1. The beginning of life as we know it
Randy Frazee
Session 1 of 32
CREATION:
The beginning of life as we know it
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2.  Notices Comfort Notices Church Notices Group Notices
Toilets
Refreshments
Times
Church Notices
April
22 – AGM
20,21&23 – Deeper: St Michael’s
May
TBA
Group Notices
07 – Bank Holiday
21 – Paul & Sarah Out
28 – Bank Holiday

3.  Testimony Time Specific Answers to Prayer
Any thing in the last week,
Progress with 5’s,
Local Community,
Mission & International News – Coming soon…

4. 
Our Response Time

5.  Course Content SESSIONS 1-10 of 31
Creation: The beginning of life as we know it.
God Builds a Nation.
Joseph: from slave to deputy Pharaoh.
Deliverance.
New Commands & a New Covenant.
Wandering.
The Battle Begins.
A Few Good Men… and Women.
The Faith of a Foreign Woman.
Standing Tall, Falling Hard.

6.  Time Line of the Story 2100 2000 1900 1800
*BC
Creation: The beginning of Life as we know it
Creation
Noah & the Flood
Abraham Born
2166
2100
2000
1900
God Builds a Nation
Abram moves to Canaan
Isaac born
Abraham offers Isaac
Rebekah gives birth to Jacob and Esau
Abraham dies
Rachel gives birth to Joseph
Isaac dies
2091
2066
2050
2006
1991
1915
1886
1800
Joseph From Slave to Deputy Pharaoh
Joseph sold into slavery in Egypt
Jacob and his family settle in Egypt
Jacob dies
Joseph dies
1898
1876
1859
1805
* Source: The Story pages xi - xv

7. 
STUDY
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8. 
Our Response Time

9.  STUDY - Discussion THE STORY
See Participants Guide Page 15 & Handout.
1a. When God looked at creation and declared it both, “good” and “very good”, what do you think He was trying to express?
1b. Randy suggested that God says, “Looking at you is better than and ocean view….. Or watching a sunrise.”. How does that make you feel?
THE STORY
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10.  STUDY - Discussion
2. Genesis 1:26-27 (the Story. pp.2-3 says that we are in the image of God. How do we, as people, actually reflect the image of God?

11.  STUDY - Discussion THE STORY
3. If you could walk with God in the perfect garden of Paradise, just like you would with a friend, what would you ask Him & why?
4. In a normal day, what gets in the way of you taking a walk with God and talking about what is on your heart?
THE STORY
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12.  STUDY - Discussion THE STORY
5. Adam and Eve began walking in perfect fellowship with their maker, but God still gave freedom to reject this perfect life. What does this say about the power of this choice we make each day?
6. Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, rejecting God’s vision for their lives and declared that they wanted to run their own universe and be their own god. How do you see that same behaviour in our lives today and how does it influence our walk with God?
7. God’s choice to drive them out of the garden was really an “act of grace.” Do you agree of disagree ?Why do you feel this way?
THE STORY
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13.  STUDY - Discussion THE STORY
8a. Why did God bring the flood upon the earth?
8b. What are ways to identify that we are about to enter into sinful and rebellious actions and how can we stop before we cross the line?
THE STORY
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14.  Before next time MEMORY VERSE ASSIGNMENT
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth .” Genesis 1:1
ASSIGNMENT
Read Chapter 2 of “The Story”.
Hand produce a coloured map* (See Handout) showing:
Garden of Eden (potential sites) & Nod (potential site)
Mesopotamia (Babylonia, Chaldea, Shinar): Haran, Ur, Babel & Nineveh
Syria: Damascus
Egypt: Thebes, Noph (Memphis)
Phoenicia & Lebanon
Canaan: Jerusalem, Hebron and Bethel (Luz)
Rivers: Jordan, Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Merom & Jabbok Brook
Seas: Galilee, Dead (Salt), Great (Mediterranean), Red & Persian
Mountain: Hermon & Ararat range
* See also Oxford Bible Atlas available as a pdf

15.  Let’s Pray THE STORY Ephesians 6:18
“18 Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere..” NLT
Specific situations
Prayer 5’s
Local Situations
International News
James 5:13
“13 Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises...”
THE STORY
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