channel 190: this you have chosen to start, be prepared to face the challenges from learners and derailer's. I plead you to be constant and stick to fellowship time.
Yes!
If could it be a daily digest then I suggest 5 a.m daily.
We can make it during weekends, say fridays evening and on saturdays.
[size=5pt]start from genesis please. Also when is the starting date[/size]

obalola7: The Creation of Heaven and Earth

Genesis 1

The first chapter of Genesis told us the state of the world and how it was dark and unfounded and in total uncertainty. The scenario could be compare to the state of man when he is yet to know God. At such state man life is usually full of darkness and lot of uncertainty.

First Day

However, God look down and saw how darkness had taken over the world and he spoke, let there be light and immediately there was light. The light was needed to see clearly the confuse state on earth. When God saw the light was good, he separated lightness from darkness, by calling the light day and darkness night. (Genesis 1:1-6)

Second Day

God spoke again and separated the water on the land from the sky. (Genesis 1:7-8 )

Third Day

There was need to concentrate on the water on earth and God spoke that the water should be parked into one side to give way for the surface of the ground. The parked waters was called sea and the ground was called earth. Then the ground produced plantation such as herbs, grass and trees of all kinds. (Genesis 1:9-13)

Fourth Day

Then God spoke sun, moon and stars to existence. The sun to provide light for the day; moon and stars for the Night (Genesis 1:14-19)

Fifth Day

The almighty also spoke that the water should bring out aquatic creatures that are moving and living. Also flying fowls of the air of all kinds. And God bless them to multiply and be fruitful. (Genesis 1:20-23)

Six Day

On this day, God spoke to the earth to produce living creatures such as cattle, and every creeping things like snake, snail and their kinds.
Then God said let us make man in our own image- (the creation of man) to have dominion and power over the aquatic of the waters, fowls of the air and all terrestrial animals, including all the plantations for meat. (Genesis 1:24-31)

Reflection
The creation of heaven and earth can be compared to our state of hopelessness, trials and difficulties. During this time, God will look on us when we pray to light into our darkest world and he will then speak that the situation we are experiencing to start giving ways for peace, hope, solution, happiness and comfort.

During this time, God will then start to address the elements of the problem we are facing one after the other. He will look into those who are sick, be heal; First he will make provision for the hospital bill, then he will give the doctor wisdom and help needed to treat you well, then he will send provision your way, until you are fully recovered. The same thing apply to those in financial trap, be blessed; those barren be fruitful and many other challenges they may be facing He speaks solutions to them and immediately, your life will start regaining strength and prosperity. Amen

My prayer for you is that the almighty will visit you today and fix your world as he fixed the earth.

channel 190:
[size=30]AMEN[/size]I learned that the earth and it properties (water, cloud, land e.t.c) we see today was once fused as one.
God is the most powerful living thing, he exercised his power through his pronouncement, 'word'

Emyo: Nice, idea, I would like to join this fellowship.

Image123: I will not reserve my comment,but it will be later.

obalola7: The Seventh Day: Keeping it Holy

Genesis 2

Introduction- In our last lesson, we learned on how powerful God is to pronounce into existence the creation of Heaven and Earth. In today's lesson, we will be learning how God rested on the seventh day like he enjoined us in the bible that we should keep the sabbath day holy. In this chapter God created the Garden of Eden and made woman out of the rib of a man. In the Garden he commanded that man should eat all fruits of the trees but the fruits of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil man should not eat, for the day that man eat of it, man will die. However, God saw how lonely man was, so he created woman to help him in his day to day work.

Today's Study

The creation of the heaven and earth was over and God rested. He then blessed and sanctified the seventh day after he had rested from the creation of Heaven and Earth. (Genesis 2: 1-4) However, at that time there was no rain and no man was tilling the ground. And God will make a cloud of water from the ground to evaporate in order to water the surface of the ground.(Genesis 2: 4-6)

The creation of man was not as it was on other creations, because God himself formed man with the dust(clay) of the ground and breath into his nostrils the breath of life and man became part of the living (Genesis 2: 7)

It was needed for man to have a place to live in the wide big world, so God created the garden in the east part of the land called Eden and there he housed man. Then God created from the ground everything needed to sustain man. Including fruits for vitamin, tree for shelter and part of the trees were tree of life, knowledge of good and evil.(Genesis 2: 8- 9)

In the garden of Eden was a river that parted into four to water all parts of the garden. The parted waters went into four land: piston(Havilah) of gold, Gihon(Ethiopia), Hiddekel(Assyria) and Euphrates.(Genesis 2: 10-14)

Then God put man in the garden and asked man not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but can eat all other fruits of all trees. But if they disobey, they will die(Genesis 2: 15-17)

Then God considering the state of man loneliness, he made man an helper. However, the first man gave name to all that was created by God and he had no helper with the naming ceremony, so God made him to sleep. Then God took a rib out of his ribs and fills the missing rib with flesh. He then form woman out of the rib of man and brought her to Adam the first man. Because she was made out of man, he called her woman and they are both naked and Adam and Eve were not ashamed. (Genesis 2: 18-25)

Reflection

We might have wonder why God created man in his own image and from the dust he formed man and never pronounced man to existence like other creation. This is a refection on how God works in diverse ways and his ways are far from us. (Isaiah 55: 8 )8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

The creation of Eden is the reflection of how thoughtful and merciful God is towards his people. He made provision even before we asked. He thought of an helper for man and blessed man with woman. He also provided water to drink and also hid hidden treasures like gold where he placed the first man(Philippians 4: 19 )19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

All that God needed to bless man is obedience to his word. God commanded that man should not eat from the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, that was all that is needed to enjoy a garden made by God and customized for Adam and Eve. (Isaiah 1: 19 )19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land:

One of God's commandments for us as children of God is to keep the sabbath day holy as God did rested and sanctified the seventh day. As Christians we should endeavor to keep our Sunday holy. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.(Exodus 20: 8 )

Let us try to start doing as God has commanded us today and we can be sure that God will fulfill his promises. No matter what the problem we are facing, let us pray, read the bible, be obedient to his words and then expect his blessing. My prayer for you is that God will give you the grace and strength to keep God's commandment.

Psalms 119:11
11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.


God bless you

channel 190: isaih 55:8, his ways are not our way...what was the essence of putting a fruit at the tree when it is a forbidden fruit...philosophers agreed that the fruit was no friut but the V,agina of a lady, that bible made use of euphemism.
Which ever way...u can digress more on this, but you have said it all...avoiding the literal fruit or abstaining from the euphemised fruit is a price tag for his goodness and mercy for us. [size=30pt]amen[/size] may he give us the grace to abide by his commandments.

channel 190: Wahoo! Now give me ur choice of dates...am ready to go by any dates, and time bear in mind am a student.


[size=25pt]AMEN[/size]

I love the way you share the word.
Let continue like dat, but we need time table, so as for me to be the first to sit here o

obalola7: The descendants of Adam the first man

Genesis 5

Introduction- In our last lesson we learned about the accepted and rejected offering, the death of Abel and Cain as the first man to ever repent of his sin. In this chapter we will learn about the history of man, the descendants of the first man Adam.

Today's Study

God created the first male and female who are also known as Adam and Eve. Then gave birth to Cain and Abel who was killed by Cain and Seth was born when Adam was 130 years after the death of Abel. Adam live 930 years before he died(Genesis 5:1-5)

When Seth was 105 years he had Enos and other children and Seth died at age 912. Then Enos had Cainan at age 90 then had more children and died at age 905. Cainan when he was 70, had Mahallaleel and had more children before he died at age 910(Genesis 5:6-14)

Then Mahalaleel had Jared at 65 and he gave birth to more children and died at age 895. Jared then gave birth to Enoch when he was 162 years after which he had more children before he died at age 962. Then Enoch when he was 65 years gave birth to Methuselah, but he walk with God and God took him. He was the first man to be taken without death.(Genesis 5:15-24)

Methusalah when he was 197 had Lamech and later had more children and died at 969 years of age(as the oldest man that ever lived) Then Lamech at age 182 had Noah who was to comfort them in all their suffering, because of the ground that God had curse. And Lamech had more children and died at age 777. When Noah was 500 years old, he gave birth to Shem, Ham and Japheth. (Genesis 5:25-32)

Reflection

God is a good historian and director of all professions. While the world was being populated, God was specific with those special child that will represent their lineage as it was named in this chapter 5. This signify that God knows you by name and could tell how old you are. One thing to learn in this chapter is that, man's age are gradually reducing due to the first sin. But in all God is still interested in man.

He chose this people who will represent the lineage and descendants of Adam and as we continue to read, we will see that some people are peculiar and born for a purpose. You and i are peculiar people and a chosen generation just as 1 Peter 2:9 says "9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;".

As christian parents we should be mindful of the name we give our children. When Lamech had Noah, he named him Noah because they needed a comforter: "29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed." Genesis 5:29. Christian parents should endeavor to pray before naming their children and to name their children with Good name and intention.

May God teach us his word and help us do his will.

channel 190: may his words bear fruits in our heart. Dear, please am very sick...ache since yesterday night...from a hole in my teeth

obalola7: Noah Found Grace before God

Genesis 6

Introduction- In our last lesson, we learned about the history and descendants of the first man. In our lesson today, we will be studying about the plan for the destruction of the world with water, God's regret for man sins and Grace that Noah found before God.

Today's Study

At this time men had started to multiply with children on earth and God saw it and said he will not be struggling with man anymore. This was as a result of man continuous sin. Then God pronounce that human beings will not live more than 120 years anymore. However, there were giants on earth at that time that marry and gave birth to mighty men, but God noticed the wickedness of man and that he thinks of evil all the time. (Genesis 6:1-5)

Then God thought of destroying man and all living things that he had made because he regretted to have made man on the earth. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the lord. He was considered a just man, perfect in his generation and walked with God. (Genesis 6:6-10)

The entire world was corrupt and there was violence everywhere. Then God told Noah that the end of the human beings have come and that he should made himself an ark of gopher wood with a plan and dimension that God gave him. (Genesis 6:11-15)

Noah was to design an ark that has a window with about three stories. Then God told him that he will send a flood that will destroyed every living thing until they all die. But with Noah God made a covenant that he shall not die, but come into the ark with his family and his daughters inlaws . He is also to save male and female of every creature of the fowls of the air, aquatic and terrestrial animals. God also instructed him to store in the ark food for himself, family and the animals. Noah did as God commanded him. (Genesis 6:16-22)

Reflection

In our journey of life, we sometime sin and when we do God feels disappointed and would sometime punish us for our sins. It is also common for an innocent to be punished for the sin others committed or we are punish for the sin we know nothing about. That is why you hear that common saying "being at the wrong place at the wrong time." But when God is for you, he will protect you and select you out from such danger. Noah is an example of that. Instead of him to be destroyed with his generation for the sin he knows nothing about, he found grace before God. "4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (Psalm 91:4)

This aspect is what make some people to ask God, why me? When things happen, its sometime as a result of the sin of others and if we are not in good standing with God, we can be swept away with the consequence of other people's sin. That is why we should endeavor to make sure God is reflected in our thinking and in our mind. We should take God as daily dose by reading his word and praying everyday. So that his word can have effect in our lives. His promise for us is "8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye." (Psalm 32: 8 )

If God's guides us with his eyes and instruct us on where to go, definitely, he will pre-warn us about future danger. Instead of being part of danger, the spirit of God will prompt us to walk away and we will only hear of it but not experience it. He will make provision for our protection as he promised"20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast."(Isaiah 26:20)

However, it will take us to be Just and perfect in our generation to be selected for such a wonderful assignment and safety. The good thing is that, God can consider your faithfulness to save your children, family, uncle and relatives from danger, just as God did for Noah.

My prayer is that we will from today find grace, favor and mercy before the Almighty God.

channel 190: thanks for ur prayers. Have removed the disturbing teeth. Congratulations we made it to 2013.
So even Noah's inlaws made it into the ark. Taught it was just his children o. Thanks dear