Southview Baptist Church

The Promised One | The Seed of the Woman — The First Promise
This week, Pastor Nathan Wakefield begins our Christmas series, The Promised One. This week, Genesis and Matthew show us that in every experience of brokenness, we should cling to the hope of God’s promised deliverer. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
Locations & Times
Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Broken — The Fall of Genesis 3 represents everything that is broken in our world (Genesis 3:1‑7).
• The God of the universe expects obedience to His standard (1‑3).
• But Adam and Eve put us on a path of sin that each and every one of us walks: autonomy and rebellion (4‑6).
• Not only does that path warrant punishment, but life is not the way it is supposed to be (7).
Action: Take a second and really reflect on the brokenness you experience in the world.
• The God of the universe expects obedience to His standard (1‑3).
• But Adam and Eve put us on a path of sin that each and every one of us walks: autonomy and rebellion (4‑6).
• Not only does that path warrant punishment, but life is not the way it is supposed to be (7).
Action: Take a second and really reflect on the brokenness you experience in the world.
2. Protoevangelium — The promise of God is one of redemption and restoration (Genesis 3:14‑16).
• Pain and division are the result of sin, but not the end of the story.
• A spiritual war begins between the serpent and the woman’s offspring.
• But there is great hope: the “seed” (זֶרַע, zeraʿ).
Action: As you struggle through life, remind yourself that there is hope — because God always keeps His promises.
• Pain and division are the result of sin, but not the end of the story.
• A spiritual war begins between the serpent and the woman’s offspring.
• But there is great hope: the “seed” (זֶרַע, zeraʿ).
Action: As you struggle through life, remind yourself that there is hope — because God always keeps His promises.
3. Jesus (יֵשׁוּעַ, Yehoshua) — God is the one who saves (Matthew 1:21).
• Jesus is the true offspring of Eve who crushes sin and Satan.
• His name (יֵשׁוּעַ, Yehoshua) embodies His mission — “He will save His people from their sins.”
• God is faithful in His promise to provide a solution for our first and biggest problem.
Action: Worship Jesus as the God who saves — the promised hope who turns our curse into blessing.
• Jesus is the true offspring of Eve who crushes sin and Satan.
• His name (יֵשׁוּעַ, Yehoshua) embodies His mission — “He will save His people from their sins.”
• God is faithful in His promise to provide a solution for our first and biggest problem.
Action: Worship Jesus as the God who saves — the promised hope who turns our curse into blessing.
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