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GENESIS

Genesis
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 March 2022
Synopsis: An overview of the Book of Genesis.
Covenants-Part9e- The Abrahamic Covenant - JUDAH
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 August 2021
Synopsis: The 2 dominant tribes would become Judah (the recipient of the Abrahamic blessing) and “Joseph” (the recipient of the birthright).
Covenants - Part 9d - The Abrahamic Covenant - JACOB
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 1 August 2021
Synopsis: While the actions of Rebekah and Jacob are rightfully frowned upon, the inappropriate actions of Isaac seem to be overlooked. Isaac must have been aware of the Lord’s prophecy given to Rebekah.....
Covenants - Part 9c- The Abrahamic Covenant - JACOB
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 July 2021
Synopsis: Just as Isaac was chosen over Ishmael, so Jacob was chosen over Esau. There are other examples of God choosing younger brothers over older ones.
Covenants - Part 9b - The Abrahamic Covenant
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 March 2021
Synopsis: God had insisted that the covenant would be established with Sarah’s son, even though Abraham originally tried to convince God that it would be simpler to establish it with Ishmael instead. When.....
Covenants - Part 9a - The Abrahamic Covenant
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 7 March 2021
Synopsis: We soon see man’s failure in the dispensation of Human Government. The command to “fill the earth” was given to Noah’s descendants (Gen 9:1). In direct contravention to this instruction, the people.....
Covenants - Part 8 - The Noahic Covenant
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 21 February 2021
Synopsis: This general covenant was made between God and Noah following the departure of Noah from the ark. Many see it as a royal grant because God promises never to destroy the earth again with water. This.....
Covenants - Part 7 - The seed of the woman
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 4 October 2020
Synopsis: With the demise of the Edenic covenant, God immediately establishes a new covenant with mankind, or more specifically with “the seed of the woman.” There is hope for mankind! God promises a.....
Covenants - Part 6 - Adamic covenant
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 20 September 2020
Synopsis: Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15 portray Adam and Jesus as 2 covenant heads for mankind. Adam broke his covenant (Hos 6:7) but Jesus made a New Covenant (1 Cor 11:25). Adam sinned and brought a Curse,.....
Covenants - Part 5 - Edenic covenant
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 6 September 2020
Synopsis: This covenant is conditional in nature (Suzerain Vassal). Adam’s part of the bargain was only one condition i.e. not to eat from a forbidden tree and a curse (penalty clause) for not doing so. The.....
Covenants - Part 3
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 26 July 2020
Synopsis: Let’s look at the covenant of parity (a conditional covenant between equals) established between Jacob and Laban.
The Flood
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 8 March 2019
Synopsis: We will look at the following questions briefly: 1) Where did the water come from to flood the earth? 2) Where did all the floodwater go to? 3) Did it rain before the flood? 4) What were the.....
Genesis - The effects of Adams disobedience
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 15 February 2019
Synopsis: Man died spiritually. Man faced physical death as he was banished from Eden. (God placed a guard at the garden of Eden.) Adam’s sin affected the animal kingdom. Adam’s sin affected the.....
What does "After its kind" mean
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 1 February 2019
Synopsis: Repeatedly in the creation account (Gen 1:11,12,21,24, 25) we are told that God created plants and animals ACCORDING TO THEIR KIND. These passages seem to imply that no kind of animal or plant would.....
The Gospel is in Genesis
Sermon by Marc Ambler on 17 November 2018
Synopsis: While salvation is not based on belief in a historical Genesis, understanding the doctrine of salvation is inseparable from the history of mankind’s fall and promised redemption described in the.....
Genesis and The Sanctity of Life - Part 2
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 11 November 2018
Synopsis: Does the Bible endorse capital punishment? Is abortion wrong? Is euthanasia wrong?
The Gap Theory
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 9 November 2018
Synopsis: There are two variants of the theory: PASSIVE GAP THEORY (Restitution Creationism, Creatio Ex Materia) According to this view God simply waited for millions of years after creating the heavens and.....
Creatio Ex Nihilo and the views of Old Earth Creationism
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 19 October 2018
Synopsis: This study looks at creatio ex nihilo (the idea that God created the Earth and the rest of the universe out of nothing) versus creatio ex materia (the idea that heaven and earth already existed in a.....
Genesis and The Sanctity of Life
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 14 September 2018
Synopsis: God has given us a free will and all through life we are faced with choices. (Every choice has consequences). - Does the Bible endorse capital punishment? - Is abortion wrong? - Is euthanasia.....
Are there 2 creation accounts
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 7 September 2018
Synopsis: A frequent claim is made that there are two different (and contradictory) creation accounts in Genesis 1 and 2. - This alleged contradiction is used to try and prove that two different authors.....
Genesis - The tree of the knowledge of good and evil
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 2 September 2018
Synopsis: Scripture makes it clear that the trees in the Garden of Eden were actual trees, there is no hint that they were meant to be seen as just symbolic. In Western Christian art, the fruit of.....
Genesis - Cains Wife
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 31 August 2018
Synopsis: At the historic Scopes Trial in Tennessee in 1925, William Jennings Bryan, the prosecutor who stood for the Christian faith, failed to answer the question about Cain’s wife posed by the ACLU lawyer.....
The seed of the woman
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 24 August 2018
Synopsis: There is a prophetic sense to the passage in Genesis 3:15, called the Protoevangelium (First Gospel), the first proclamation of the Good News: for, during the punishment of the serpent, God refers.....
Genesis E - The age of the earth
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 19 August 2018
Synopsis: The question of the age of the earth has produced heated discussions on Internet debate boards, TV, radio, in classrooms, and in many churches, Christian colleges, and seminaries. The primary.....
Genesis D - Why was there light before the sun was created
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 17 August 2018
Synopsis: We know today that all it takes to have a day-night cycle is a rotating Earth and light coming from one direction. The Bible tells us clearly that God created light on the first day, as well as the.....
Where was the garden of Eden
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 11 August 2018
Synopsis: Of course, some atheists will deny that there ever was a Garden of Eden. A few Christians and Jews claim that the Garden was not literal, but the Genesis narrative is simply a poetic allegory for.....
Genesis C - Who was the author
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 5 August 2018
Synopsis: Pentateuch means the first five books of the Bible. These books are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. The word Pentateuch comes from two Greek words that mean "five books" or.....
The Trinity in Genesis
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 3 August 2018
Synopsis: God: This is the ancient Hebrew word Elohim. Grammatically it is a plural word used as if it were singular. The verbs and pronouns used with Elohim should be in the plural, but when Elohim refers to.....
The serpent in Eden
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 28 July 2018
Synopsis: WAS THE SERPENT IN GENESIS 3 A SNAKE THAT COULD SPEAK? Are snakes evil? Christians believe that the serpent in the garden was Satan. But why? Who was the nachash and the serpentine seraph?
Genesis - A - Why was it written
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 20 July 2018
Synopsis: Adam is an important person in the Gospel narrative. But did he really exist? Was he a historical person or not? We saw in our last study that taking Genesis literally is foundational to the.....
Science and The Bible - Part 2
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 17 October 2010
Synopsis: Science and The Bible - Part 2
Science and The Bible - Part 1
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 10 October 2010
Synopsis: Science and The Bible - Part 1
The seed of the woman
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 9 February 1997
Synopsis: The most ancient prophecy we have is in Genesis 3:15, where a promised deliverer who would be "the seed of the woman" would redeem us by breaking the power of Satan ("He shall bruise you on the.....