2. Redemption

3. What are some things that expire?

4. What if there was a magic way to make expired things unexpired?

5. Today we’ll answer: What are the origins of redemption?

6. Genesis 1:28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

7. Act out Genesis 3.

8. Redemption is all about God.

9. v.6-7 Adam and the Woman saw that the “tree was good for food” v.7-8 They thought they could cover their sin with loincloths.

10. Therefore, God alone redeems.

11. Redemption is messy.

12. v. 8-13 God tries to get them to admit their sin by asking them questions. v.14-20 God uses pain and work to redeem them from their mistake. v.21 God kills an animal to cover their sin.

13. Therefore, God chooses to save us in messy ways.

14. Redemption is a gift.

15. v. 22-24 God could have left Adam and Eve in the Garden, forever in their sin.

16. Therefore, redemption is a free gift from God.

17. Redemption is from God. It’s messy and it’s free.

18. REDEMPTION IN EVERYDAY LIFE Have you ever seen or experienced redemption in everyday life?

19. THE GOSPEL You cannot save yourself. Romans 3:10 God saves us from sin in messy ways. 2 Corinthians 5:21 God’s gift of redemption is free. Ephesians 2:8-9

20. THE CHALLENGE Turn to God. Confess your sins. Accept God’s free gift of redemption.