Sign of the covenant | A Sermon on the flood in Genesis 6 - 9

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Wet Spring

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Sermon from the Narrative Lectionary on Noah and the Flood. God promises to redeem the world and the rainbow is a physical sign of the promise.

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Wet Spring

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Stuff is just stuff, and stuff happens

We need each other

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Noah and the Great FloodGenesis 6-9

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• Bad things happen in God’s good world.

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"Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence. And God saw that the earth was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted its ways upon the earth.”

(Genesis 6:11-12)

"I am going to destroy from under heaven all flesh in which is the breath of life;"

(Genesis 6:17)

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Destructionleads to

Destruction

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• Bad things happen in God’s good world.

• God has promised to redeem it.

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Genesis 6:16-22, 9:8-15

Genesis 6:16-22, 9:8-15