Week 1
3 Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
It has been said that the debate about Genesis has generated more heat than light, indicating that much of the discussion has been unhelpful. In this study we will be looking not at a question of how we got here but who we are and let the Bible speak into that.
Question 1
Where does light feature in your life? Think for a moment how light is generated and dependent we are on the generation of artificial light.
Question 2
Read John 1:1-5. Think about what this says about Jesus and his place in the story of creation. This
Question 3
What place does God as creator have in your faith and in that of our church? How might it make a difference if that was more strongly emphasised.
Question 4
Watch the interview with Christina Figueres from Costa Rica, who for 6 years was the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and oversaw the 2015 Paris Agreement. Either use the link on the church website or go to www.spckpublishing.co.uk/saying-yes-resources.
Question 5
When we think about how light is so fundamental to our society and to the development in other countries, how can we change how we use light to better preserve our planets resources. What changes can we make as individuals? What changes can we make as a church?