Getting started with Genesis

http://youtu.be/B2tlR3nfzjQ​

Hello Sisters and Brothers in Christ, 

The link for Genesis is above.  As you’ll note, Genesis is 3 1/2 hours of listening.  Enjoy every minute.  Also, as you get going if you’d like the CDs just let me know, we have over a dozen copies and they may be easier to work with when you are in the car. 

Here are a couple thoughts that I’d like to share: 

1. Don’t feel back about hitting the replay and back buttons.  Everyone that I have spoken with about listening to the Bible lives on these buttons.  You aren’t alone in listening to the story, hearing what’s going on with Noah, wondering if you remembered to take chicken out of the freezer, or what’s going on with your family, then coming back to concentration and wondering how you got to Abraham.  Hit the replay button. Do it 10 times, a 100 times or whatever it takes.  Don’t feel bad, we all have to do it. 

 

1. Regarding the list of names, I’ve had numerous questions and comments regarding these.  Just as with the rest of the Bible content, it is between you and God on what it says to you and how.  Personally I listened through the names as if part of a conversation.  I did not memorize them in any way. The ancestry provided its message to me and had meaning but there is no way that I could recite the names.  I simply heard them and moved on.  Later on I’ll enjoy hearing how you experienced them and if they had any special meaning for you. 

As a general rule I don’t want to add my comments regarding the story, as I’d only be interrupting your conversation with God.  To begin however I do think it important to suggest that you seriously contemplate one reality of Genesis 1:1 - 26.  That reality is; who could know this information?  No matter how it was recorded in history, there is only One who could actually know, not guess, not assume, but know this information. Once you settle on this reality in your mind and heart you cannot help but realize that God is telling the story to you.  The books authors recorded the words, but it is God revealing Himself to you.  It seems like a simple point, but once it really sinks in it has cosmic consequences. 

Enjoy growing your relationship with God.  I look forward to our joint conversation regarding our interactions with our Creator. 

Shalom!