Sermon: Genesis 2:5-17,25-3:7, Romans 5:12-18, Matthew 4:1-11
February 10th, 2008 · Posted in SERMONS · 0 CommentsI have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s based on Genesis 2:5-17, Genesis 2:25-3:7, Romans 5:12-18, and Matthew 4:1-11 and entitled “Jesus Means We Have Another Chance.”
Here’s a portion of it:
At the convent of San Bernadino in Ivea, Italy there is a a startling fresco entitled “The Expulsion From The Garden” — a powerful portrayal of the event of Genesis 3 — what we have come to know as “The Fall.” It depicts Adam and Eve walking away from the gate to the garden that is being guarded by an angel with a sword. Behind the gate is a beautiful light and lush greenery – but Adam and Eve are now and walking towards an area of darkness – rocky soil – and sinister looking creatures. They can no longer go back through the gate to Eden – the angel will not let them pass back through the gate.
Adam is covering his face with his hands — unable to bear the pain of the expulsion from the Garden of Eden — while Eve openly expresses her anguish — all the while trying to cover her nakedness with her hands.
This fresco gives a powerful image of sin and it’s consequences.
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