Benjamin Murphy
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Benjamin Murphy
Sermon Series Highlights
Sermon Series Highlights

Bible 101

Tower of Babel

Population Dispersion

(Genesis 11:1-9)
  • Man Proposes (Gen 11:1-4)

  • God Disposes (Gen 11:5-8)

  • Note from Moses (Gen 11:9)

  1. What's Wrong with building a tower?


  2. What did God Do about it?


  3. What Resulted from God's intervention?


  4. What did we Learn at Babel?

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Genesis 11:1-9

  1. What was man’s plan in Gen 11:3-4? Why was this plan wrong/sinful?

  2. Why did God command man to fill the earth (Gen 9:1, 7)? Why is having all mankind together "under one roof" a bad idea?

  3. In verse 6, God said, "...nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them". What does that mean? How did God separate them? How was the dispersion beneficial for man?

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another's needs.

Flood

Rebooting Humanity.

(Genesis 6 , 8)

Review / Intro:

Genesis 6:5-8

  1. Why did God decide to destroy the earth?


  2. How did God destroy the earth?

    Genesis 6:13-19 | Genesis 7:11-12, 17, 23

    How do we know the Flood wasnt just a local event?


  3. What Resulted from the Flood?

Five Results of the Flood

  1. God promised to never flood the Earth again (Gen 8:21)

  2. God commanded man (again) to fill the Earth (Gen 9:1)

  3. Animals are now afraid of Man (Gen 9:2)

  4. Man is now told to eat meat (Gen 9:3)

  5. Man is given the first Man-Man Law: Death Penalty (Gen 9:6)

  1. What does the flood Teach us?

    1. Judgment is coming – Don't ignore it! Matthew 24:36-39

    2. God always provides a way of escape – Don't miss it! (John 3:16)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Genesis 6-9

  1. Why did God flood the earth? Explain man’s condition based on Genesis 6:5.

  2. What are some evidences that this was literally a global flood as described in Genesis 6-9?

  3. What does it mean that God was “sorry that He had made man on the earth” (Genesis 6:6)? What does this tell you about God?

  4. Genesis 6:8 says "Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord". What was the basis of that favor? See Hebrews 11:7

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another. Pray specifically about our church and its leadership as we prepare to move to a new permanent church building.

Sin

What is Wrong with the World.

(Genesis 3:1-21)

Intro / Review:


  1. What is Sin?


  2. Where did sin Come From?
  1. What Problems does sin bring?

    1. Sin brings shame we try hide. (Gen 3:7)

    2. Sin brings shame we try to avoid. (Gen 3:8-10)

    3. Sin brings shame we try to deflect. (Gen 3:11-13)

  2. What is God's Response to sin?

    1. To the serpent: Defeat. (Gen 3:14-15)

    2. To the woman: Pain at home. (Gen 3:16)

    3. To the man: A hard and temporary life. (Gen 3:17-19)

    4. To fallen humanity: Forgiveness. (Gen 3:20-21)

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Read Genesis 3:1-21

  1. If God didn't want Adam and Eve to eat from the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil", why did He put it in the Garden?
     
  2. What caused Eve to disobey (Genesis 3:6)?
    Note: Not WHO (we know that) - WHAT.
     
  3. What "curses" were given to the serpent, woman, and man (Genesis 3:14-19)? How does each curse relate to the one God is addressing? (i.e., Why did man get THAT curse, and why did woman get THAT curse, etc.)
     
  4. Explain the progression of sin (doubt, deny, disobey). What would that look like in the following scenarios:
  • A teenager tempted to drink alcohol with friends.
  • A man tempted by porn.
  • A woman tempted to shoplift.
  • A child tempted to lie. 

Breakout Questions:

How have you seen the above progression play out in your own life? How can you be on guard against it next time?

Creation

In the Beginning...

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


  1. Hasn't Science proven evolution?

    2. But what about the Big Bang?

    But what about the "Cavemen"?

    Mark 10:6 - But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.

But what about Fossils?

Evidences for Young Earth / Literal Genesis:

  1. 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

  2. Recession of the moon

  3. Salt in the Sea

Psalm 14:1 - The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.


  1. How do we know God didn't Use evolution?

    1. Because the text is specifically literal.

      2. day = yom


    2. Because death came after Adam.

  2. Why does a Literal Genesis matter to me?

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Respond to the following statements:

  • Why does it matter what I believe about creation?

  • Does it matter if Genesis is literal or figurative?

  • Hasn't science proven evolution is true?

  • How do we know God didn't use evolution?

  • Why should I believe what the Bible says about the origin of the earth / man?

Breakout Questions:
Pray for one another.

The Bible

How We Got It / How to Read It


  1. What is the Bible?

    2. 2 Timothy 3:16 - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness...


  2. How Did We Get It?
  • Old Testament

    Review: Luke 11:49-51

    Don’t some Bibles have extra books?


  • New Testament

    • Review: John 16:12-14

    How do we know what books belong?

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  1. How Do We Know It’s True?

    • Archeology

    • Science

      Isaiah 40:22 - It is he who sits above the circle of the earth...

      Review: Isaiah 46:9-10 | Mark 12:35-37


  2. How Do I Read It?

    1. Read it Seriously. (Psalm 138:2)


    2. Read it Straightforwardly.


    3. Read it Seekingly.

Questions to Ask Yourself When Reading the Bible:

  1. What stands out to me from the passage?

  2. Is this passage calling me to do something? Stop doing something? Think about something?

  3. Is someone serving as an example in the passage? Is this a good or a bad example?

  4. Does this passage give me a promise from God to claim?

John 5:24 - Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.

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Small Group Questions (Whole Group):
Review the Message! 

  1. Who wrote the Bible? How do we know?
     
  2. How is the Bible structured? What parts make up the Bible?
     
  3. How do we know the Bible is true? What evidences do we have, internally and externally?
     
  4. What are some ways you can improve your understanding in reading the Bible?

Breakout Questions:

How is your personal time in the Bible? How does this information encourage you to be a better Bible student? What are your plans to do better?