Beginnings: The Snake Crusher

MESSAGE | Pastor Jordan Moody
Genesis 3:8-24  

THE FALL INTO SIN – SATAN’S 5-STEP STRATEGY

1. Doubt 

2. Desire

3. Deception 

4. Disobedience

5. Disgrace/Death 

 

The Curse of Sin 

 

CONCLUSION – THE SNAKE-CRUSHER

 

Small Group Discussion Questions

1. How do the doubts raised by the serpent in Genesis 3 manifest in our own lives today? Describe the scene in Genesis 3 and what stands out to you? What steps can you take to strengthen your trust in God and take him at his word?

2. How can recognizing the cycle of temptation and fall into sin (doubt, desire, deception, disobedience, disgrace) help us in our lives today?

 

3. What role does repentance play in breaking the cycle of sin as described in the sermon? How does blame-shifting keep it going? 

 

4. Why does God cover them with animal skins in Genesis 3:21? 

 

5. In Genesis 3:15's "First Gospel," how do the ideas of the seed of the Serpent and the Seed of the Woman and the coming  'Snake Crusher' shape your view of Jesus as Savior? Trace this through the Biblical narrative.