"The World We Were Made For" - Genesis 2:4-25 - Nathan Edwards

Why do we desire things to be perfect?

Questions for Personal Reflection:

Share a time when you wanted something to be ‘just perfect.’ Why do you think your expectations were so high in this situation? As you reflect, do you see any connection between this situation and one of the five aspects of paradise?

Of the five aspects of paradise, which one stirred your longing the most this morning? Why was this aspect so meaningful to you?

Read Exodus 33:15-19 and John 6:66-69. How do you see the wonder of God’s presence in these passages? What can we learn from these passages to grow our own wonder of God?

Why do you think loneliness is so prevalent in our culture? What do you think needs to be true about a church to be a remedy to loneliness?

What responsibility do we have individually for this? Why is it impossible to be in sin and in Paradise at the same time? Engage the five aspects in your answer.

Read Luke 23:38-43. Jesus welcomes a serious sinner into Paradise with Him! What does Jesus do to offer this gift? What does the thief do to receive this gift?