Genesis Study Begins January 4

I'm looking forward to beginning 2009 with a study of the Book of Genesis. The book we will use as a guide is William Kroll's Genesis: a God of Purpose, a People of Promise. To take a look at one place the book can be ordered online, click here. My hope is that we can have it available for the first week of the new year in the Second Baptist Bookstore, too. Copies also are available at CPO.

Since Genesis is a 50 chapter book, and this study guide tries to cover it in twelve weeks, I'm preparing to slow it down a little. For instance, the first chapter of the study guide covers the first two chapters of Genesis. I think the best approach probably would be for each of us to go ahead work through that first full chapter of the study guide in advance of the first Sunday lesson, but the lesson itself will only cover the first "half" of the recommended passage in scripture. That is, on January 4, our focus will be on Genesis chapter one. Then, on January 11, we'll study Genesis chapter two. I'll put together a full calendar on the way we will break down the book of Genesis over a 32-week period.

Merry Christmas all.

Matt