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THE LORD HAS KEPT ME FROM HAVING CHILDREN / GENESIS 16:1-2

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(KJV) Genesis 16:1-2

Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

THE LORD HAS KEPT ME FROM HAVING CHILDREN / GENESIS 16:1-2

It was customary among the people of Mesopotamia for a wife who could not have children to have her servant bear children for her. The children would then belong to the wife.

  1. Regardless of this custom, having children this way was not how God intended to give Abram and Sarai a family (Genesis 2:24).
  2. The New Testament compares Hagar’s son to the result of human effort, that which is received or attained “in the ordinary way” rather than “by the power of the Spirit” (Galatians 4:29). The Bible teaches in the Old Testament and New Testament that we can accomplish God’s purpose only if we do things His way, through the power of His Spirit and through prayer.

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  1. THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM / GENESIS 15:17-21
  2. A COUNTRY NOT THEIR OWN / GENESIS 15:13
  3. HE BELIEVED … HE CREDITED IT TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS /GENESIS 15:6
  4. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR VERY GREAT REWARD / GENESIS 15:1
  5. I WILL ACCEPT NOTHING BELONGING TO YOU /GENESIS 14:22-23
  6. GAVE HIM A TENTH OF EVERYTHING / GENESIS 14:20
  7. MELCHIZEDEK KING OF SALEM / GENESIS 14:18
  8. CALLED OUT THE 318 TRAINED MEN / GENESIS 14:14
  9. PITCHED HIS TENTS NEAR SODOM / GENESIS 13:12
  10. LOT LOOKED UP AND SAW / GENESIS 13:10
  11. SAY YOU ARE MY SISTER / GENESIS 12:13
  12. A FAMINE IN THE LAND / GENESIS 12:10
  13. THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM / GENESIS 12:7
  14. ABRAM LEFT, AS THE LORD HAD TOLD HIM / GENESIS 12:4
  15. ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU / GENESIS 12:3
  16. LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY / GENESIS 12:1
  17. HIS SON ABRAM / GENESIS 11:31
  18. UR OF THE CHALDEANS / GENESIS 11:28
  19. LET US BUILD … THAT WE MAY MAKE A NAME / GENESIS 11:4
  20. A PLAIN IN SHINAR / GENESIS 11:1-2
  21. BORN TO SHEM / GENESIS 10:21-31
  22. THE SONS OF HAM / GENESIS 10:6-20
  23. THE SONS OF JEPHETH / GENESIS 10:2-5
  24. THE ACCOUNT OF SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH / GENESIS 10:1
  25. CURSED BE CANAAN / GENESIS 9:25
  26. HAM / GENESIS 9:22
  27. DRANK SOME OF ITS WINE, HE BECAME DRUNK / GENESIS 9:21
  28. MY RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS / GENESIS 9:13
  29. I NOW ESTABLISH MY COVENANT / GENESIS 9:9-17
  30. WHOEVER SHEDS THE BLOOD OF MAN, BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED / GENESIS 9:6
  31. BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH / GENESIS 8:1
  32. EVERY LIVING THING … WAS WIPED OUT … ONLY NOAH WAS LEFT / GENESIS 7:23
  33. THE GREAT DEEP BURST FORTH / GENESIS 7:11-12
  34. THE FLOODWATERS CAME ON THE EARTH / GENESIS 7:6
  35. I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU / GENESIS 6:18
  36. AN ARK / GENESIS 6:14
  37. NOAH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BLAMELESS AMONG THE PEOPLE / GENESIS 6:9
  38. THE LORD WAS GRIEVED / GENESIS 6:6
  39. GOD TOOK HIM/ GENESIS 5:24
  40. ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD / GENESIS 5:22
  41. SETH … FATHER OF ENOSH / GENESIS 5:6
  42. CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD / GENESIS 4:26
  43. MARRIED TWO WOMEN / GENESIS 4:19
  44. CAIN … HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:17
  45. CAIN WENT OUT FROM THE LORD’S PRESENCE / GENESIS 4:16
  46. A MARK ON CAIN / GENESIS 4:15
  47. NOW YOU ARE UNDER A CURSE / GENENSIS 4:11
  48. YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME / GENESIS 4:10
  49. IT DESIRES TO HAVE YOU / GENESIS 4:7
  50. AN OFFERING TO THE LORD / GENESIS 4:3-5
  51. ADAM LAY WITH HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:1
  52. HE DROVE THE MAN OUT / GENESIS 3:24
  53. HE WILL CRUSH YOUR HEAD, AND YOU WILL STRIKE HIS HEEL / GENESIS 3:15
  54. THE SERPENT DECEIVED ME / GENESIS 3:13
  55. THEY HID / GENESIS 3:8
  56. THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NAKED / GENEIS 3:7
  57. LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER / GENESIS 2:24
  58. HELPER SUITABLE FOR HIM / GENESIS 2:18
  59. THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16
  60. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  61. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  62. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  63. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  64. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  65. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  66. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  67. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  68. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  69. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  70. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  71. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  72. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  73. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  74. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  75. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  76. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  77. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  78. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  79. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  80. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  81. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  82. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  83. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
  84. GUIDED BY GRACE HOME

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DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34

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(KJV) Mark 1:33-24

 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.

DROVE OUT MANY DEMONS / MARK 1:34

Luke says in Luke 4:41 of his gospel that Jesus did not permit the demons to speak “because they know he was the Christ.” Perhaps Jesus wanted to reveal His identity and purposes through His own words and actions in His own time; therefore, He would not allow demons to interrupt His plans. He sometimes gave people the same instructions not to tell what He had done (Mark 1:44), but probably for different reasons, including the fact that He did not want people to focus too heavily on His miracles and miss His message. He also did not want to cause overwhelming opposition to His ministry before He had completed His mission.

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  1. SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21
  2. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  3. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  4. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  5. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  6. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  7. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  8. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  9. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21

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(KJV) Mark 1:21

And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

SYNAGOGUE / MARK 1:21

The term means “gathering place” or “place of assembly.” During and after the Jewish exile into Babylon the synagogue became the Jewish gathering place for prayer, teaching and worship. Every village with twelve or more Jewish men had at least one synagogue. It was also used as a schoolroom and a place for other community activities.

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  1. COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17
  2. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  3. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  4. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  5. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  6. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  7. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  8. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17

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(KJV) Mark 1:17

And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.

COME FOLLOW ME / MARK 1:17

The first and primary calling (appointed task, purpose) of anyone who would be disciples of Jesus is to be with Him (Mark 3:14) – to follow Him and to know Him personally (Philippians 3:8-10). In fact, the term “disciple” refers to a disciplined learner and follower. As a result of this relationship, Christ’s followers must learn to lead others into a devoted personal relationship with Jesus (Proverbs 11:30; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 9:22).

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  1. KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15
  2. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  3. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  4. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  5. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  6. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  7. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15

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(KJV) Mark 1:15

And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

KINGDOM OF GOD / MARK 1:15

In general, God’s kingdom refers to His divine and complete power and authority, as well as His purposes and way of life, both on earth and into eternity. Christ’s coming brought both the message and the evidence of God’s kingdom near to people. His coming fulfilled and completed many purposes of God’s kingdom on earth. God’s kingdom was the theme of Jesus’ earthly message (Matthew 4:17). It appears and develops through several stages throughout history as part of God’s overall plan to bring people into a relationship with Himself:

  1. The kingdom in Israel. The kingdom in the Old Testament consisted of God’s plans and actions involving Israel, which prepared the way for His more complete plan of spiritual salvation of the human race. Because Israel rejected Jesus as the Messiah (the “Anointed One,” Savior, Christ), the kingdom was taken from them (Matthew 21:43).
  2. The kingdom in Christ. God’s kingdom – its authority, power and purposes – was present and active on earth in the person and work of Jesus, who is the King (Luke 11:20).
  3. The kingdom in the church. Presently, God’s kingdom is active through His faithful followers in His church (in local congregations and in the worldwide community of all true Christians). This kingdom is established and continues to grow as people accept His message of forgiveness and new life by admitting their sins, turning from their own way and making Christ the Ruler of their hearts and lives (John 3:3, 5; Romans 14:17; Colossians 1:13). This kingdom is not a political or material kingdom, but a powerful spiritual one in which God works through and among His people to overcome the powers of Satan, sin and evil in the world (Mark 1:27; 9:1).
  4. The kingdom in its completion on earth. This refers to the time foretold by many of the Old Testament prophets (Psalms 89:36-37; Isaiah 11:1-9; Daniel 7:13-14). It takes place at the end of history after Christ has returned to earth to defeat the forces of the antichrist and judge the wicked. Christ will establish a peaceful reign on earth for a thousand years (Revelation 2:26-27; Revelation 20:4).

The kingdom in eternity. At the conclusion of the thousand years, God’s eternal kingdom will be established in the new heaven and new earth (Revelation 21:1-4). The center of the new earth will be the Holy city – the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:9-11). Its residents will be those throughout history who were faithful to their relationship with God, represented by both His Old Testament people (Revelation 21:12) and His New Testament followers (Revelation 21:14). Their greatest blessing is “they will see His face” (Revelation 22:4; 21:1).

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  1. BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8
  2. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  3. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  4. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  5. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  6. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8

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(KJV) Mark 1:8

 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

BAPTIZE YOU WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT / MARK 1:8

John the Baptist was the first one who preached the good news about Jesus and what His coming would mean for Israel and all people. Mark summarizes Joh’s preaching into a single theme: announcing the arrival of Jesus Christ, who would come and baptize (immerse, cleanse, empower) his followers with the Holy Spirit. All those who accept Christ as Savior and Lord (the Forgiver of their sins and Leader of their lives) also should spread the message that Jesus is still the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:5; Acts 1:8; Acts 2: 4, Acts 2:38; Acts 2:39; Luke 13:16).

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  1. THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK 1:5
  2. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  3. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  4. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  5. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK1:5

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(KJV) Mark 1:5

And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

THE WHOLE JUDEAN COUNTRYSIDE / MARK1:5

There had been no prophet in Israel for centuries (since the time of the last Old Testament prophet Michah, around 420 B.C.), so John’s ministry drew a lot of attention. As a result, there was a general spiritual awakening (a heightened interest in spiritual issues and renewed devotion to God) in Judea and Galilee. Israel’s spiritual climate particularly changed among the common people, helping to prepare the way (Mark 1:2-3; Mark 1:1) for the full revelation and ministry of God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

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  1. BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4
  2. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  3. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  4. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4

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(KJV) Mark 1:4

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE / MARK 1:4

Repentance is turning toward the opposite direction or making a complete change. In spiritual terms and in relation to God, it means to admit one’s sin, turn from one’s own way, surrender to God and begin following his purposes (Matthew 3:2). John’s New Testament message, which focused on repentance, was much like the preaching of the Old Testament prophets (Jeremia 15:19; Ezekiel 18:30, 32; Hosea 3:4-5). John’s practice of baptizing those who came to him in repentance (Acts 19:4) was so characteristic of his ministry that be became known as “the Baptist” or “the Baptizer” (the word translated “baptize” means “to immerse”). John immersed people in water as an outward sign of inner spiritual cleansing, which was relevant only if a person had truly turned from sin and devoted his or her life to God. The baptism was not the main issue in receiving forgiveness for offenses against God; it was an important act but only symbolic of a person’s heart commitment. True repentance is what enables a person to receive God’s gracious gift of forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, baptism became more important because it was a sign of identifying with Christ in His death, burial (being immersed in the water) and resurrection (rising up to live a new and spiritually transformed life; Acts 22:16; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12). God always forgives those who truly repent and turn toward Him.

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  1. THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3
  2. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  3. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3

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(KJV) Mark 1:1-3

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL / MARK 1:1-3

See Mark 14:9 for the meaning of the term “gospel.” Many scholars believe that Mark’s Gospel may have been the first to be written among the four Biblical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John).

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  1. MY SON, WHOM I LOVE / MARK 1:11
  2. WHEN YOU STAND PRAYING … FORGIVE / MARK 11:25
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THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM / GENESIS 15:17-21

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(KJV) Genesis 15:17-21

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

THE LORD MADE A COVENANT WITH ABRAM / GENESIS 15:17-21

A covenant is a formal “life agreement.” Two or more individuals or parties commit themselves to each other with various promises and obligations. The process of making a covenant is described in Genesis 15:9-17.

  1. It consisted of killing certain animals, cutting them in half and then arranging the halves opposite each other (Genesis 15:10). Then the two individuals or parties making the agreement would walk between the two halves, symbolizing that if they broke the agreement they would die just like the animals (Genesis 15:17; Jeremiah 34:18). The “smoking firepot with a blazing torch” represented God’s presence (Genesis 15:17; Exodus 3:2; 14:24).
  2. Although a covenant usually included responsibilities for both parties (Genesis 17:9-14), in this situation only God’s presence passed between the pieces of the sacrificed animal (Genesis 15:17). God alone made the promises and determined the obligations of the covenant. Abram had only to accept them in obedient faith (Genesis 17:2).

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  1. A COUNTRY NOT THEIR OWN / GENESIS 15:13
  2. HE BELIEVED … HE CREDITED IT TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS /GENESIS 15:6
  3. YOUR SHIELD, YOUR VERY GREAT REWARD / GENESIS 15:1
  4. I WILL ACCEPT NOTHING BELONGING TO YOU /GENESIS 14:22-23
  5. GAVE HIM A TENTH OF EVERYTHING / GENESIS 14:20
  6. MELCHIZEDEK KING OF SALEM / GENESIS 14:18
  7. CALLED OUT THE 318 TRAINED MEN / GENESIS 14:14
  8. PITCHED HIS TENTS NEAR SODOM / GENESIS 13:12
  9. LOT LOOKED UP AND SAW / GENESIS 13:10
  10. SAY YOU ARE MY SISTER / GENESIS 12:13
  11. A FAMINE IN THE LAND / GENESIS 12:10
  12. THE LORD APPEARED TO ABRAM / GENESIS 12:7
  13. ABRAM LEFT, AS THE LORD HAD TOLD HIM / GENESIS 12:4
  14. ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THROUGH YOU / GENESIS 12:3
  15. LEAVE YOUR COUNTRY / GENESIS 12:1
  16. HIS SON ABRAM / GENESIS 11:31
  17. UR OF THE CHALDEANS / GENESIS 11:28
  18. LET US BUILD … THAT WE MAY MAKE A NAME / GENESIS 11:4
  19. A PLAIN IN SHINAR / GENESIS 11:1-2
  20. BORN TO SHEM / GENESIS 10:21-31
  21. THE SONS OF HAM / GENESIS 10:6-20
  22. THE SONS OF JEPHETH / GENESIS 10:2-5
  23. THE ACCOUNT OF SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH / GENESIS 10:1
  24. CURSED BE CANAAN / GENESIS 9:25
  25. HAM / GENESIS 9:22
  26. DRANK SOME OF ITS WINE, HE BECAME DRUNK / GENESIS 9:21
  27. MY RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS / GENESIS 9:13
  28. I NOW ESTABLISH MY COVENANT / GENESIS 9:9-17
  29. WHOEVER SHEDS THE BLOOD OF MAN, BY MAN SHALL HIS BLOOD BE SHED / GENESIS 9:6
  30. BUT GOD REMEMBERED NOAH / GENESIS 8:1
  31. EVERY LIVING THING … WAS WIPED OUT … ONLY NOAH WAS LEFT / GENESIS 7:23
  32. THE GREAT DEEP BURST FORTH / GENESIS 7:11-12
  33. THE FLOODWATERS CAME ON THE EARTH / GENESIS 7:6
  34. I WILL ESTABLISH MY COVENANT WITH YOU / GENESIS 6:18
  35. AN ARK / GENESIS 6:14
  36. NOAH WAS A RIGHTEOUS MAN, BLAMELESS AMONG THE PEOPLE / GENESIS 6:9
  37. THE LORD WAS GRIEVED / GENESIS 6:6
  38. GOD TOOK HIM/ GENESIS 5:24
  39. ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD / GENESIS 5:22
  40. SETH … FATHER OF ENOSH / GENESIS 5:6
  41. CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD / GENESIS 4:26
  42. MARRIED TWO WOMEN / GENESIS 4:19
  43. CAIN … HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:17
  44. CAIN WENT OUT FROM THE LORD’S PRESENCE / GENESIS 4:16
  45. A MARK ON CAIN / GENESIS 4:15
  46. NOW YOU ARE UNDER A CURSE / GENENSIS 4:11
  47. YOUR BROTHER’S BLOOD CRIES OUT TO ME / GENESIS 4:10
  48. IT DESIRES TO HAVE YOU / GENESIS 4:7
  49. AN OFFERING TO THE LORD / GENESIS 4:3-5
  50. ADAM LAY WITH HIS WIFE / GENESIS 4:1
  51. HE DROVE THE MAN OUT / GENESIS 3:24
  52. HE WILL CRUSH YOUR HEAD, AND YOU WILL STRIKE HIS HEEL / GENESIS 3:15
  53. THE SERPENT DECEIVED ME / GENESIS 3:13
  54. THEY HID / GENESIS 3:8
  55. THEY REALIZED THEY WERE NAKED / GENEIS 3:7
  56. LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER / GENESIS 2:24
  57. HELPER SUITABLE FOR HIM / GENESIS 2:18
  58. THE LORD GOD COMMANDED THE MAN / GENESIS 2:16
  59. PUT HIM IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN / GENESIS 2:15
  60. TREE OF LIFE / GENESIS 2:9
  61. GARDEN IN THE EAST, IN EDEN / GENESIS 2:8
  62. A LIVING BEING / GENESIS 2:7
  63. THE ACCOUNT – THE LORD GOD / GENESIS 2:4
  64. GOD BLESSED THE SEVENTH DAY / GENESIS 2:3
  65. BE FRUITFUL AND INCREASE / GENESIS 1:28
  66. THERE WAS EVENING, AND THERE WAS MORNING – THE FIRST DAY / GENESIS 1:5
  67. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED / GENESIS 1:1
  68. IT WAS GOOD / GENESIS 1:10
  69. HEART IS EVIL FROM CHILDHOOD / GENESIS 8:21
  70. THE SONS OF GOD / GENESIS 6:2
  71. HOW GREAT MAN’S WICKEDNESS /GENESIS 6:5
  72. ADAM LIVED 930 YEARS / GENESIS 5:5
  73. WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF ADAM’S LINE / GENESIS 5:1
  74. KNOWING GOOD AND EVIL / GENESIS 3:22
  75. GOD SAID LET US – LET US MAKE MAN / GENESIS 1:26
  76. I WILL GREATLY INCREASE YOUR PAINS / GENESIS 3:16-19
  77. SERVE AS SIGNS / GENESIS 1:14-15
  78. LET THERE BE LIGHT / GENESIS 1:8
  79. THE WOMAN … ATE IT … HER HUSBAND … WITH HER / GENESIS 3:6
  80. YOU WILL BE LIKE GOD / GENESIS 3:5
  81. YOU WILL NOT SURELY DIE / GENESIS 3:4
  82. THE SERPENT / GENESIS 3:1
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Blessings,
Margarita & Stace

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