THE FIRST FAMILY

Our Scripture Text
Genesis 3:1-19 (New International Version)

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”

2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”

4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to the man, “Where are you?”

10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.”

11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”

12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”

The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,

“Cursed are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and hers;
he will crush[b] your head,
and you will strike his heel.”

16 To the woman he said,

“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.”

17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’

“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.
18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”


SERMON TITLE: THE FIRST FAMILY!
SERMON TEXT: Genesis 3:1-19
SPEAKER: Pastor Sherman J. Fort

1. THE SETTING!
2.
a. It was a LUSH garden.

b. It was a LAVISH garden.

c. It was a L___________________ garden.


3. THE SITUATION!
4.
a. It was a TEST.

b. It was a matter of TRUST.

c. It was a matter of TRUTH.


5. THE SOLUTION!

a. Take RESPONSIBILITY.

b. God’s REPLACEMENT.

DEACON JAMES C. McCLELLAND

Yesterday morning, March 31, 2011 Deacon James C. McClelland transitioned from earth to heaven!

To God be the glory for a life well lived. For a man who loves The LORD, loves his family and provided a consistent example of hard work and a commitment to Jesus Christ as his legacy.

"Blessed are the dead which die in The Lord, ... that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them". -Revelation 14:13

KNOW CHRIST AND MAKE HIM KNOWN!

Agape,
pastor fort

PRAYING WITH AND FOR THE MEN OF CANAAN!

Real men love God! Real men love their families! Real men hold one another accountable!

I am grateful to our God for His love, mercy and grace. I am grateful and excited that several of the men of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church will participate in this years Annual Men's Retreat. In fact, I'm told that this year will be the greatest year in terms of attendance at the men's retreat.

The retreat takes place at Camp Tontozona ... up north. Some will know this site as the location for the ASU (Arizona State University) football teams training ground.

Once again, I have obligations and commitments that will prevent me from going this year. Nevertheless I want the men of Canaan to know I am praying WITH you and FOR you.

My prayer is that God's will- will be done! That you will be changed by the power of God's love, impacted by the presence of The Holy Spirit and changed by the power of The Word of God.

To the ladies of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church and to our church family at large- remember to pray for our men and encourage them. A special thank you to the men who organize this event each year and work with the men's ministry at large. They include Bro. Ben Richardson, Min. Raymond Cook, Bro. Gary Miller, Bro. Fred Bussey and others.

Remember to: KNOW CHRIST AND MAKE HIM KNOWN!

safe in CHRIST,
pastor fort