Original kingdom, or original sin? (Matthew 19:14) – Seeking the kingdom
What do you see when you look at people?| Seeking the kingdom
What do you see when you look at people?| Seeking the kingdom
What was Jesus’ main message? How would you describe his message in a single phrase?| Seeking the kingdom
Would you like a summary of all we’ve discovered? Let’s pause our Genesis series here. Before we begin the Abraham story, it would be good to review why we are using a kingdom perspective, and how …| Seeking the kingdom
We felt the despair of Cain’s version of humanity—away from YHWH’s presence, run by human power, offering greater violence as the answer to violence. We felt the contrast when Seth’s renewed humani…| Seeking the kingdom
For too long we have read Genesis 3 as a story about individuals, and Genesis 4 as a story about some other individuals. Genesis 3–4 is a communal story. It describes how human society sinks to som…| Seeking the kingdom
When humans attempted to oust God and decide good and evil for themselves, they could not have imagined the chain of conflict their rebellion would unleash. Genesis 3:9-19 is the transcript of the …| Seeking the kingdom
The Bible is, first and foremost, the revelation of God. With this post, we’re starting at the beginning to hear its message about the kingdom of God. It begins with the God of the kingdom. God is …| Seeking the kingdom
It’s a shame we have chapter divisions. Genesis 4 belongs with Genesis 3. We saw how the wise sovereign spelled out the conflict his subjects would experience as a result of grasping his power. Tha…| Seeking the kingdom
Genesis 2 introduces such an intimate picture of the one who structured heaven and earth according to his command. We receive our identity from him. He sculpts the human from clay, and breathes his…| Seeking the kingdom
Genesis 1 revealed who God is and who we are. Genesis 2 reveals how we were intended to live in his presence. There was a place known as Eden. From the perspective of the people telling the story (…| Seeking the kingdom
Seeking to understand Jesus in the terms he chose to describe himself: son of man (his identity), and kingdom of God (his mission). Riverview Church, Perth, Western Australia| Seeking the kingdom
