Wednesday November 25th

Read Genesis 4:8-10.

• How would you describe the mindset of Cain in verse 8?
• How do people often use the popular phrase in verse 9?
• Is there an attitude or sin you need to confess to God and to a sibling/friend related to how you feel about him or her?
• How should Cain have responded to Abel? What would God have you do in your relationship with your sibling/friend?

Tuesday November 24th

Read Genesis 4:4-5.

• What was the real problem with Cain’s offering?
• Does God need whatever you might give Him as an offering?
• What does God really want from you?
• What is the important value of bringing an offering to God?
• Is there an attitude you need to lose or develop related to giving an offering to God?

Monday November 23rd

Read Genesis 4:1-3.

• If you have siblings, are you the oldest, youngest, or somewhere in between? How well do you get along with your sibling(s)?
• What things tend to make you angry?
• What kind of relationship do you think Cain had with Abel?

Sunday November 22nd

Read Genesis 3:22-24.

• Why did Adam and Eve have to leave the garden after God forgave them?
• What consequences of sin have you suffered even though you were forgiven of the sin?
• Write a short poem or prayer to God thanking Him for His forgiveness and the boundaries He sets in your life.

Saturday November 21st

Read Genesis 3:20-21.

• How did God demonstrate His love and forgiveness to Adam and Eve?
• Why is this often described as a sign of the coming death of Jesus Christ for our sin?

Friday November 20th

Read Genesis 3:16-19.

• What were the consequences for the woman after her sin? Are they fair?
• What were the consequences for the man after his sin? Are they fair?
• Is having to work a consequence of sin? (See Gen. 2:15.)
• Talk with your parents today about the pain of childbirth and the labor of work.

Thursday November 19th

Read Genesis 3:14-15.

• What were the ramifications of God’s punishment for the serpent?
• What does “strike your head” mean?
• How does it make you feel to know that Satan will not have the final victory?

Wednesday November 18th

Read Genesis 3:8-13.

• How would you describe the relationship Adam and Eve had with God before and after they gave in to temptation?
• How does giving in to temptation affect your relationship with God?
• How did God feel about Adam and Eve after they gave in to temptation? (Did He want to be with them?)

Tuesday November 17th

Read Genesis 3:4-7.

• How do these verses compare with 1 John 2:15-16?
• What parts of the temptation attracted Eve?
• List the temptations that are the most difficult for you to resist. Pray for God to help you recognize the temptations and provide you the strength to resist them.

The Serpent

Monday November 16th

Read Genesis 3:1-3.

• Who do we recognize the serpent to be in these verses?
• How did the serpent approach the woman? Was she expecting the serpent?
• When does Satan most seem to tempt you?

The Perfect Union?

Sunday November 15

Read Genesis 2:21-25.

• What does this passage tell you about the permanence of the marriage relationship?
• If a man and a woman were made for each other for a permanent relationship, what does this say to you about how you should treat someone—anyone—of the opposite sex?

Companionship

Saturday November 14

Read Genesis 2:18-20.

• What makes an animal, such as a pet, a great companion?
• What does a human companion provide that a pet cannot?
• We were created to live in relationship with God and with other people. What will you do today to strengthen your relationship with God? with another person?

Eating With Restrictions

Friday November 13

Read Genesis 2:15-17.

• What stands out in your mind from this passage: the freedom or the prohibition?

Focus on the blessings and freedoms you have in Christ. It is easier to abide by the prohibitions—the things God commands us not to do—when we focus on the good things He provides and the good things He calls us to do.

The Garden

Thursday November 12

Read Genesis 2:8-14.

Compare this brief description of the garden of Eden with the picture of heaven in Revelation 22:1-5. God’s plan is to restore us to paradise as He originally intended us to live.

• What would be the best part of living in a paradise, the garden of Eden?
• How can knowing there is a paradise waiting for you make a difference in how you live today?

God Knows Us

Wednesday November 11th

Read Psalm 139.

• Why do you sometimes want to hide from God?
• Because God knows you intimately and loves you deeply, are you willing to trust Him with your life today?

WOW! God really spoke to me this morning through these verses. I beg you to take time and read through Psalm 139. He knows us completely, loves us unconditionally, goes with us wherever, and has prepared our way before us. He truly has an amazing love for us.

Creation

Tuesday November 10th

Read Psalm 8.

• What , in your opinion, is the most incredible thing in God’s creation?
• Yesterday, you considered your role as a part of God’s crowning creation. How do you feel when you compare yourself to whatever you consider to be the most incredible thing in God’s creation?
• There is humility in the psalmist’s words. How are you humbled by God’s view of you?

Genesis

We are beginning a study " LXVI: A study of the sixtysix books!—LXVI "

As you can imagine we started in the book of beginnings; Genesis yesterday, and covered the creation account through chapter 1 and the first few verses of chapter 2.

We will be utilizing both the church website as well as this blog as we go forward. Any suggestions would be appreciated. The young adults page of our church site is located here.

http://www.crossoverchurch.net/youngadults.html

The weeks devotional scriptures that follow along with the lesson will be posted here.

Monday November 9th

Read Genesis 2:4-7.

• How does this passage express to you that humans are God’s crowning creation?
• If you are God’s crowning creation, how will that be reflected in how you live your life today?

It is absolutely amazing that with everything God formed and created, He saved man for last. It leaves the impression (and I think rightly so) that it was all planned and put in place for man and His purposes for man.

Father,

Thank you for loving me as you do, fill me with Your Spirit and guide me in the direction you want. I will yield to Your leading and direction.

Pastor Rick