1. God creates a world, a nation, a covenant
Hope in the Darkness
God creates a world, a nation, a covenant

3. God at work… His hand moving… His love reaching out… His purposes…

4. Human history… real people… real places… real feelings… real faith… from ancient times in the Bible

6. How it all impacts us… God’s Word as a mirror revealing what God is doing and wants to do in and through us…

7. The Beginning of Life

8. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1

9. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1
God SPOKE!

10. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1
God SPOKE!
By His Word
God said… And it was so!

11. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1
God SPOKE!
By His Word
Psalm 33:6, 8-9

12. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1
God SPOKE!
Hebrews 11:3

13. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1
God SPOKE!
Hebrews 1:3

14. Big Bang #1 – God Creates the UNIVERSE
PERSONAL Genesis 1:1
God SPOKE!
It was Good.

15. Big Bang #2 – God Creates PEOPLE

16. Big Bang #2 – God Creates PEOPLE
God FORMS

17. Big Bang #2 – God Creates PEOPLE
God Forms
God BREATHES

18. Big Bang #2 – God Creates PEOPLE
God Forms
God Breathes
Very INTIMATE

19. Big Bang #2 – God Creates PEOPLE
God Forms
God Breathes
Very Intimate
So also today… Psalm 139:13-14

20. Big Bang #2 – God Creates PEOPLE
It was VERY Good!

21. Big Bang #3 – Sin Comes In

22. Big Bang #3 – Sin Comes In
Satan’s TEMPTATION:

23. Big Bang #3 – Sin Comes In Satan’s TEMPTATION: Did God Say?
You Won’t Die (No consequences)
Try it, you’ll like it! (Be like God)

24. Big Bang #3 – Sin Comes In
Satan’s Temptation
BANG!  Consequences!

25. Big Bang #3 – Sin Comes In BANG!  Consequences!
Satan’s Temptation
BANG!  Consequences!
Sin SPREADS (Like Wildfire)
Adam & Eve (Disobedience and pride)
Cain & Able (Jealousy  Murder)
Whole world & Noah (Global evil)

26. Big Bang #4 – HOPE!
Hope SHINES in the Darkness

27. Big Bang #4 – HOPE!
Hope SHINES in the Darkness
The Scarlet Thread

28. Big Bang #4 – HOPE! Hope SHINES in the Darkness The Scarlet Thread
God’s Plan to Bring Us Back into Relationship with Him
His Love Revealed (at a cost)
In Midst of Curse & Punishment…

29. Conclusion
Take Aways:

30. Conclusion
Take Aways:
The VALUE of all human beings.

31. Conclusion The VALUE of all human beings. Take Aways:
God wants to BE WITH YOU!

32. Conclusion The VALUE of all human beings. Take Aways:
God wants to BE WITH YOU!
He wants you BACK in RELATIONSHIP with Him.

33. Conclusion The VALUE of all human beings. Take Aways:
God wants to BE WITH YOU!
He wants you BACK in RELATIONSHIP with Him.
SIN has IMPACTED us all and the world.