Ephesians 6:5-9 | Jesus-Centered Work

Genesis 2:18-23 | A Suitable Helper

This sermon focuses on Genesis 2:18–23 and teaches that biblical womanhood is essential to God’s design for humanity. Pastor Eric Josephsen teaches that women are equally valuable image-bearers of God, uniquely created to help fulfill humanity’s purpose alongside men. Pastor Eric emphasizes three main points: humanity needs women, God has a distinct role for women, and God has given women a glorious design. Pastor Eric closes by connecting Adam and Eve to Christ and the church, calling believers to celebrate and defend God’s design for men and women.

Genesis 2:4-17 | Men of Dust

The sermon explores Genesis 2 and God’s design for manhood, emphasizing that a real man knows where he belongs: in the presence of God. Pastor Josh teaches that men are called to work, cultivate, and protect what God has entrusted to them for His glory and the good of others. The message also highlights that true manhood depends on trusting God’s Word rather than self-rule. Ultimately, Jesus is presented as the perfect man who succeeded where Adam failed and makes the way back to God possible.

Genesis 2:1-3 | The Rest We Need

Pastor Josh teaches that God created Sabbath rest as a gift, and humanity’s deep rest is ultimately found in Christ. Because of sin, people live restless lives, but Jesus offers rest now for weary souls and eternal rest in the life to come. The message also encourages believers to practice regular rhythms of worship and rest as a reminder that they belong to God and are still journeying toward their final home.

Genesis 1:26-28 | Made in His Image

Pastor Josh teaches in Genesis 1:26-28 that humanity is uniquely created in the image of God, giving every person inherent dignity, value, and purpose. It emphasizes that human beings—male and female—are designed by God to reflect His character, multiply His image, and steward creation faithfully. The message also points out that sin has distorted this calling, but through Jesus Christ, the perfect image of God, believers can be restored and renewed to become what God intended them to be.

Genesis 1:1-31 | In the Beginning, God

Pastor Josh introduces Genesis 1 as the opening of a larger story of redemption, emphasizing that the Bible is ultimately about God and points to Jesus from beginning to end.   It argues that the main question of Genesis is not modern debates about origins, but who made the world, how He made it, and why—namely, that the one true God created all things by His powerful Word, bringing order, beauty, and life out of chaos.   The message also connects creation to Christ, presenting Jesus as the eternal Word through whom all things were made and through whom God brings new creation and salvation.   Finally, it says God created the world for His glory and out of His grace, inviting listeners to worship Him, see His handiwork in creation, and trust Him to bring light and renewal into their lives.