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                              Clarity Week 6

                            Genesis 4:17-6:8


      

Clarity

CGL Notes: We live in a world where everyone has an opinion about life and how it should work. Many opinions about what’s right and what’s wrong. We also live in a world where everyone seems to have a platform to voice their opinions. This brings confusion in our world but in the midst of confusion, God’s Word brings clarity! In a world with many voices, we are letting God’s voice speak the loudest!


Read Genesis 4:17 - 6:8


Summary

In this text we see the progression of sin and righteousness through two distinct family lines descending from Adam and Eve - Cain and Seth. Cain’s line is marked by disobedience and violence, while we see faith, dependence, and closeness to God through Seth’s line. Ultimately, while all people bear God’s image, they also carry Adam’s fallen likeness and human wickedness multiplies. God will bring judgment to this wickedness through a flood, but He finds favor in Noah, giving sinners hope.


Question Bank

1. When we zoom out and look at the big picture in this passage, we learn that God is faithful, just, gracious, and hates sin. Where specifically do you see each of these characteristics?


2. Generational sin is a theme we will see throughout Genesis and it’s a big deal today. How do we see generational sin play out in Cain’s lineage?

- Have you seen this in your own family? What steps can you take to help your legacy reflect faith and obedience rather than sin and rebellion?

- Particularly for men, how does this passage challenge our responsibility as spiritual leaders in our home?


3. What does it mean to “walk with God” as Enoch did? See Ephesians 4:17-32 for more.

- If you played a video for someone of just the last 6 weeks of your life, how would they describe your walk with God? Does it reflect Ephesians 4?

- What are practical things that you can do to walk with God more closely in your life?


4. What should we learn from verse 5 in chapter 6? Is this true today?

- How does verse 8 give us hope?


bell  Announcements:

- Women's Conference this Saturday (March 8)

- Equip class begins March 16 at the 9 am service! This class is a next step for those who want to know what it looks like practically to reach lost people and be a disciple maker locally and globally.

- Heart and Soul also starts up on March 16 at the 11 am service!