This week we jump back into Genesis 19.23-38 thinking specifically about the wrath of God. There are many who want to deny the reality of God’s righteous anger against sin, but without it there is not justice, no mercy, no cross, no Christ, no Christianity, and no hope for the nations. God is wrathful and that is only good news for those who trust in Christ. There are two ways God’s wrath is revealed in our text: 1) the destruction of Sodom (23-29) and 2) the depravity of Lot’s daughters (30-38).

In Genesis 18, God will deal righteously both with Sarah and with Sodom. He guarantees that his promised-seed will be born and that his law will be vindicated. We walk through this narrative in three parts: 1) the promise to Sarah (vv.1-15), 2) the judgment against Sodom (16-22), and 3) the intercession of Abraham (23-33).

This Sunday we look at 1 Thessalonians 5.1-11 as we continue our Advent series. This December we’re specifically thinking about the final or last advent. Just as the OT saints looked forward in anticipation of Christ’s first coming, the church should be looking forward to Christ second coming, and advent is a reminder that Jesus will come back for his church. In our text we find two ways that the church can prepare for the final advent: 1) we need to continue growing in spiritual discernment and 2) we need to continue growing in spiritual sobriety.

E KALA MAI: we continue to have recording issues and last week’s sermon on Genesis 9 was not recorded. Today we covered Genesis 10-11.9. Throughout history there have always been powerful and influential kingdoms and empires but just as nations rise, nations will also fall. The one constant eternal unchanging supreme ruler is God. God is Lord over the nations. There are two main ideas that help us to see this in our text: 1) The Table of Nations (Genesis 10) and 2) The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11.1-19).

E kala mai our sermon (Pt.1) from last week on Genesis 6.9 - Genesis 8 wasn’t recorded. Last week, we looked at 8 scenes that made up the flood narrative. Today we went back to Genesis 6-8 to consider how the flood points us forward to greater things to come. Through Genesis 6-8 we learn that the flood helps us to anticipate: 1) a New Covenant, 2) a New Creation, 3) A New Adam, 4) A New Humanity, and 5) a New Baptism.

E kala mai, last week’s sermon on Genesis 5 was not recorded. Today in Genesis 6.1-8, we see that great wickedness was spreading across the earth. And in the midst of this great wickedness, we find the grace of God coming to sinners. Anytime we see mercy in judgment, we should be floored and astounded. There are two big themes we find here: 1) the corruption of the earth (1-5) and 2) the response of God (6-8).