Outline for this episode:

1. The God of Mission

2. God's Mission in the Old Testament

3. The Missionary Messiah

4. The Triumph of the Lamb

God uses a seemingly strange relationship to paint a picture of an unfaithful Israel. In this prophetic relationship, God calls His people to repentance from adultery and into covenant relationship with Him alone and offers a promise of hope to His children. This same promise has application for us today.

The book of 1 Samuel shows us the early years of Israel when they demanded a king. They rejected God as king, and wanted a man they could follow like all the other nations. Through the man of Saul, God shows us what happens when we try to follow God in our own efforts and strength.

Join us as Pastor AJ Gonzalez, Pastor of Discipleship at Evergreen, brings us a word from Scripture.

The Babel account is not the end of early Genesis. If it were, the story would conclude on a sad note of human failure. But, as always, God’s grace again supersedes human sin, insuring the continuation of the redemption promise. Now, the author traces out the line of Shem until he comes to that point where the chosen line develops into one distinct people—Israel.

Genesis 10-11 give us the historical summary of the postdiluvian world. They show us the ways of men in this new world—in revolt against God and seeking to glorify and deify themselves; and they set before us the principles and judgments upon which this world is founded. They also connect the days of Noah to the story of Abraham.

After a merciful deliverance from the flood, after such a demonstration of holy wrath against sin, after a new beginning marked by blessing and provision, certainly mankind will now forever walk the path of righteousness before God. But, wait!

It seems obvious that the natural world today is different in significant ways from the ancient stories told of creation in cultural legends from across the earth. There seems to have been dramatic changes. How can this fact be explained? And how does the biblical story of the flood fit into the narrative of man’s redemption?