{"id":6777,"date":"2026-08-30T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/?post_type=ctc_sermon&#038;p=6777"},"modified":"2026-08-30T15:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:58:01","slug":"sunday-august-30-2026-sermon","status":"publish","type":"ctc_sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/sermons\/sunday-august-30-2026-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday, August 30, 2026 Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week 1 \u2014 In the Beginning, God<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genesis 1:1\u201331<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cLet\u2019s Take This Journey Together\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FOLLOW ALONG \u2014 FILL IN THE BLANKS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. IT ALL STARTS WITH GOD<\/strong><br>Genesis 1:1 says, <strong>\u201cIn the beginning, ______ created the heavens and the earth.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are not the center of the story. <strong>________ is.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. GOD CREATED SOMETHING GOOD<\/strong><br>Genesis 1:31 says, <strong>\u201cGod saw all that he had made, and it was ______ ______.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sin damaged what God created, but <strong>God did not ______ ______.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. GOD CREATED YOU ON PURPOSE<\/strong><br>Genesis 1:26 \u2014 \u201cLet us make mankind in our ______.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You ______ to God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your value comes from the fact that <strong>God ______ you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. GOD DIDN\u2019T CREATE US TO LIVE ALONE<\/strong><br>Genesis 2:18 \u2014 \u201cIt is not good for the man to be ______.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God created us for relationship with <strong>________<\/strong> and with <strong>________<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The church is not simply a building; we are the <strong>________ of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. THEN SOMETHING WENT WRONG<\/strong><br>Genesis 3 brings <strong>________<\/strong> into the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adam and Eve experienced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God asked, <strong>\u201c________ are you?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6. GOD\u2019S GRACE IS ALREADY HERE<\/strong><br>Even in Genesis, God began working toward <strong>________<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God pursues people who have <strong>________ ______ from Him.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7. GOD STILL CREATES NEW THINGS<\/strong><br>The same God who created the heavens and earth is still <strong>________<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don\u2019t have to understand everything to <strong>________ God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>8. GOD WANTS TO MAKE US NEW<\/strong><br>The Bible begins with <strong>________<\/strong> and ends with <strong>________ creation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Revelation 21:5 \u2014 <strong>\u201cI am making everything ______!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MY RESPONSE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we begin this journey through the Bible, I will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2610 Bring my Bible<br>\u2610 Bring a notebook<br>\u2610 Ask questions<br>\u2610 Pay attention<br>\u2610 Ask God to speak to me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The goal is not simply to know more Bible verses, but to ______ ______ better.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THIS WEEK\u2019S TAKEAWAY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cIn the beginning, God\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God is the center of the story.<br>God created me on purpose.<br>God pursues me with grace.<br>God can make me new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My prayer:<\/strong><br>\u201cLord, help me not simply to read about You, but to ______ You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANSWER KEY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>God \/ God<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>very good \/ walk away<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>image \/ matter \/ created<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>alone \/ Him \/ one another \/ family<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>sin \/ fear \/ shame \/ blame \/ separation \/ Where<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>redemption \/ walked away<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>creating \/ trust<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>creation \/ new \/ new<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>know God \/ know<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION Week 1 \u2014 In the Beginning, God Genesis 1:1\u201331 \u201cLet\u2019s Take This Journey Together\u201d FOLLOW ALONG \u2014 FILL IN THE BLANKS 1. IT ALL STARTS WITH GODGenesis 1:1 says, \u201cIn the beginning, ______ created the heavens and the earth.\u201d We are not the center of the story. ________ is. 2. GOD CREATED SOMETHING GOODGenesis 1:31 says, \u201cGod saw all that he had made, and it was ______ ______.\u201d Sin damaged what God created, but God did [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","ctc_sermon_topic":[],"ctc_sermon_book":[],"ctc_sermon_series":[],"ctc_sermon_speaker":[],"ctc_sermon_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6777","ctc_sermon","type-ctc_sermon","status-publish","hentry","ctfw-no-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ctc_sermon"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6777"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6781,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon\/6777\/revisions\/6781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_topic?post=6777"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_book?post=6777"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_series?post=6777"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_speaker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_speaker?post=6777"},{"taxonomy":"ctc_sermon_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annanaz.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ctc_sermon_tag?post=6777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}