In a world in the clutches of sin, spiritual warfare, and death, how can we live? God gives us three lessons through the line of Seth in Genesis Five.

Outline: What does a God-centered life involve?

1. It involves belonging to God (5:1-5)

2. It involves being with God (vv. 21-24)

3. It involves believing God (vv. 28-32)

Questions for Personal Reflection:

1. Where have you felt the longing that there would be no death?

2. Scott Adams said one week before he died: "I do believe that the dominant Christian theory is that I would wake up in Heaven if I have a good life.” Imagine you got to speak with him before he passed, what would you say?

3. Which of the three points: belonging to God, being with God, or believing God spoke to you most directly today and why?

4. Choosing sin is often viewed as “living free.” Why is this a lie?

5. Read Galatians 5:1: Where have you experienced the gospel setting you free?

6. Share some ways you have enjoyed being with God? What changes have you made (or need to make) to prioritize this?

7. In your own words, what is the difference between believing in God and believing God?

8. Personal Reflection: Your best friend is writing your obituary, what would they say about your walk with God?

We will survive the battleground of spiritual warfare as we learn to live by faith and not by sight.

Outline: Four treacherous tactics of the Enemy to destroy God's people:

1. The enemy confounds hope (vv. 1-2, 25)

2. The enemy exploits the flesh (vv. 3-7)

3. The enemy slays the righteous (vv. 8-16)

4. The enemy establishes the godless (vv. 17-24)

But the enemy fails to stop God's promise (vv. 25-26)

Questions for personal reflection:

1. In what ways/areas are you experiencing the battleground of spiritual warfare?

2. There is danger in putting our faith more in how we think God will act than in Him as the God who will act. Where have you seen this error in the modern church? How have you made this error yourself?

3. How have you seen anger become a foothold for the Enemy?

4. What ways have you found work well for fighting sin?

5. The truth that the Enemy slays the righteous and establishes the godless can be crushing to our day-to-day hope. Read Psalm 10, how does the Psalmist deal with his soul-crushing circumstances? Where does the Psalmist find his strength to endure and remain hopeful?

6. Read 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Paul is facing his imminent unjust execution, how does his faith in Jesus make his death not a triumph of evil but a testimony that God’s promise does not fail?

The very day our sin separated us from God, God began the work to bring us back.

Outline: How does redemption begin?

1. Redemption begins with the reality of sin

2. Redemption begins with God's grace alone

3. Redemption begins with trusting God's Word

Questions for Personal Reflection:

1. With the numerous serious problems in our world that need to be fixed, should sin be treated as the greatest problem? Support your answer.

2. The chasm sin creates involves being (1) far from God (2) pointed away from God (3) prevented from returning to God. Which one of these realities hit you the hardest today?

3. How does recognizing the seriousness of sin make the grace of God more amazing?

4. Why is it important to be surprised that the Bible has a page 4? What difference does it make in reading the Bible to recognize every page reveals some measure of God’s grace toward us?

5. “The very day our sin separated us from God, God began the work to bring us back.” How can this truth help us turn to God when we feel unforgivable or unlovable?

6. Adam trusted in God’s Word not just by professing it but by acting upon it: he cleaved to Eve and started a family. Where might you need to show trust in God’s Word by acting upon it?