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StonePoint Church

Genesis 1:1-8 - In the Beginning

Genesis 1:1-8 - In the Beginning

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StonePoint Church Cumming Georgia

3560 Browns Bridge Rd, Cumming, GA 30028, USA

Sunday 9:00 AM

“Read Genesis and be encouraged. No matter how dark the world situation seems, God has a plan. No matter how insignificant or useless you feel, God loves you and wants to use you in his plan. No matter how sinful and separated from God you are, his salvation is available. Read Genesis . . . and find hope!” – Life Application Study Bible Introduction to Genesis.
Who wrote the Book of Genesis?
•Moses is the person that God inspired to write down the account of creation and the foundations of mankind in the book of Genesis.

When was Genesis written down?
•Approximately 1450-1410 BC after the Exodus from Egypt

•What was there in the beginning?
The answer is God!
•How did it all start?
The answer is God!
•Who created everything?
The answer is God!


•What did God create?
The heavens and the earth (and in the verses to follow…everything in the heavens and earth).

Creation demands a Creator!

It’s as simple as looking at a piece of artwork and knowing there was an artist who created that masterpiece.


Humans, animals, plants, insects, the earth, the sky, and the universe were all designed by a Highly Intelligent Designer, God!

ok...but...Who created God?
God spoke light into existence!


“How long has the earth been here and how long did it take God to create Earth?”

Was it a literal 7 days or were the days something different than our days today?


“And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.”

The First Day, God made Light.

God dispelled the darkness on the first day when He created Light.

The Second Day, God made the Sky.

What has God been showing you today?

Do you believe there is a Creator who created everything with Intelligent Design and a purpose?

Do you worship and follow Him?

If you don’t believe, what is keeping you from believing?

Ask God to help you see the truth and believe today.