Topic: Confession

I don’t want to stir up too much anxiety but it doesn’t take much effort to see we live in a violent world. Just a year ago there was a shooting at the Target off 183 and Ohlen where 3 people were killed. And, just last month a man was shot multiple times on Rainey Street during an aggravated robbery.  In Southeast Austin, another man was killed off Montopolis Dr. And earlier this month there was a shooting in Northeast Austin.  That’s a lot!And, you can blame it on Austin and want to get out into the country, but Twin Falls, Idaho 3 people were killed, 7 wounded at an In-And-Out just last month. So, when things like that happen, we ask the same questions, “Why?  How do we stop them?  What’s going on?”  Is this the end? In our passage this morning, we are going to see there is a pattern in humanity we still see today.  We don’t typically wake up and say, “I am going to rob a bank today.” There’s a progression.  There’s something inside us that begins with a thought, grows with our desires, and is eventually driven by our passions so that sin shows up…but we can’t miss that God keeps moving toward us to bring rescue.

If you are new this morning, Genesis is in the Old Testament.  Genesis is the first book in the Bible.  These last 4 weeks we have been studying through Genesis and Genesis 1-2 teaches us that all of creation is designed by Him, through Him and for Him, so that in Genesis 1-2 everything is perfect. 

This morning we are teaching through the book of Nehemiah.  If you are new to the book of Nehemiah, then you need to know the… read more