Today’s Bulletin
OUTLINE
I. Who Are The Sons of Man (v.1-2)
A. Male angels marrying human woman and having children
B. Men in line of Seth, marrying women from line of Cain
II. A Life Span or a Warning? (v.3)
III. Who Are The Nephilim & Mighty Men of Renown? (v.4)
A. Half human, half angels
B. A group of warriors (marking time)
IV. What The Lord Saw (v.5)
V. What The Lord Will Do (v.6-7)
VI. A Great But (v.8)
Genesis 6:1-8
“When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
5 The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.”
8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
SERMON DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
WHAT A WONDERFUL & MESSED UP WORLD: GENESIS 6:1-8
Ice Breaker: What is closest you’ve come to experiencing the flood?
Weekly Questions
What stood out to you/challenged you most in this sermon?
What’s one area you feel the Lord wants to grow you into more Christ likeness?
How can this group pray for you this week?
This Week Specific
What’s the strangest part of this passage?
Apart from the obscurity of some details in verses 1-5, what do you find most disturbing about the description of human corruption in verse 5? Why? What would most disturb someone who believes human nature is essentially good?
Why do you think God feels the way he does about human wickedness (v. 6)?
Do you think his decision in verse 7 is justified? Why or why not?
What parallels between Genesis 3 and Genesis 6 help explain how sin works?
One interpretation of Genesis 6:3, that man’s days shall be 120 years, is a warning of the coming flood. What warning signs do we live with today? How do we respond to those warnings?
When are you most tempted to judge God’s actions? How can you right your heart/thoughts when you do?