The Origin Story - What Went Wrong Part I - Roydon Frost - (Sunday 22 February 2026)

This sermon explores the pivotal moment in Genesis 3 when humanity’s harmony with God is fractured by deception and disobedience, beginning with the serpent’s subtle questioning of God’s word and leading to Adam and Eve’s choice to eat the forbidden fruit. It shows how this event introduced human vulnerability, shame, and a mixed experience of good and evil into the world by distorting God’s generous provision and inviting prideful independence. The message unfolds the serpent’s strategy of disguise, suggestion, exaggeration, and contradiction, ultimately revealing sin’s destructive power and the human tendency to hide behind fig-leaf solutions. The sermon culminates in the hope of redemption through Jesus Christ, the “new Adam,” who overcomes deception and offers true wisdom, freedom, and life to all who trust in Him.