Homiletics Study – Genesis 2020
Lesson 1 Passage: Genesis 1:1-25
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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   God Creates (Genesis 1:1-2) a. God creates heaven and earth (1) b. God and Spirit is over creation (2) 
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   God speaks and Fashions (Genesis 1:3-19) a. Light spoken into existence with day and night separated – Day 1 (3-5) b. God speaks earth atmosphere into existence – Day 2 (6-8) c. God separates land and sea… It’s Good (9-10) d. God produces vegetation… It’s Good – Day 3 (11-13) e. God separates light from darkness with to lights… It’s Good – Day 4 (14-19) 
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   God speaks and produces living creatures (Genesis 1:20-25) a. God creates living creature in sea (fish) and heavens (birds)… it’s Good – Day 5 (20-23) b. God let’s land produce living creatures according to their kind… It’s good – Day 6 is underway (24-25) 
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Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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   God Creates  | 
  
   Genesis 1:1-2  | 
 
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   God speaks and fashions  | 
  
   Genesis 1:3-19  | 
 
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   God speaks and produces living creatures  | 
  
   Genesis 1:20-25  | 
 
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words
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   God created and in Him is foundation of things good.  | 
 
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
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   CTATLT God is the creator of our universe. God is the foundation of His story.  | 
 
Specific Application Questions
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   How do you see God in creation? How can you praise Him for His handiwork?  | 
 
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   Where do you see God working for good? How can you be used for God to fashion good?  | 
 
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   3  | 
  
   What ways is God producing life today? What is our part in being used for God?  | 
 
Principles to Remember
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   God is creator  | 
 
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   2  | 
  
   God fashions good  | 
 
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   3  | 
  
   God is life  | 
 
Characteristic of God
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   Creator  | 
 
Theme
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   It is God’s story and He the champion of our story.  | 
 
God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?
Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?
 
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