December 6th, 2025
by Pastor Nate
by Pastor Nate
The Book of Genesis - Blessed to be a Blessing
“I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.” – Genesis 12:2
The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible and so it makes sense that it would be a book all about beginnings. The word Genesis means beginning or origin and so the entire book is filled with the origin stories of God’s people.
Genesis is a long book that includes stories about the creation of the world but then progresses into ancestral stories about God’s original promise to Abraham and Sarah; a promise that follows to the subsequent generations of Isaac and Rebekah and Jacob and his sons.
Genesis is a book that testifies to the gracious nature of God. God is creative and giving even in the face of human sinfulness. Not only that, but God, the Creator of the world, is also a god who keeps promises. Genesis tells us that God blesses communities of people so that they might be a blessing to others.
The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible and so it makes sense that it would be a book all about beginnings. The word Genesis means beginning or origin and so the entire book is filled with the origin stories of God’s people.
Genesis is a long book that includes stories about the creation of the world but then progresses into ancestral stories about God’s original promise to Abraham and Sarah; a promise that follows to the subsequent generations of Isaac and Rebekah and Jacob and his sons.
Genesis is a book that testifies to the gracious nature of God. God is creative and giving even in the face of human sinfulness. Not only that, but God, the Creator of the world, is also a god who keeps promises. Genesis tells us that God blesses communities of people so that they might be a blessing to others.
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