God is without equal.
Sin leads to death.
We are to blame.
Identity of Babel
I make myself important
I protect my future
Identity of the Promise
God makes me important
God protects my future
God invites me into a bigger story
Genesis 50:24
Exodus 1:8
Exodus 19:4-6
1 Peter 2:9
NEVER confuse “IN CHARGE” with “IN CONTROL”
When God put mankind in CHARGE of the earth, He did not relinquish CONTROL.
“Moses spent his first 40 years thinking he was somebody. He spent his second 40 years learning he was nobody. He spent his third 40 years discovering what God can do with a nobody.” D.L. Moody
Exodus 3:1-10
NEVER confuse “IN CHARGE” with “IN CONTROL”
NEVER LOWER THE STANDARD
Exodus 19:4-5-Stop 5 after the word covenant
10 Commandments-Guardrails
Leviticus 11:45
1 Peter 1:15-16
It is impossible to give God control of your life and not be changed.
First 4 Commandments-Relationship with God
1. You shall have no other gods before me.
2. You shall not make for yourself an idol.
3. You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God
4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
Matthew 22:37
Matthew 22:39
Next 6 Commandments - Relationship with People
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. Don’t murder.
7. Don’t commit adultery.
8. Don’t steal.
9. Don’t lie.
10. Don’t covet.
Romans 7:7
NEVER confuse “IN CHARGE” with “IN CONTROL”
NEVER LOWER THE STANDARD
4 Oct 2026
The Promise
In what do you place your identity?
Recap: Genesis chapters 1-11 set up the rest of the Bible
Today’s plan:
New Testament book of Galatians
Genesis 11 (last major story of the set-up)
Genesis 12 (first major story of God’s promise)
Galatians 3:26-29
Outrageous claim #1: God relates to his people as family
The Jews believed they were part of God’s family because they descended from someone named Abraham, the figurehead for the entire Jewish race
Outrageous claim #2: Jesus is the true figurehead for God’s family, and under him there is equal accessibility between races, genders, and societal status
Genesis 11:1-4
Identity of Babel
I make myself important
I protect my future
Genesis 12:1
Genesis 12:2-3
Identity of Babel
I make myself important
I protect my future
Identity of the Promise
God makes me important
God protects my future
God invites me into a bigger story
Genesis 12:10-16
Identity of Babel
I make myself important
I protect my future
Identity of the Promise
God makes me important
God protects my future
God invites me into a bigger story
Genesis 12:17-20
Identity of Babel
I make myself important
I protect my future
Identity of the Promise
God makes me important
God protects my future
God invites me into a bigger story
Galatians 3:26
Final Questions:
Do you need to stop living in an old identity and take on the identity of the promise through surrendering to Jesus?
You may already be in Christ and you need to remember that his promise to you is stronger than your inconsistency and cycles of shame
27 Sept 2026
In The Beginning
Can you figure out a puzzle with just a handful of pieces?
Goal: To help us see the Big Picture of the Bible.
Accidents happen when we are distracted by the little things and miss the big picture.
GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL
Genesis 1:1
Creating something out of nothing is a God-sized thing.
Psalms 14:1
GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL
SIN LEADS TO DEATH
Genesis 2:15-17
Genesis 3:1-6
Problem:
We don’t believe sin is dangerous.
GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL
SIN LEADS TO DEATH
WE ARE TO BLAME
Read Genesis 12-15
Which one of these truths is most unsettling to you?
GOD IS WITHOUT EQUAL
SIN LEADS TO DEATH
WE ARE TO BLAME
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