Genesis Archives - Richard Bustraan

Origins 01: Intro to Genesis

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:22:58 +0000

Origins 01: Intro to Genesis In the Beginning Where did you come from? Why are you here on earth? What is your destiny? These questions ruminate within the human heart and the Bible proposes answers. In fact, the book of Genesis means the book of Origins. In it we read Read more…

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Origins 02: Blind Faith

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:21:41 +0000

Origins 02: Blind Faith Everyone is a Believer Do you believe in evolution? How long have you been a believer? Would you consider yourself to be a strong believer? When did you first believe in evolution? What are you trusting evolution to do for you? Yes, belief is at the Read more…

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Origins 03: The Creation Story

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:20:24 +0000

Origins 03: The Creation Story In The Beginning God Created God proves his ability to do anything in our lives and to overcome any impossible situation by the creation. The prophet Jeremiah said it this way, “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and Read more…

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Origins 04: 2 Become 1

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:19:33 +0000

Origins 04: 2 Become 1 When “Me” Becomes “We” A Wedding. What a simple, but profound moment. On your wedding day, you walk in as “me.” You make a vow. You walk out as “we.” What made the difference? A simple vow. Not sure if you have ever considered it, Read more…

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Origins 05: The Great Serpent

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:18:09 +0000

Origins 05: The Great Serpent Satan So far, we read of the origins of the heavens and earth, humanity, marriage and we will now read of the origins of sin, death and salvation. However, in Genesis, there is no story of the creation of Satan. He simply appears. In Genesis Read more…

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Origins 06: Sin | Death

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:17:47 +0000

Origins 06: Sin | Death The Saddest Chapter in The Bible As parents, we do not intentionally teach our children to do wrong, we instruct them to do what is right. Why? Because they will naturally do what is wrong. It is in their nature to err, to rebel. They Read more…

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Origins 07 – Salvation

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:16:25 +0000

Origins 07 – Salvation Hope from Despair Genesis 3 is the most tragic chapter in the Bible’s story. But, at this moment of catastrophe, we see something of God’s surprises. He offers hope. He tells us that someone will come into the world to save people from sin and to Read more…

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Origins 08: Violence | Industry | Music

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:15:42 +0000

Origins 08: Violence | Industry | Music Human Progress Genesis four is an incredibly interesting chapter. In it is the infamous account of Cain murdering his brother Abel. We read of Go’d’s active role and incredible mercy toward evil. Second, we then read of Cain’s descendants, some cities they built, Read more…

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Origins 09: The Sons of God

Richard Bustraan — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:14:39 +0000

Origins 09: The Sons of God … slept with the daughters of men Genesis five is a genealogy. It traces a family tree from Adam to Noah. It traces the line of Seth in particular. There are only two family lines traced from Adam. We read Cain’s last week and Read more…

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