• SERMON: Did God Really Say?
• SCRIPTURE: Genesis 3:1-21
• DATE: February 26, 2023

LAW THEN

• As we look back 6,000 to 7,000 years and visit the Garden of Eden, just as the serpent is speaking to Eve, what is the very first thing he says to her?
• In Genesis 2, God gave only one command to Adam and Eve. What was it?
• If we consider the serpent’s words as a “sales pitch,” what did the devil in disguise “sell” Eve and what did she exchange to get it?

LAW NOW

• How do we, like Adam and Eve, “give away the store” when it comes to sinning and breaking God’s commandments?
• When we question the Holy Scripture or tell ourselves that “God didn’t really say or mean…” precisely what the Scripture says, what are we exchanging for what?

GOSPEL THEN

• After Adam and Eve brought sin into the world, what was the first thing the Lord did to redeem them?
• Before expelling them from the garden, what VERY important thing did the Lord do for them to exchange their covering of leaves for better coverings?

GOSPEL NOW

• How did the Lord ultimately fulfill His promise to the serpent to “crush his head”?
• How did God reopen access to the Tree of Life for we, His beloved children?
• Why must innocent blood be shed for there to be true and lasting redemption?