Ever feel like you're the only believer in the room? Elijah did too, and he was off by seven thousand. I walk through Genesis 6 to 9: the Nephilim, whether God changes His mind, the flood, and Noah's three sons. Then I show why Shem's name turns up in Jesus' genealogy in Luke 3. God always keeps for Himself a remnant, and His purposes will never be thwarted.

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How do you get a small group actually sharing their faith? What we do is a not so secret society with a little sword pledge pin, a bucket of fame and a bucket of shame. The only rule is it has to make you a little nervous. I walk through 1 Peter 3:15 and Ephesians 5:16, why "preach the gospel, and if necessary use words" doesn't hold up, and why you should try it for one quarter and see what happens.

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Is Genesis 5 just a list of names? The list is making a point. I trace the two family lines that come out of Genesis 3:15. In Seth's line people begin to call on the name of the Lord, and Enoch, the seventh from Adam, walks with God. In Cain's line Lamech, also the seventh, brags that he'll be avenged seventy-seven times. Then I look at Exodus 20:5 and 6 and what it means for your family today. It only takes one person to turn a family line toward the Lord.

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