EPISODE · Aug 27, 2025 · 37 MIN
God Created, Genesis 1
from Ben Smith: All for the Kingdom · host Ben Smith
Genesis chapter one is the testimony of creation. By God’s authority, out of His will, and according to His command, He created all things.As with all of scripture, Genesis chapter one is a testimony of God that reveals His authority, will, and nature. It is not a story about men but a testimony to who God is and how He is working.Genesis chapter one does not answer every detail you may wish were included. There are many questions about how God accomplished His work that are left unanswered. Not the least of which is how God created all that is from nothing. In His perfect providence, God has given us His word to declare that He is the author and creator of all things while leaving unanswered the mysteries that the mind of man cannot conceive. Genesis chapter one is a foundational text for a Christian worldview and many of the most fundamental doctrines. From Genesis chapter one, Pastor Ben Smith preaches on how God’s creation forms how Christians understand God and all that He has made.Find Out More:Additional podcasts, books, and downloadable PDFs of Pastor Ben’s sermon outlines and manuscripts are available at http://bensmithsr.org.This sermon was originally preached on 8/17/2025.Special thanks to David Carnes for his beautiful rendition of This Is My Father’s World from the album Journey… a Praise Offering. You can explore this recording and more of his music at Apple Music.
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This sermon by Ben Smith, titled "God Created," is from Genesis Chapter 1. The overarching main idea is that by God's authority, out of His will, and according to His command, He created all things. The sermon begins with an introduction and overview of Genesis before addressing the text of chapter one directly. The central question explored is: How does God's creation form how Christians understand God and all that He has made? The creation testifies to three fundamental characteristics of God: • God is the Creator (Genesis 1:1-2): • God is Sovereign (Genesis 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26, 28, 29): • God is Good (Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25, 31): The sermon concludes by affirming that believing God created all things out of nothing is a matter of faith and fundamental to being a Christian.
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