Genesis Church - Noblesville, In

What would you say if someone asked you what the 10 commandments are and if they are still relevant to us today?

In Exodus 19 and 20 the Israelites learn a valuable lesson that still applies to us today: God’s holiness separates Him from us…but He still longs to be close to us.

As the People of God, we are called to rally around the banner of Jesus Christ. We have to learn to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit, tell the Good News of Jesus Christ, and share the ministry of helping people find their way back to God.

The power of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead can be hard to believe. His closest followers struggled to believe even though the tomb was empty! But for nearly 2,000 years, people have gathered together to celebrate and share the good news that Jesus is alive and has come to bring us peace with God.

The question isn't whether we will go through the wilderness, it's when & how. We all go through seasons of life that are hard & challenging. The good news is that the wilderness is not the final stop. God can use the time to grow our faith and increase our trust in Him as The People of God.

Exodus 13 & 14 describe the beginning of a really long road trip and the most difficult predicament Israel had ever faced up to this point in their history. But what makes their situation unique is that God's response to it will become one of the most talked about, most celebrated events in Israel's history. And there are lessons in it that relate to us too!

Guest speaker Dr. Cyndi Parker joins us this week to give a two-part teaching on the Passover. Be sure to check out our YouTube page for part two at Going Deeper.

Exodus 7-10 tells a story of God's might on display versus Egyptians gods. But as we see, there are takeaways for us as believers, to put our trust fully in the Lord's plan for our life, and not harden ourselves to His voice.

Early in the book of Exodus God begins to make the power of his name known to a variety of different people. The question they were faced with is the same question we wrestle with today: do we trust in the promises of God and the power of His name, or will we choose to ignore them and turn away from Him?

God uses imperfect people to accomplish his perfect will.

The book of Exodus tells us how God claimed the Israelites as his very own people, and the good news is that the same is true for anyone that has put their faith in Jesus today!

It’s important to take time to stop and celebrate the work that God is doing in our lives and through our church family. Join us today as we celebrate how God has blessed Genesis over the last year, and learn more about our new series in Exodus, “The People of God.”

Prayer is meant to be a conversation with God…which makes it sound easy. However, learning to pray can be intimidating! Thankfully Jesus has provided us with a structure for prayer that can help us draw closer to God in simple and personal ways.

Jesus modeled when and how to connect with God in a busy world. When we follow the examples Jesus modeled, intentionally removing the loud distractions of daily life, God takes important action in our lives.

We're always on the move, never slowing down. Are you exhausted? Feel like you are running on empty? It doesn't have to be like that. God has offered us a better way.

Memorizing and meditating on God’s word is important, but to hide his word in our hearts we must move past just cognitive memorization, it has to move from mind, to heart.

Throughout our Christmas series, we’ve been talking about the joy of Christmas: that through Jesus, God has come to be WITH us! We’ve looked at the stories of a few people around the time of Jesus’ birth encountering Jesus and being transformed by his presence. As we bring this “WITH” series to a close, we want to focus even more on Jesus’ presence with us today. To do that, we’re going to jump from the opening chapters of Luke’s narrative to his last chapter. We will follow the story of two people who also encountered Jesus and draw parallels between their lives – their challenges – and ours. We can find hope in the truth that through the presence of the Holy Spirit, Jesus is WITH us now. And because of Jesus’ finished work, we will be WITH him forever.

Christmas is a time to celebrate the arrival of Jesus as proof that God has come to be with us, but it’s also a reminder that we are waiting for him to return again as the eternal King of Kings who will be with us forever.

Christmas reminds us that Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. That message is so important for those of us who have put our faith in Him. It's also a reminder of the responsibility we have to help others experience His presence too.

Christmas can mean a lot of things. Don't miss what's most important. God sent Jesus, Immanuel. What was true then is true today. He is God WITH Us.