned and discriminatory. Christians are facing increasing amounts of ridicule and contempt, just as Noah did for being strange and different in the eyes of the world.

God was angry when he saw the selfishness and sin and decided to destroy the life he had created, but His promise to send a saviour to restore creation was not yet fulfilled and as we know, God always keeps his promises. He decided to save one righteous man and his family, the man he chose was Noah who “walked with God”. Noah was not a perfect man, without sin, he was righteous through the grace of God and had a relationship with him.

We all know the story, but do we just think of the nursery version with all the fluffy animals getting on together and Mr and Mrs Noah smiling contentedly? The reality is far scarier, the water rising, people panicking, racing to high ground, hanging on for dear life, trying desperately to save their children, dead bodies of people and animals floating past. Then the realisation there was no escape from horror of death by drowning. Noah and his family would have heard the cries of those who had refused to listen when there was still time and would have been mourning the loss of loved ones, friends and neighbours.

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people,
Titus 2:11

Afterwards God tells Noah to build an altar to make a sacrifice to him and then God placed a rainbow in the sky, a sign of his promise never to destroy the earth again. Nancy reminds us the bow is actually a weapon. This bow is not drawn tight with an arrow ready to fire, but is held loosely at peace. The rainbow also reminds us of the promise God kept when he sent the promised saviour Jesus Christ to earth to be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, so we could be enjoy life forever with him.

… so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:7

How can we possibly miss seeing Jesus in the account of Noah? God’s promises concerning him shine brightly out of every single event. Maybe we are too caught up with the “nursery story”” of the ark and animals and forgetting to look at the overall picture.

Sadly Noah’s story doesn’t end happily ever after; we don’t teach the kiddies the bit about him becoming drunk and being discovered uncovered “naked” by his sons. It is important though, because it reinforces the fact Noah is a man who was not righteous because of his own “goodness” but because of God’s grace. What a beautiful ending, two of his sons lovingly cover their father, just as Jesus covers the sins of believers so we can be spotless before God.

Nancy ends this study by reminding us that this world in is present state will come to an end. The prophecy in Matthew 24:36-44 reminds us that just like the people of Noah’s day we do not know when this will be. It is vitally important to be awake, watchful and ready.

“The good news at the end of Noah’s story is the good news at the end of our stories if God’s grace has found us and is clearly at work in us. We do not have to fear that sins in our past or in our future will disqualify us from enjoying the benefits of God’s gracious covenant. God has bound himself to us and NOTHING can come between us”.

… nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:39

Discussion

During this study I have been considering God’s wrath and the violence of the flood and of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah etc. It isn’t easy to comprehend. As Christians we are called on to spread the gospel, I have found, as I am sure everyone has, that when I speak to about Jesus to non-believers, I am often questioned about how a loving God could destroy people, send people to hell just because they don’t have faith in him or how he could let bad things happen. How do you think we should go about trying to answer these questions in a loving respectful way?

God’s Blessings to you and your families

Jenny (Bluewren)

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For Mum’s and those who aren’t and those who were… for those who are a daughter.

As you know, I have four biological children and one non biological son. And yes, I have been in the class of ‘infertile’. Long before Mrs. Graceful entered the scene we attended the Infertility Clinic. Subjected to daily poking, prodding and hormonal medication was all par for the course. Being told when to *enjoy each other* and ‘when to abstain’ was also part of it all. Marital intimacy on cue!

Each month would arrive with hopeful expectation only to be burst by the news that we were unsuccessful. Again.

In those days, Mother’s Day was such an emotional hurricane for me. I had my own dear mum and mother-in-law to honour and I encouraged my son (non biological son) to honour his mum but all I really wanted was to be pregnant, to carry John’s children. Oh what mixed emotions. Such strong longing, such anger… such gratefulness mixed with jealousy, envy and a range of conflicting emotions from each end of the scale. When you see that which you cannot have… when you see others who appear to not appreciate what they have when you really want it. Ugh…

Finally one day, we received the good news. We were pregnant! Now I would get to talk that fabulous journey that is motherhood… A few months after Falcon was born my own mum, my best female friend, died. A few years later and I became the mother of a prodigal. To have every special day ruined, as a reminder of how much I was despised. Pain. Hurt.

A Word of Encouragement

So my heart reaches out to those who are mothers but don’t have not a child to hug and kiss. For those that are mother’s yet have not a husband to share the journey with. For those that are mother’s and have lost a child to death. To those who would love to honour their mother today but can’t. To those mother’s who feel like a complete failure. To those who have not what they desire… I want to offer you a hug and an ear to listen. And a word of encouragement.

I know your heart aches. I know it hurts. But please remember that being a mother is not the greatest virtue or good or calling that can happen to you as a woman. It’s hard at this time of year when *motherhood* is held up as the ‘be all and end all’. Motherhood does not define us. Even being a wife is not the greatest calling. It is a role, within a calling but it is not our primary goal. Being a woman, a daughter of God – a woman being transformed into the image of God’s Son is who we are.

So if motherhood is not the goal or purpose then what is? Being conformed to the image of Christ – to the glory of the Lord God!

Whether or not you are infertile, have miscarried, have had an abortion, have one child, a child with disabilities, or more than one – my purpose is your purpose… to glorify the Lord God. How? By being transformed into the image of Jesus Christ!

God uses many ways in order to do His transforming work in us. For some, He uses motherhood. Others, He uses non-motherhood. But the goal is the same – being conformed to the image of Christ.

All women: single, married, mothers, pregnant or not have a similar common factor – to be transformed into the image of God’s Son.

Mother’s Day? It’s all about Jesus!

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Are you trying to hide from God? Are you embarrassed or ashamed of something in your past or even now in the present? Then this study of Genesis is for you!

This week’s chapter is of great interest to me… we’re looking at Jesus present at The Fall. To read the previous studies you can go here to the archive.

Do:

• Read Genesis 2:4-3:24
• Read and complete the Personal Bible Study on pages 61 – 67
• Read the teaching chapter on pages 68 – 85

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman.
~Galatians 4:4

Nancy describes what Eden was like and the life that Adam and Eve had in the Garden. She describes the Fall of man in her own words. She describes how satan (Who was created perfect but fell away through pride and he carried many other angelic beings with him in his rebellion against God) twisted God’s words and also added to them. The serpent was planting the idea that God had been unreasonable. Then she showed us how we still do that today. Satan still comes to us suggesting that what God has commanded is unreasonable and is intended

So the Serpent questioned God’s word and added to God’s word, and finally he denied God’s word.And both Eve and Adam fell… their eyes were opened and they saw their own nakedness. They were ashamed. Their flaws were exposed. But instead of seeking God and confessing their guilt they hid. And lied. And played the blame game. They were not only filled with shame but they lived in fear.

But where they and we hide in shame and fear, God seeks us out. In His grace, mercy and love He provides the way back to life.

On page 77, and in Genesis 3:21 we see God displaying His grace, by providing the shedding of blood – where the innocent dies for the guilty. A picture of Christ. Adam received grace in the midst of the curse – a covering for his nakedness, provided by God.

The Second Adam

Adam failed the test in the garden. He failed to live up to all that God intended for him. And because he disobeyed, Adam lost for us the perfect environment, the perfect fellowship, that he and Eve enjoyed with the Father.

Jesus is the the “last” or “second” Adam (1 Cor. 15:45). Like the first Adam, Jesus was tested by God and tempted by Satan — not in the garden, but in a barren wilderness where he was weak from hunger and dehydration. However, Jesus knew that God provided everything He would need. He didn’t believe the lie that God was holding out on them, like Adam and Eve did. Adam and Eve also allowed satan to question, to twist, to deny, add to the word of God whereas Jesus overcame temptation by the power of God’s word.

Adam and Eve faced temptation about a tree in a bright, sunny garden, a paradise with no pressure. But Christ faced temptation about a tree in a dark garden.

Through Adam, life was lost but at the cross, Christ hung full of shame. Not his own shame but your shame. And my shame. (Hebrews 12:2) Why would he do this? Romans 10:11. Hover over the scriptures with your mouse and you’ll be able to read them.

The cross of Christ reaches to all people, throughout all time- proclaiming that we do not have to hide, we do not have to live in fear, that we can be made right with God again – because of the sacrifice of Christ. His sacrifice is sufficient.

For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
~Romans 5:17

Discussion

• Share any of your responses from the Personal Bible Study section on pages 61-67.
• Feel free to share and expand upon any of the 9 discussion points that are in the book (p. 86-87).
• What jumped out at you this week in the study?
• Have you been pondering a particular verse?
• What have you learned so far?
• Share a favourite passage or paragraph from the book.
• You have all week to share your responses and you can come back and comment and often as you like.

For those who are trying to follow along but don’t have the book, here are a few of the discussion questions. You might like to share your thoughts with us.

~ God did not explain to Adam why eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was prohibited. He simply expected them to trust and obey him. Usually we don’t mind obeying as long as it makes sense to us. Why do you think God did not explain the logic behind this prohibition?

~ Notice that God was not in the garden all the time. He came to walk in the garden in the cool of the day, but for the most part, Adam and Eve had to operate on God’s word that had been given to them. That is what faith is still about: living according to what God has said. What makes living by faith so challenging?

~ What do we learn about how to successfully withstand temptation when we compare the way Adam and Eve dealt with temptation to the way Christ handled the temptations of the devil?

~ Though we think of Genesis 3 being primarily about sin and the curse, there are also some wonderful pictures of grace and presentations of the gospel. How do you see the gospel of grace in this part of God’s story?

~ Many people feel and express anger with God when the brokenness of this world impacts them in ways that bring pain. How could you use what you’ve learned in this study of Genesis 3 (perhaps also using the truths in Romans 8 and Revelation 21 and 22) to help someone who is angry with God to put the blame where it belongs and place their hope in Christ?

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Once upon a time, my Dad, Mum and I drove the 500kms from Broken Hill to Adelaide to celebrate the wedding of a long time family friend. I was 17 years old and had recently committed my life to the Lord. Due to various circumstances I simply wanted to follow God and be used by Him, without any distractions from the opposite gender. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life other than travel and serve the Lord, and finish my nursing course. Looking for a boyfriend or even a husband [gasp!] was the absolute last thing on my mind.

The wedding we attended was a small and fairly quiet affair. The family friend was somewhat indirectly related to me and she was older by about 15 years or so. After the wedding and afternoon tea in the church hall, close friends and family spent a lovely celebratory evening at their house. A lamb-on-the-spit and bonfire in their backyard. To be honest, I felt a little bit ‘out of it all‘ as everyone was at least 10 years older than me, or so it seemed.

My mum was pretty keen [an understatement if ever there was one!] to see me with a nice, Christian guy. Considering the alternatives, which she had witnessed due to my rebellion, I can see why she felt this way.

Whilst I was chatting to the next youngest person I could find, my mum was busy asking the bride about the best-man – was he single and available? Was He a Christian, a real Christian? (to quote my mum) Mum sidled up to me, pointed toward the best man, who was busy basting and sweating over the roasting lamb. She winked and uttered a few words that mothers and daughters can understand and as such should never disclose.

I looked over at this guy. Um, did my mum realise how old he was? He had a beard for pete’s sake! And a moustache! What was she thinking?

I was too busy talking to the other, slightly younger guy who, it turns out was a student at Bible college. Even though I wasn’t interested in the slightest I did think that he would have been a better option – after all, he was more my age and he was a Christian. The other, older guy looked like some rough and tumble bikie, (as opposed to biker) trying to look decent by dressing in a suit. Both Mum and the bride encouraged me to at least talk to him, for he was:

1. male
2. not married or in a relationship, and a
3. Christian

But I simply wasn’t interested in male company. Eye candy maybe, but not a relationship. C’mon, give me a break. I was 17, raised in the world and only been a Christian a short time.

I went into the lounge room to get my ugg boots and he (the bikie dude) was there. Gulp, no avoiding him without being rude. So, we started talking. He was quite easy to talk to and he laughed a lot. But he was still old. I was still young. Turns out that he was indeed a Christian! Who would thunk it? It turns out that he was best mates with the younger guy and he too, was a student at Bible College!

He seemed smart yet not smarmy. A genuine believer who really loved the Lord. He asked me lots of questions about myself, but not in a stalker type way. He really encouraged me in my walk with God. He quoted Scripture and spoke in Biblical words. Even his jokes were Bible puns and Christian funnies! How could I not be impressed? (Okay, fast forward a few years — I am not so easily impressed any more)

As we were sitting in the lounge-room talking, the cutest little boy, with a round face and the cheekiest smile ran inside and started tapping him on the leg…

“Daddy, I’m cold. Where’s my jumper?”

To be continued…

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I once met a woman whose children and/or husband didn’t celebrate or surprise them on Mother’s Day like they wanted and they feel disappointed. I suggested teaching and training the children to go *all out* and make an effort to bless others, including mum on Mother’s Day but they thought it sounded too selfish and self serving.

But the resentment this woman was harbouring was hardly right either so how can we approach training our children to serve and bless when we are supposed to be the object of that appreciation?

It can seem tricky in the early years because we don’t want to be self serving but over the years I’ve learned that it is not self centred to teach your little ones *how* to bless you on Mother’s Day. They key is attitude. Our attitude. Of course we can and should be teaching our children to bless and serve on all kinds of special days (like Father’s Day) but some hubbies aren’t as ‘clued in’ as we are and they may manage to overlook the special day, known as Mother’s Day or Mum’s birthday. Maybe you could explain to hubby why it’s important to teach the children how to honour and bless you on Mother’s Day? Let him see that it isn’t about you per se, but another way to teach servanthood. There’s no need to cultivate a sense of motherhood martyrdom- some of us women are good enough at that already.

Day at the Seaside by Frederick Morgan

To be honest, we don’t celebrate birthday’s much in our home… and Mother’s Day really isn’t a big deal to me. I’m never fussed if the day goes by totally unannounced. But, this is a good opportunity to teach my children to think of others. My own mother is not on earth any more. She went to be with the Lord fifteen years ago so I don’t have the opportunity to bless and serve her as I would like to. However, if you do have your own mother make sure that you honour her and bless her. Not only because it is Mother’s Day, not only because your children are watching and learning but because it is right to do so and honouring to the Lord.

Teach your children to consider the needs and preferences of the person they are acknowledging when it comes to selecting or making a gift.
Consider the likes and preferences of the recipient when preparing the ‘feast’.
Teach them that it is time to go ‘all out’ and spoil the person. Not with money but with thought and effort.

In doing so, you are training your children to think of others before they think of themselves. You’re also training your daughters to have healthy attitudes toward motherhood. You’re teaching them attitude and how they should view all the happenings in their lives. You’re teaching them how to view motherhood and marriage!

Maybe your husband naturally does the teaching of these things during these special times and if so, praise God! But if not, don’t allow yourself to wallow in bitterness, anger or envy. Remember, your children are watching you all the time. All the time! Use this as an opportunity to teach, to guide and encourage. And one day… many years from now, your children will call you blessed. And if you’re really blessed it might also come with chocolate

What messages do you send your child regarding motherhood? Think about what legacy you’d like to leave your children…what lessons can you teach through this day? Your children will not always be young, and the time for teaching these sorts of lessons will not always be so ripe. Make the most of it! Pray and discover how you can creatively impart life values to your child and teach them the important lessons in life.

Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
~Proverbs 1:8

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Is there any hope, in this world where everything gets old, to actually become new? More significantly, is there any hope for those of us whose lives are marked by deteriorating health, broken relationships, and destructive habits to be given a fresh start, a new perspective, a virtual reset button on life?
~Nancy Guthrie

Creation: Week2

Last week we started our study of Genesis with the end of Jesus’ earthly ministry. This week we will continue on at the beginning!

Do:

• Read and complete the Personal Bible Study on pages 31 – 37
• Read the teaching chapter (p.38-54)

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.
~Gen.1:26

Nancy opens this chapter talking about newness of the world and how The Eternal Word Illumined the darkness, ordered the chaos, filled the emptiness and breathed the breath of life into man and then… rested.

She then points us to the gospel of John where we read…

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
~John 1:1-3

Nancy then shows us some snapshots from the gospels (p47) and also showed that the same Jesus who was present at creation was the same Jesus who walked the earth. She presents us with a quick summary of the gospel of Jesus Christ (p48)

There are two common responses to the gospel: some receive him, and others do not. Those who receive him are ‘born again’, a new creation. Nancy explains that just as we had nothing to do with our first time of being born neither is it in our power to born again or born the second time. Which is where we get to New Creations… even today! Yes, we can become a new creation! We can be made new! What good news!

If you would like to, please share your story of how and when you were born again.

Nancy then writes and shows us how Genesis points to what is yet to come in the new heaven and new earth and for mankind.

Discussion:

• Share any of your responses from the Personal Bible Study section on pages 31 -37.
• Feel free to share and expand upon any of the 10 discussion points that are in the book (p. 55-57) Imagine that you are having these discussions with your children or your neighbour. Share your responses in the comment section below.
• What jumped out at you this week in the study?
• Have you been pondering a particular verse?
• What have you learned so far?
• Share a favourite passage or paragraph from the book.
• You have all week to share your responses and you can come back and comment and often as you like.

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Prayer: God, open our eyes to see Jesus! Make our hearts burn in your presence. We want to see Jesus. Father, we ask You to open our minds and soften our hearts to learn more of You…

Read the Introduction, written by the author.
Read the first chapter “The Beginning in Light of the Ending”

The Promised One: Seeing Jesus in Genesis is an in-depth study of the first book of the Bible. Our goal of going through this study is to understand it [Genesis] in the way that Jesus himself taught the disciples to read and understand the Old Testament: as being all about him. As we see Christ in the people and patterns and in the shadows and stories of Genesis, it will help us to understand the person and work of Christ more clearly and cause us to worship him more fully.

Summary

Nancy starts by telling us why we’re starting our study of Genesis with the end of Jesus’s earthly ministry. For it is there that something is revealed that makes us want to go back to the very beginning. This week we’re beginning at the end and next week we continue at the beginning!

Next we read Luke 24. Jesus’s followers thought they understood who he was and what he came to do but they actually did not! Their understanding was distorted or diminished.

“Do you think you have Jesus figured out? Have you ever found yourself profoundly disappointed because Jesus has not done what you expected him to do?”

Jesus explains to his followers who he was and why he was on earth but he didn’t start with his own birth. Rather he opened up Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, all the way through to Malachi. He showed them, “This is who I am… why I came…”. As he worked his way through the OT, he pointed out various prophecies that he had fulfilled but he did more than that. He didn’t tell them to look to the OT men and women for how to live. He didn’t tell them (and us) to follow a formula. Rather he helped them to clearly see what God has done for them through Himself (Christ).

“… Jesus is saying here that the Bible is not primarily about what God wants us to do but about who God wants us to see.”
~Nancy Guthrie

Discussion Questions

Have a look over the 6 points for discussion. Choose to answer one or more of them either here in the comment section or on your blog. (If you respond on your own blog, please leave a comment below and link to it so that we can follow along with you).

What jumped out at you this week in the study? Have you been pondering a particular verse? What have you learned so far? Share a favourite passage or paragraph from the book.

Prayer: Father God, we thank you for Your word… we ask that you use this study to implant in us a greater longing for the end of the story – when we will one day enjoy the Promised One in the way You always intended. Strip away all the false assumptions that we have and replace them with your views. Lord, give us more than facts and doctrine, rather work in us – burn away the impurities that are in our hearts. Father, open our eyes to see Jesus… give us the ability to recognise him.

And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
~Luke 24:27

*Next week: We will read through the second teaching chapter (Week 2: Creation) and complete the Personal Bible Study (PBS) section. You might like to put an asterisk beside the questions in the PBS that you’d like to share on. Be sure to underline any key passages in the chapter and your Bible – passages that are meaningful or that raise questions you’d like to discuss.

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Meet n Greet for Online Bible Study: The Promised One

• Purchase a copy of Seeing Jesus in Genesis, The Promised One (details here)
• Introduce yourself: Post a comment below with your name, where you are from, and answer to this question- What is your favourite story from the Old Testament?

I am Susan… you can learn more about me on here. It’s ridiculously difficult to choose on story or even one book from the OT to name as a favourite… but I guess I’ll have to try.

The life story of Joseph. I love seeing God’s sovereignty and His purpose unfold- despite mans efforts. Seeing how God used all the events, especially the not-so-pleasant ones in Joseph’s life, to bring about His plan for His glory gives me great strength and comfort when I’m going through my own not-so-pleasant times. Through Joseph’s life story I’ve learned that God is in control at all times, in all circumstances. He alone is worthy of my praise.

“You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good”
~Genesis 50:20

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