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A Year Held in His Hands| A New Year Sermon

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A Year Held in His Hands| A New Year Sermon Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Every time a new year comes close, something in me start feeling that weird mix of excitement and heaviness. Maybe you know the feeling too—like you’re standing at this invisible doorway. One foot in the old year (the stuff you want to forget but somehow still sticks to you like stubborn glue), and the other foot stepping into something you still can’t see clearly. And sometimes you’re hopeful, sometimes you’re scared, sometimes you’re… well, both at the same time. I was thinking about all that while reading some Scriptures again, and honestly, it hit me harder this year. Maybe because life been kinda loud lately, or maybe because I’m tired of pretending everything always makes sense. But the Bible does this thing, right? It sneaks into the parts of your heart you thought you cleaned up, and suddenly you realize God is trying to talk to you again. Even if it feels like you weren’t exactly listening. S...

Introduction to the Book of Genesis – Commentary and Explanation Bible Stud

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Introduction to the Book of Genesis – Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash When I open the Book of Genesis, I get this strange mix of comfort and mystery, like walking into a house you somehow know but also don’t know at all. The air feels old, like dust mixed with sunlight, and the stories stretch way back before anything we recognize today—before cities, before clocks, before even the idea of “yesterday” and “tomorrow” made sense. It’s wild if you think for a second. Genesis is the first book we open in the Bible, but in some ways it feels like it’s opening us —our questions, our mess, our hopes, our origins. The word “Genesis” basically means “beginnings,” and the whole book is bursting with first things. First light. First humans. First sin. First promise. First family drama (and oh boy, there’s a lot of that). First blessing. First covenant. First steps toward redemption. It’s almost like God is painting on a blank canvas, and He’s not in a rus...