7. Sin City (Genesis 4:17-26)
One of the first things humanity does after the fall is to build a city. Why? In this message, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, looks at how Cain's city and descendants gives us a pattern for how all of us operate as sinners in a fallen world, desperately seeking hope and security through our own ingenuity and strength.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 4:17-26; Nehemiah 1:3; and Psalm 9:9; 18:1-2; 27:1.
6. Murder Most Foul (Genesis 4:1-16)
After humanity's exile from Eden, the question the rest of the Bible wrestles with is, "How can we get back?" And the story of Cain and Abel offers us hints. In this message, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores how Cain's murder of his brother in Genesis 4 shows the right and wrong way to get back to God.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 3:17; 4:1-16; Jude 11; Hebrews 11:4; 12:22-24; James 1:13-14; 1 John 3:12; and John 7:7.
5. Paradise Lost (Genesis 3:8-24)
Genesis 3 ends with Adam and Eve exiled from the Garden of Eden. And yet even this punishment is an exhibit of God's mercy that points ahead to a future day of redemption. In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores what Genesis 3 teaches about God's mercy and justice, and how the two fit together.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 1:22, 27, 28; 2:15; 3:1-24; 4:17; Isaiah 26:9; Romans 1:24, 26, 28; 11:32; Matthew 26:31; and Zechariah 13:7.
4. Nakedness, Covering, and Grace (Genesis 3:1-13)
Immediately after the first sin, Adam and Eve are ashamed to be naked and cover themselves. Why? What’s the relationship between sin and shame, and why does shame hold such power over us? In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, explores what Genesis 3 teaches about the consequences of sin.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 2:25; 3:1-13, 21; Hebrews 4:13; and Ephesians 4:24.
3. The Lie of the Serpent (Genesis 3)
What’s wrong with the world? The Bible's answer is sin. Sin is more than just the bad things we do. At the heart of sin is the lie of the serpent that God isn’t good and trustworthy. In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, unpacks what Genesis 3 teaches on the nature of sin.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 2:17; 3:1-24; 4:7; John 8:34; Galatians 3:16; and Luke 15:11-32.
1. In the Beginning (Genesis 1:1-2:3)
Every story has a beginning. And how a story begins shapes its entire trajectory. What about our world? How does our world begin, and what does that tell us about God, ourselves, and the kind of universe we're living in? In this talk, Michael Bouterse, director of Thrive Harbor, opens up a new series on Genesis exploring how the Bible begins.
Scripture passages cited (or alluded to) in this message include Genesis 1:1-2:3; John 17:24; Romans 1:20; 8:28; Ecclesiastes 1:9; Ephesians 1:4-5; 2:4; Psalm 139:14; Jeremiah 2:13; and 1 John 4:8, 16.