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I. Introduction

* Speaker: Pastor Will, Remsen Bible Fellowship

* Opening Question: How is God going to fix the world?

* Common human responses: politics, technology (e.g., AI)

* The Bible anticipates this question

II. Genesis Overview: The Problem of Sin and Human Rebellion

A. Creation (Genesis 1–2)

* God creates a good world in six days, rests on the seventh

* Pattern established for human life: work and rest

* Genesis 1:31 – God calls creation “very good”

B. The Fall (Genesis 3)

* Introduction of sin via the serpent

* Eve listens to the serpent; Adam follows her

* Humanity falls into sin; all humanity is affected (cf. Romans)

* Yet, a promise: Proto-Evangelion – Genesis 3:15 (first gospel)

* A descendant of the woman will crush the serpent

C. Spread of Sin and Death

* Genesis 4: Cain murders Abel – conflict of two “seeds”

* Cain’s descendants multiply evil

* Genealogies: “And he died” – recurring result of sin

* Genesis 6: Nephilim and wickedness provoke God’s judgment

D. The Flood and Noah (Genesis 6–9)

* Noah: a righteous man, preserved through the flood

* A new beginning with Noah, but he too fails (drunkenness)

* Ham's sin leads to Canaan’s curse

* Noah dies like the rest—no ultimate solution found

E. The Table of Nations (Genesis 10)

* 70 nations from Noah’s sons – figurative for all nations

F. The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1–9)

* People unite to build a city and tower “to the heavens”

* Rebellion: desire to achieve greatness apart from God

* God scatters them by confusing their languages

III. Transition to Hope: The Call of Abram (Genesis 11:27–12:3)

A. The Generations of Terah

* Terah fathers Abram, Nahor, and Haran

* Haran dies; Abram marries Sarai (barren)

* Family leaves Ur but stops in Haran; Terah dies

B. God’s Call to Abram (Genesis 12:1–3)

* Abram is 75; Sarai is 65 and barren

* God calls him to leave his land and follow Him

IV. Sevenfold Promise to Abram

* Land: “To the land I will show you”

* Nation: “I will make of you a great nation”

* Blessing: “I will bless you”

* Great Name: “I will make your name great”

* Purpose: “So that you will be a blessing”

* Protection: “I will bless those who bless you, curse those who curse you”

* Global Impact: “In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed”

* Contrast with Babel:

* Babel: human self-glory

* Abram: God-given greatness and global blessing

V. Abram as the Model of Faith

* Abram obeys without knowing the destination

* God's call requires leaving the known and secure

* Not a map or manual—but a promise

VI. God’s Long-Term Plan Through Abram’s Family

A. Shift in Genesis Structure

* Genesis 1–11: 2,000 years, global scope

* Genesis 12–50: 350 years, focused on one family

* Entire Old Testament traces this line of promise

B. Connection to the New Testament

* Galatians 3:7–9: Those of faith are sons of Abraham

* The gospel was preached to Abraham in the promise

* Salvation has always been by faith, not lineage or la