Creation and Rest

Sermon Notes - Genesis 1:3-2:3 - Creation and Rest

Main Point: By his word God creates and rests for His glory and our good.

1. God Creates for His Glory and Our Good (1:3-31)

  A. Overview

   -God's Spoken Command

   -Report of Fulfillment

   -God's Evaluation

   -Concluding Temporal Summary

  B. Forming (1:3-13)

  C. Filling (1:14-31)

2. God Rests for His Glory and Our Good (2:1-3)

  A. What it Means that God Rested

  B. What It Means that God Blessed the Seventh Day and Made It Holy

  C. What the Sabbath Means for Us