2. Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth

3. Genesis 1:1 n It is God who created the heavens and the earth. n Creation didn’t happen by chance.

4. Genesis 1:3 “God said, “Let there be light,” And there was light.”

5. Genesis 1:3 n God defines what is real by His word. n It is God’s word that gives existence.

6. Genesis 1:3 n We discover and live in the reality made by God’s word. n Reality is objective, independent of us.

7. Genesis 1:3 n Science is the study of this objective reality. We live according to the laws of this reality.

8. Genesis 1:24 “God said, “Let the earth produce every kind of living creature:”...And so it was.”

9. Genesis 1:24 n God creates according to His plan & will. n God has power over creation.

10. Genesis 1:24 When Jesus tells a crippled person to walk; he walks.

11. Genesis 1:24 When He tells a blind person to see; he sees.

12. Genesis 1:24 When Jesus says, “Father forgive them”; he does.

13. Genesis 1:24 n Belief in the Eucharist comes from this. “this is my body...This is my blood,” n God's word becomes reality.

14. Genesis 1:25 “God saw that it was good.”

15. Genesis 1:25 The world is good. The world is good. n Some things are not good for me, But they are still good.

16. Genesis 1:26-27 “God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.”

17. Genesis 1:26-27 Genesis 1:26-27 n Male and Female are created equally, as one. n We are good because we reflect a Good God.

18. Genesis 1:28 “God blessed them, saying to them, “Be fruitful,multi ply fill the earth and conquer it.”

19. Genesis 1:28 n All creation is given to Man and Woman from God for their use and enjoyment. It is a gift from a loving God.

20. Genesis 1:28 n Unlike gods from other religions, Our God loves us, values us and cares for us. We need not fear our God.

21. Genesis 2:3 “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on that day he had rested.”

22. Genesis 2:3 n Our whole belief in morality, good & bad, is based on this. God makes holy & declares what is good. God makes holy & declares what is good.

23. Genesis 2:3 Scripture is important because it is God’s Word telling us what is Holy/good, what is real, according to His plan. Scripture is important because it is God’s Word telling us what is Holy/good, what is real, according to His plan.

24. Genesis 2:7 ”Then he breathed into his nostrils a breath of life, and thus man became a living being.” ”Then he breathed into his nostrils a breath of life, and thus man became a living being.”

25. Genesis 2:7 n Man’s life comes from God. Life is a gift from God. Life is a gift from God.

26. Genesis 2:18 “It is not good that the man should be alone.” “It is not good that the man should be alone.”

27. Genesis 2:18 n We find happiness in our relationships n Each person we meet is a gift of love from God

28. Genesis 2:20 “The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of heaven”

29. Genesis 2:24 “This is why a man leaves his father and mother and joins to his wife and they become one body.”

30. Genesis 2:25 “Now both of them were naked, the man and his wife, but they felt no shame in front of each other.”

31. n Marriage between a man and a woman is blessed by God. n Being naked means being open & truthful Genesis 2:24-25

32. n Life, Love, Marriage & Sexuality is good and is a gift from God n We become the people, the family of God Genesis 2:24-25

33. Creation n God is always with us. His sign of love for us is that He stays with us at all times. (Eucharist)