Read Genesis 11:10-32. Make sure you have a group member ready with an atlas or map to identify the places mentioned. This is important! What differences do you note between the “account of Shem, Ham and Japheth” in chapter 10 and the account of Shem’s family line in 11:10 to 11:32? What do we learn … Continue reading Genesis 11:10 – 12:9 →

Leaders’ notes: a. It’s most likely that chapter 10 follows chapter 11 in strict chronology. If this is so, chapter 11:1-9 must be read with chapter 10 open or at least in mind. b. Chapter 10 is very carefully crafted in order to make it much more than a historically-interesting genealogy, or even to give … Continue reading Genesis 10:1-11:9 →

God’s Covenant with Noah 9 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground, and … Continue reading Genesis 9 →

Opening discussion: Every day is a gift from God. Discuss. Context Chapter 7 ends with an eerie and foreboding feeling. Everything on the face of the earth is destroyed. Everything that has breath! Only a boat remains containing Noah and his family. Chapter 7 Verse 23 takes us from an aerial view of the world … Continue reading Genesis 8 →

Context: Genesis 1 set the foundation for us to think about the character and nature of God.  Genesis 2 zoomed in on the relationship between God and humanity and sharpened our understand of what it is to be human.  In Genesis 3, the first humans sinned – breaking their relationship with God, the earth and … Continue reading Genesis 6:-7:22 →

NB: Questions for group discussion are in italics. There are copious notes for leaders – please decide which if any you will share with your group. Questions to open up discussion: “With the right education we could get rid of most of the evil in the world” – what do you think? We might wonder why … Continue reading Genesis 5:1-6:8 →

Discussion question: Reflecting back on Genesis 2, what, if you were Adam or Eve, would you wish you had? Discuss why. Context: Genesis 1 and 2 describe the beginning of God’s activity in the world and the origin story of mankind. We are left with no doubt that God is the creator and has made … Continue reading Genesis 3 →

Context: Like Genesis 1; Genesis 2 continues to tell the story of creation with a zoomed in view on the relationship between God and humanity.  Like we saw in Revelation, this is a zoomed in retelling of the story. Again, we need to consider genre.  This is NOT a historiographical account of creation.  Between the … Continue reading Genesis 2 →

As we begin studying these very familiar first 11 chapters of the Bible, people in our groups will have a variety of thoughts in mind, (much like they may have had as we were studying Revelation!). Some will be eager to put forward a pet theory about how Genesis is to be read. Some will … Continue reading CAC Growth Groups 2020 – Resources for the study of Genesis →

As we come to the end of the series on the Book of Revelation it is helpful to recall the historical perspective that lies behind this wonderful book. This is summed up by Paul Barnett in his commentary Revelation: Apocalypse Now and Then at page 153: Revelation leaves us in no doubt: the great end-time … Continue reading REVELATION 22:6 -21 -GROWTH GROUPS DISCUSSION NOTES →

People tend to worry about what the future hold. This applies to the ordinary things of life, but also to that big matter of life itself.  Down the track we know we are going to die (unless Christ returns before); what then?  Religion as a human activity, gives this question a high priority. The Egyptians built tombs. Hindus believe in reincarnation. Many worship their … Continue reading Revelation 21:1-22:5 →

Armageddon and the Thousand years Discussion Question What is your favourite book? (In this study we will see all the books opened that will be used to judge all of humanity and yet there is the Book of Life – this may become our favourite book!) Or Can you think of a story of anti-climax? … Continue reading Revelation 19:19-20:15 →