A Sorrowful State, Part 1

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Genesis 6:1-4

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A Sorrowful State, Part 1 -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: Genesis
Genesis 6:1-4
15 July 2018

Deep Sheet: Sermon Study Questions
1.  How should we interpret the long lifespans before the flood?
2.  How does the timeline reflected in the Genesis 5 genealogy support a recent creation of humanity?
3.  Why should Genesis 6:1-8 be characterized as a “sorrowful state”?
4.  What has been your understanding of the “sons of God” in this passage? What evidence is there for the view that these are fallen angels?
5.  What do we know about demons from the New Testament, and how might this information help us interpret this passage?
6.  Would you say that you take spiritual warfare seriously? How does this passage encourage us to be vigilant?
7.  What does it look like to fight Satan and his demons in the Lord’s strength?

References: Genesis 11:10-32; Matthew 1:8; Jude 14; 1 Chronicles 1:1-4; Luke 3:36-38; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Numbers 13:33; Jude 6; 1 Peter 3:19-20; 2 Peter 2:4-6; Revelation 12:3-9; Luke 8:31; 11:24.

The Hopeful Line

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Genesis 5

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The Hopeful Line -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: Genesis
Genesis 5
08 July 2018

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  What has been your attitude towards biblical genealogies? What are some ways in which they can be profitable for us?
2.  How do the verses leading up to chapter 5 prepare us for the hopeful nature of the genealogy itself?
3.  What does the creation language in the opening verses communicate about this line, and what effect should this have on the reader?
4.  What is the significance of Enoch in this genealogy? What does it mean to say that chapter 5 gives us the “line of life”?
5.  What does it look like to walk with God? How would you describe your own experience of walking with him?
6.  In what ways does the glory of Christ shine through this genealogy? 

References: Luke 3:23-38; 2 Kings 2:11; 2 Timothy 1:10; Hebrews 11:5; Jude 14-15; Genesis 3:17-19; 6:9.

The Birth of Civilization

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Genesis 4:17-26

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The Birth of Civilization -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: Genesis
Genesis 4:17-26
01 July 2018

Deep Sheet: Sermon Study Questions
1.  In what ways does God extend grace to Cain and his descendants? How should this impact our view of God and culture?
2.  What is common grace, and how does it point us to saving grace?
3.  How would you characterize Lamech? Why do you think Moses included this brief account of him?
4.  What does Eve’s response to the birth of Seth tell us about his significance? How does his birth anticipate Christ?
5.  What does it mean in v. 26 that at the time of Enosh “people began to call upon the name of the LORD”? What does it look like for us to call upon his name?

References: Matthew 5:45; Genesis 2:24; 3:16; Romans 1:29-32; Genesis 3:15.