Sermons on Genesis

God calls Abram from a family that served other gods and promises blessing for every nation, showing that grace reaches the unworthy.

Jacob calls Dan a serpent and cries for God’s salvation. Compromise leads towards idolatry, but waiting keeps hope fixed on Jesus’ coming.

Circumcision warned Abraham's family that covenant breaking brings judgement, while baptism points to Jesus, who bore the curse so His people may live.

Blind with age, Jacob crosses his hands over two grandsons, placing younger Ephraim first as God’s grace overturns status and gives faith clear sight.

The serpent strikes humanity from behind, but Jesus defeats him fully through the cross and resurrection, sharing His victory with those who believe.

God's light touch disables Jacob's hip, changing resistance into dependence; at the cross, Jesus bears the full blow so sinners receive blessing.

Jacob works seven years, hoping Rachel will make him whole. Leah’s turn from seeking her husband’s love to praising God exposes lasting fulfilment.

Jacob sleeps in a nowhere place with a stone pillow, but God comes down with blessing that rests on grace, not human steps towards heaven.

Jacob wears Esau’s clothes and takes his brother’s blessing, but borrowed approval cannot change him. Jesus takes the curse and shares His blessing.

Sin crouches at Cain's door, ready to consume him; Jesus reconciles selfish people to God and begins restoring the home their rebellion lost.

Humanity meets God on His day of rest, at home with Him, each other, and creation. Sin breaks this harmony, but Jesus is restoring it.

God alone passes between the divided animals, taking responsibility for covenant failure and pointing to Christ, who bears the curse for His people.

God’s rainbow promises no flood will destroy the earth again, giving a sinful world time until Christ Himself bears judgement and deals with sin.

Joseph orders his bones carried to Canaan. God’s undeserved grace makes His promised future certain and frees forgiven people to forgive others freely.

During a devastating famine, Joseph feeds Jacob’s starving family. Egypt’s best land is the unlikely place where God keeps His promise to them.

Joseph embraces the brothers who once sold him into slavery, seeing God use 22 painful years to bring his broken family together.

Judah offers his life for Benjamin when Joseph's trap closes. His changed heart points to Jesus, who gives Himself for people caught in guilt.

Joseph tests the brothers who sold him, pressing old guilt into the open so regret may give way to repentance and reconciliation with God.

Joseph loses his position and lands in prison, yet God remains with him, using hardship to strip away pride and prepare him for faithful service.

Joseph's family fractures under pride, favouritism and bitter jealousy, yet God works through their mess to refine and restore deeply broken people.

Water marks God's gracious promise to believers and their children. Baptism itself cannot save; Jesus' blood alone can wash all their sin away.

Adam worked the garden before sin made labour painful; work serves others, but identity in Christ keeps it from measuring our worth.

Cain denies responsibility for Abel, exposing broken human relationships. Christ reconciles sinners to God and forms a community that puts others first.

Abram builds altars in Canaan after God promises the land, marking undeserved blessing with worship and reminders that God's gifts are not luck.

God appoints humanity to worship Him, share life with others, and guard creation. Sin breaks these bonds, but Christ restores humanity's purpose.

God alone passes between the divided animals, taking full responsibility for the covenant, so salvation rests on His promise rather than our grip.

God gives angry Cain two opportunities to confess and repent, showing why hatred and broken relationships cannot be hidden from the all-knowing God.