Worship Guide & Message Notes

Cypress Creek Church 

Pastor David Bamberry 

February 23, 2025 

Ancient Stories That Matter Today 

THE CREATION OF THE WORLD 

Genesis 1 and 2 

1. God is the Sovereign Creator. 

“God is the all-powerful, intentional, and sole creator of everything.” 

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3 NLT 

2. The Goodness of Creation. 

“God is a Good God.” 

Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 NLT 

3. Humanity in God’s Image. 

“We humans are made ‘in the image of God,’ unique among creation, with the capacity of  relationship, creativity, and dominion over the earth.” 

Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over  the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and  the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own  image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:26-27 NLT 

4. The Sabbath and Rest. 

“God rested on the seventh day, blessing and sanctifying it, setting a pattern for human life.” 

On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his  work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when  he rested from all his work of creation. Genesis 2:2-3 NLT 

5. The Foundation of Marriage and Relationship. 

“Genesis describes the creation of Eve from Adam and the institution of marriage as a union  of ‘one flesh’. It is portrayed as a divinely ordained partnership.” 

Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is  just right for him.” So the LORD God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the  birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man  chose a name for each one. He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and  all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him. So the LORD God caused  the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the LORD God took out one of the 

man’s ribs and closed up the opening. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib,  and he brought her to the man. “At last!” the man exclaimed. “This one is bone from my  bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken from  ‘man.’” Genesis 2:18-23 NLT