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Creation:

Creation:

How long did it take?

Primary options:

• The first 7 literal days
• The days are figurative, creation took place over millions or more years.
• The Sailhamer perspective. Genesis Unbound.

Creation:

Not when….but who.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. ³ And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. ⁴ And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. ⁵ God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. ⁶ And God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.” ⁷ And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were under the expanse from the

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waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. ⁸ And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. ⁹ And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.¹⁰ God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. ¹¹ And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit

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trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. ¹² The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ¹³ And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. ¹⁴ And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for

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days and years, ¹⁵ and let them be lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. ¹⁶ And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. ¹⁷ And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, ¹⁸ to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. ¹⁹ And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.

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²⁰ And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” ²¹ So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²² And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” ²³ And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. ²⁴ And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. ²⁵ And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in his own image,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” ²⁹ And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. ³⁰ And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. ³¹ And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

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and there was morning, the fifth day. ²⁴ And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. ²⁵ And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

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And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in his own image,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every

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living thing that moves on the earth.” ²⁹ And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. ³⁰ And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 

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³¹ And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Big Idea: In the beginning, God.

This summer we will look through the Bible as the true story of a holy God lovingly restoring His broken world through Jesus Christ, gathering people from every nation who might belong to His forever family.

• God is the author and creator of all things.

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• Ontological Argument "a being than which no greater can be conceived”

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God is the author and creator of all things.

• Ontological Argument "a being than which no greater can be conceived”
• Teleological Argument from Design--the complexity of human life on the earth requires an Intelligent Designer

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God is the author and creator of all things.

• Ontological Argument "a being than which no greater can be conceived”
• Teleological Argument from Design--the complexity of human life on the earth requires an Intelligent Designer
• Cosmological Argument - The existence of the universe requires a cause beyond itself—an eternal Creator.

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God is the author and creator of all things.

• Ontological Argument "a being than which no greater can be conceived”
• Teleological Argument from Design--the complexity of human life on the earth requires an Intelligent Designer
• Cosmological Argument - The existence of the universe requires a cause beyond itself—an eternal Creator.
• Kalam Argument from Time. The beginning of time requires an eternal cause beyond time—God.

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God is the author and creator of all things.

• Ontological Argument "a being than which no greater can be conceived”
• Teleological Argument from Design--the complexity of human life on the earth requires an Intelligent Designer
• Cosmological Argument - The existence of the universe requires a cause beyond itself—an eternal Creator.
• Kalam Argument from Time. The beginning of time requires an eternal cause beyond time—God.
• Argument from Morality – The existence of commonly shared universal moral laws across history and nationality reveals that God is the moral law-giver over the universe.

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God is the author and creator of all things.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

1:1 In an indefinite period (beginning-reshit) of time God created all that is (sky and land).

It identifies the Creator – God.

It explains the origin of the world.

Genesis 1:1-31

1:1 In an indefinite period (beginning-reshit) of time God created all that is (sky and land).

1:2 After that indefinite time, the earth (land- eretz) was not habitable (without form and void).

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Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. ² The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:1-31

1:1 In an indefinite period (beginning) of time God created all that is (sky and land).

1:2 After that indefinite time, the earth (land) was not habitable (without form and void).

• “without form and void”
• Tohu wabohu
• “uninhabitable wasteland”

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Genesis 1:1-31

1:1 In an indefinite period (beginning) of time God created all that is (sky and land).

1:2 After that indefinite time, the earth (land) was not habitable (without form and void).

1:3-31 God, in 6 days made the land habitable for human beings.

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“If Earth is the only planet with life, and humans the only rational beings, then why did God create such a vast and seemingly empty universe?”

• Estimated Number of Stars: 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars—more than all the grains of sand on Earth (~200 Sextillion stars)
• The “Just-Right” Oxygen Level. Earth’s atmosphere is roughly 21% oxygen. Bump to 25%, wildfires rage out of control; drop to 15%, complex life struggles to breathe.
• Your eye can distinguish up to 10 million different colors, far beyond any camera or screen on the market today.
• The Amazon alone harbors 10 million insect species, 40,000+ plant species, and 2,200+ birds and mammals—most still undescribed.

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“Could it be that the vastness of the universe is less about us and more about GOD —declaring the glory of its Creator, even if Earth alone is home to life?”

Creation:

Not when….but who.

• God is the author and creator of all things.

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• God made us special, as His image-bearers.

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• Vegetation – “according to its kind”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

Genesis 1:1-31

waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. ⁸ And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. ⁹ And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.¹⁰ God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. ¹¹ And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit

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trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. ¹² The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ¹³ And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. ¹⁴ And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for

• Vegetation – “according to its kind”
• Fish, Birds, other Animals – “according to their kind”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

Genesis 1:1-31

²⁰ And God said, “Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens.” ²¹ So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²² And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” ²³ And there was evening

• Vegetation – “according to its kind”
• Fish, Birds, other Animals – “according to their kind”
• Human Beings – “In the Image of God”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

Genesis 1:1-31

and there was morning, the fifth day. ²⁴ And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds—livestock and creeping things and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. ²⁵ And God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds and the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that creeps on the ground according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²⁶ Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.

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And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in his own image,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”
• Day 3 “And God said, ‘Let the waters...’” “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”
• Day 3 “And God said, ‘Let the waters...’” “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation...’”
• Day 4 “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”
• Day 3 “And God said, ‘Let the waters...’” “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation...’”
• Day 4 “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky’”
• Day 5 “And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”
• Day 3 “And God said, ‘Let the waters...’” “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation...’”
• Day 4 “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky’”
• Day 5 “And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with...’”
• Day 6 “And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”
• Day 3 “And God said, ‘Let the waters...’” “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation...’”
• Day 4 “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky’”
• Day 5 “And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with...’”
• Day 6 “And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures...’”
• “And God said, ‘Let there be people...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God said, ‘Let there be light...’”
• Day 2 “And God said, ‘Let there be an expanse...’”
• Day 3 “And God said, ‘Let the waters...’” “And God said, ‘Let the earth sprout vegetation...’”
• Day 4 “And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky’”
• Day 5 “And God said, ‘Let the waters swarm with...’”
• Day 6 “And God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures...’”
• Instead, “And God said, ‘Let us create man in our image after our likeness...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• “And God said, ‘Let us create man in our image after our likeness...’”

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Creation of man is “male and female.”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

Genesis 1:1-31

And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” ²⁷ So God created man in his own image,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every

• “And God said, ‘Let us create man in our image after our likeness...’”

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Creation of man is “male and female.”

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Humans are given “dominion” over God’s creation.

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

Genesis 1:1-31

²⁷ So God created man in his own image,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over everyliving thing that moves on the earth.” 

Genesis 1:1-31

²⁷ So God created man in his own image,  in the image of God he created him;  male and female he created them. ²⁸ And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over everyliving thing that moves on the earth.” 

• God is the author and creator of all things.

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• God made us special, as His image-bearers.

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• God designed the world as a good home for us.

• Day 1 “And God saw that the light was good...”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God saw that the light was good...”
• Day 3 “And God saw that it was good...”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God saw that the light was good...”
• Day 3 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 4 “And God saw that it was good...”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God saw that the light was good...”
• Day 3 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 4 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 5 “And God saw that it was good...”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God saw that the light was good...”
• Day 3 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 4 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 5 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 6 “And God saw that it was good...”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

• Day 1 “And God saw that the light was good...”
• Day 3 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 4 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 5 “And God saw that it was good...”
• Day 6 “And God saw that it was good...”
• “And God said, ‘Let us create man in our image after our likeness...’”

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God made us special, as His image-bearers.

Genesis 1:1-31

³¹ And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

MONDAY Matters:

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MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• No distinction between Creator and creation → animism

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• No distinction between Creator and creation → animism
• No distinction between God and mankind → spiritism (look inward)

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• No distinction between Creator and creation → animism
• No distinction between God and mankind → spiritism (look inward)
• No distinction between good and evil → postmodernism

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• No distinction between Creator and creation → animism
• No distinction between God and mankind → spiritism (look inward)
• No distinction between good and evil → postmodernism
• No distinction between male and female → gender confusion

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• No distinction between Creator and creation → animism
• No distinction between God and mankind → spiritism (look inward)
• No distinction between good and evil → postmodernism
• No distinction between male and female → gender confusion

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• Is it only those who treasure Jesus, made in God’s image? How does it impact your engagement with those who have yet to treasure Jesus?

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We love to introduce others to Jesus.

Pray|Watch|Step

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• Is it only those who treasure Jesus, made in God’s image? How does it impact your engagement with those who have yet to treasure Jesus?

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We love to introduce others to Jesus.

Pray|Watch|Step

MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• Is it only those who treasure Jesus, made in God’s image? How does it impact your engagement with those who have yet to treasure Jesus?
• How will you enjoy the good world God created, moving you to worship?

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MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• Is it only those who treasure Jesus, made in God’s image? How does it impact your engagement with those who have yet to treasure Jesus?
• How will you enjoy the good world God created, moving you to worship?
• As an individual/couple
• Make a list of things you enjoyed yesterday.

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• What are you going to enjoy today?

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MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• Is it only those who treasure Jesus, made in God’s image? How does it impact your engagement with those who have yet to treasure Jesus?
• How will you enjoy the good world God created, moving you to worship?
• As an individual/couple.
• As a family.
• backyard creation scavenger hunt – find something green, something flying, something soft, etc. Then thank God for each one.

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MONDAY Matters:

• What’s shaping your view of God, people, and the world?
• Is it only those who treasure Jesus, made in God’s image? How does it impact your engagement with those who have yet to treasure Jesus?
• How will you enjoy the good world God created, moving you to worship?
• As an individual/couple
• As a family.
• As a group/everyday missionary
• hike or walk/talk– Outside with no phone. Look around. End with prayer and reflection on what you observed.

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