Forward City Church Messages

Christmas Past, Part 1: Hiding

December 13, 2022 Forward City Church Season 12 Episode 1
Forward City Church Messages
Christmas Past, Part 1: Hiding
Show Notes

Adam and Eve sinned, and then tried to hide from the Lord. As fellow humans, we have many similar inclinations -- both to sin and to hide.
In response, God initiated our rescue, and is ever pursuing us because He loves us as we are. Maybe it's time we stop hiding, and run to our Father.

Genesis 3:1-10
The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”
 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”
 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”
The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”