E kala mai, last week’s sermon on Genesis 3.14-24 was not recorded. This week, in Genesis 4, we find three reasons why we need to be killing sin. The first reason is because sin’s desire is for you, the second reason is because sin will take dominion over your life, and the third reason you need to kill sin is because Christ (as the promised offspring of the woman) has already triumphed over sin through his death and resurrection.

In Genesis 3.1-13, the time of testing had come for Adam. Should he succeed in obeying the covenant by refraining from eating from the forbidden tree, Adam and all his prosperity would enjoy the blessings of life with God forever. But should he fail and break the covenant by eating from the forbidden tree, Adam and his descendants would be shut out from the life of God and experience the curse of death. There are two main scenes that play out in this narrative: 1) the temptation of Adam (1-6) and 2) the fall of Adam (7-13).

In 1 Peter 4.12-19, Matthew Harper (director of Speak 4 Unborn and member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Louisville KY), encourages us to entrust our souls to God our Faithful Creator in the midst of our suffer. He shows us two reasons in our text why we should do this: 1) because Christian suffering is normal, and 2) because Christian suffering is blessed.

In Romans 8.18-39 we find some of the most profound and glorious truths in all of Christian doctrine. These truths help us navigate all the complexities of the Christian life because the Christian life is full of rejoicing and suffering. And when we go through the stormy trials of life, the church is called by God to be a source of comfort. We are to comfort one another in our sorrows and affliction with the truth of the gospel. In this text we find three important realities that will help us as we comfort each other: 1) the reality of inescapable suffering, 2) the reality of incomparable hope, and 3) the reality of inseparable love.

In Genesis 2.18-25, we find the creation of the first marriage. Marriage is the union of one man and one woman in a lifetime covenant. In the garden we find the goodness, beauty, and truthfulness of God’s design for marriage. And Marriage must be upheld in honor by all people, but especially, the church. There are three foundational truths that we consider to help us with that: 1) The Necessity of Marriage, 2) The Celebration of Marriage, and 3) The Union of Marriage.

In Genesis 2.4-17, we find the extravagant generosity of God toward Adam in his original state prior to the fall. There are three really important ideas that we unpack in this text: 1) Eden’s garden-sanctuary, 2) Eden’s prophet, priest, and king, and 3) Eden’s promises and threats.

In Genesis 2.1-3, God rests from his work of creation and by doing so, he sets an example and pattern for all people to follow. Here we learn that we must sanctify the sabbath, devoting a special day in our weeks for worship and to rest. If we’re going to do that, there are four important themes we need to understand concerning God’s rest: 1) The completion of the cosmic temple, 2) the coronation of the cosmic king, 3) the consecration of the sabbath day, and 4) the consummation of the sabbath rest.

Kenny Komatsu preaches from Titus 3.8-11 helping us to see the importance of consistent and faithful gospel living. Gospel living simply means we live out the gospel by devoting ourselves to good works and avoid foolish distractions. In our text, we find that we have to do three things : 1) trust in the gospel and insist on living it out, 2) devote ourselves to good works, and 3) avoid foolish distractions.

We continue to meditate on Genesis 1.26-28. Last Sunday we considered what it meant to bear God’s image. Today we considered seven societal implications of being made in God’s image: 1) Man is creaturely, 2) Human-life is sacred, 3) Gender is a gift, 4) Family is foundational, 5) Sin is dehumanizing, 6) Sin is cosmic treason, and 7) the Church is essential.

In Genesis 1.26-28, we learn the that creator whom we image is trinitarian. In other words, He is the one true and living God who exists in a plurality of persons. We also consider three foundational truths about being created in God’s image: 1) we were created to uniquely represent God, 2) we were created uniquely relate to God, and 3) we were created to uniquely receive God’s law.

In Matthew 18.15-20, Mike Komatsu walks us through Jesus’ instructions on church discipline. Jesus teaches the church a four step process for restoring wayward members through loving discipline.

This is our second sermon in Genesis. Here we cover all of chapter one and the main goal is not jsut to better understand the work of creation but to increase of our worship of the God of creation. There three big ideas highlighted in this sermon: 1) The theories of creation, 2) the days of creation, and 3) the God of creation.

Genesis 1 gives us the definitive, inspired, inerrant, authoritative word from God on creation and the origin of the cosmos. In this sermon, we considered four introductory points to the book of Genesis, including 7 important interpretative lenses that we must use to be faithful interpreters of Genesis: 1) we interpret Genesis historically, 2) we interpret Genesis canonically, 3) we interpret Genesis theo-centrically, 4) we interpret Genesis redemptively, 5) we interpret Genesis typologically, 6) we interpret Genesis covenantally, and 7) we interpret Genesis worshipfully.

Psalm 133 is the final sermon text in our reconciliation series. Here we learn the best way to guard our peace is by celebrating and enjoying it. In Psalm 133, we find four reasons why we should enjoy and delight in our peace: 1) Our Peace is Good, 2) Our Peace is Holy, 3) Our Peace is Life-Giving, and 4) Our Peace is Eternal.

In Titus 3.12-15 helps us to see the importance of gospel-partnership. That is the only way the gospel spreads throughout the world. There are four parts to this text: 1) a roll call, 2) a repeated reminder, 3) a command to kokua, 4) the grace to accomplish it.

In Luke 15, we continue our series on reconciliation by looking at the last element of the reconciliation process: restoration. Jesus tells three parables: 1) the lost sheep, 2) the lost coin, and 3) the lost son. In these parables Jesus builds on the themes of restoration, rejoicing, and resentment. His main point is to teach us that anytime there is sin, confession, repentance, forgiveness, and restoration, we should rejoice and celebrate like our Father in Heaven.

We continue our series on biblical reconciliation by considering the 4th step in the reconciliation process: forgiveness. In Matthew 18.21-35, we consider the extent with forgiveness and the scandal of unforgiveness. We also consider 5 common misconceptions about forgiveness.

We continue our reconciliation series by preaching from Ephesians 4.17-24. In this sermon, we consider the third step of the reconciliation process: repentance. Here we consider the three R’s of repentance: 1) Reject the sin (22), 2) Renew your mind (23), and 3) Replace sinful behavior with righteous behavior (24).

Pastor Noah Brennan (Kahului Baptist Church) surveys several key texts as he preaches on repentance. Repentance begins and sustains our life of faith. It is essential in every way imaginable. In this sermon, Pastor Noah covers four aspects of repentance: 1) Repentance at the heart-level, 2) Repentance as relational, 3) Repentance as a proclamation of the gospel, and 4) Repentance as fuel for worship.

In 1 John 1.5-10, we’re continuing our series through reconciliation. In this sermon, we consider the second step or phase in the process of reconciliation, which is confession. Here we answer three questions about confession from our text: 1) What is Confession? 2) Why is Confession Necessary? and 3) How is Confession Practiced?