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This Week at Genesis | The Elegance of the Cross What makes the cross so central to the Christian faith? In The Elegance of the Cross, Jonah walks through the story of sacrifice—from the Old Testament offerings to Jesus, the fully God and fully human Son who willingly gave Himself for us. Through the language of sacrifice, the Lamb, atonement, and the once-for-all offering of Christ, we’re invited...

This Week at Genesis | Why Would Jesus Save Me? As we continue our 8-week series exploring the gospel of Jesus, Chris takes us back to the beginning to ask what kind of Savior we actually need. In Genesis 3, humanity’s rebellion brings shame, fear, blame, and distance from God—but even there, God points toward a coming Savior. John 1 reveals that this Savior is Jesus: fully God and fully human, th...

This Week at Genesis | Why Would Jesus Save Me? As we begin our 8-week series exploring the gospel of Jesus, Chris asks a foundational question: Why would Jesus save me? Looking at the story of humanity’s rebellion in Genesis 3, we see how doubt, self-rule, shame, fear, blame, and relational distance entered the story. But the gospel tells us that this is not where the story ends. In the face of o...

This Week at Genesis | Storytelling As we continue our Strengthening the Stakes series, we turn to Storytelling and the powerful way stories shape how we understand our lives, our past, and our future. The Bible tells the story of God unfolding through the stories of men and women, ultimately centered around the redemption of Christ. Through 1 Peter 1, we’re reminded that the gospel gives us a new...

This Week at Genesis | A Life on Mission This week at Genesis, Kai and David tag-teamed a message on what it means to live a life on mission. Kai began by laying the foundation for our calling as followers of Jesus—reminding us that we have been called to follow Him, equipped with everything we need for a godly life, and sent to make disciples of all nations. Our mission isn't something separate f...

This Week at Genesis | Prayer This week in our Strengthening the Stakes series, we turned our attention to Prayer—exploring what it looks like to become a people who keep showing up before God and refuse to lose heart. Through Jesus’ parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18, we were reminded that persistence in prayer is an expression of enduring trust in the character of God, especially when we...

This Week at Genesis | The Table This week we continued our Strengthen the Stakes series by looking at The Table—a picture of the kind of community God is forming through His Church. Beginning in Isaiah 54 and Acts 2, we reflected on the convictions that shaped Genesis from the very beginning: Jesus at the center, devotion to His Word, and a people formed around shared life. The early church wasn'...

This Week at Genesis | The Final Call As Paul closes his letter to the Ephesians, he leaves the church with a final call: stay alert, pray continually, and stand firm in Christ. This message reminds us that spiritual vigilance isn't a one-time act but a lifelong posture. We are called to persevere in prayer, intercede for one another, pray boldly for the gospel to be proclaimed, and encourage one...

This Week at Genesis | Armed for Battle As Paul brings his letter to a close, he reminds the church that our greatest battle is not against people, but against the spiritual forces at work in the world. This message explores what it means to be strengthened by the Lord, stand firm in the gospel, and put on the full armor of God. Because Christ has already won the decisive victory, we are invited t...

This Week at Genesis | The Spirit of the Lord Isaiah 11:1–4 This week we begin a new journey through the book of Isaiah by looking at one of Scripture's clearest pictures of the promised Messiah. Isaiah points us to the coming Branch from the line of Jesse—the One upon whom the Spirit of the Lord rests in fullness. In this message, we explore the character of Jesus, the work of the Holy Spirit, an...

This Week at Genesis | We Are Children of Our Heavenly Father Ephesians 6:1–9 As Paul concludes his household instructions in Ephesians, he turns to children, parents, slaves, and masters. In this message, we explore God's design for the parent-child relationship through the lens of the gospel. We are reminded that before we are parents, spouses, leaders, or workers, we are first children of our H...

This Week at Genesis | This Mystery Is Profound In Ephesians 5, Paul describes marriage as a profound mystery that points beyond itself to the relationship between Christ and His Church. This message explores God's vision for marriage as a covenant of sacrificial love, mutual submission, and shared purpose. Together, we consider how the gospel reshapes our understanding of marriage—not as a means...

This Week at Genesis | Marriage, Covenant, and the One-Flesh Union Marriage is more than a cultural institution or personal arrangement—it is a covenant designed by God to reflect His faithful love for His people. In this message, we explore God’s vision for marriage from Genesis 2 and Ephesians 5, examining how the union of husband and wife points beyond itself to the relationship between Christ...

This Week at Genesis | Children of the Light In Ephesians 5, Paul calls the church to remember who they are: children of the light. This message explores the contrast between darkness and light, and what it means to live lives shaped by the love, holiness, and presence of God. As followers of Jesus, we are invited to walk wisely, discern what pleases the Lord, and be continually filled with the Sp...

This Week at Genesis | Walk in the Way of Love In Ephesians 4–5, Paul invites us to consider how we walk—not simply what we believe, but the kind of people we are becoming. This message explores the contrast between old ways of living and the new humanity formed in Christ. Together, we reflect on what it means to put off old patterns, renew our minds, speak truth, practice forgiveness, and walk in...

This Week at Genesis | Grace Has Been Given In Ephesians 4, Paul reminds us that grace has been given to each of us—not only as mercy and favor, but as empowerment for the work of God. This message explores how Christ gifts and forms His church, calling every person into maturity, unity, and purpose. Together, we reflect on how God equips His people, builds His body, and invites each of us to play...

This Week at Genesis | “I Urge You…” In Ephesians 4, Paul shifts from belief to practice—urging the church to live lives worthy of the calling they’ve received. This message explores what it means to walk in humility, gentleness, unity, and love in the everyday rhythms of life. Together, we reflect on the small habits that shape us, the distractions that pull us away, and the invitation to become...

This Week at Genesis | Build an Altar In Genesis 12, Abram responds to God’s call by building altars along the journey—places of encounter, remembrance, and surrender. This message explores why altars mattered in Abraham’s story and what it means for us to build rhythms of devotion in our own lives today. Even in the middle of fear, famine, and uncertainty, God continued to form Abraham through fa...

This Week at Genesis | I Kneel… I Pray… I Pray From Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3, we’re invited into a posture and a practice—kneeling before the Father and praying for something deeper than surface change. This message explores what it means to be strengthened by the Spirit in our inner being, to live rooted in the love of Christ, and to experience a power that is formed in God’s presence and in...

This Week at Genesis | Ephesians 3:1–13 In Epistle to the Ephesians 3, we step into Paul’s perspective on suffering, purpose, and what truly makes a life worth living. Writing from prison, Paul reframes everything—not as loss, but as calling. His life is anchored in something bigger than comfort or personal gain: the building of God’s temple and the formation of a new kind of community. At the cen...

This Week at Genesis | An Invitation to Intimacy - Fasting Throughout Scripture, God’s people fasted when they longed to draw near to Him and seek His guidance. In this message, we reflect on the invitation to fasting as a way of making space for prayer, attentiveness, and deeper dependence on God. As a church, we consider how practices like fasting and prayer help cultivate intimacy with God and...

This Week at Genesis | Ephesians 2:10–22 In Ephesians 2, Paul reminds us that the gospel does more than change individual lives—it creates a new people. In a world shaped by hostility, division, and fear, Jesus tears down the dividing wall that separates us and brings those who were once far away near to God and to one another. Through His death and resurrection, Christ makes peace and forms one n...

This Week at Genesis | Made Alive in Christ In Ephesians 2, we’re invited to see the full story of what God has done for us. Once shaped by the patterns of the world, we find ourselves in need of something deeper than self-improvement—something only God can do. But God. In His mercy and great love, He meets us right where we are—making us alive in Christ, raising us into new life, and giving us a...

This Week at Genesis | Prayer of an Apostle In Epistle to the Ephesians 1, Paul gives us a powerful picture of what it means to pray. “I keep asking…” A persistent prayer that we would truly know God — to see the hope we’re called to, the richness of our inheritance, and the power at work within us. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead. Empires rise and fall, but Jesus remains above it a...

This Week at Genesis | Ephesians 1:1–14 Nick Fox kicked off our new series in Ephesians by walking through the opening passage of Paul’s letter and the powerful reminder of who we are in Christ. In these first verses, Paul keeps returning to one phrase: “in Christ.” It’s a simple idea, but it carries incredible depth. Through Jesus we are chosen, redeemed, forgiven, and brought into God’s family....