11 Genesis 1:22-29 (Be fruitful and multiply)

I. Review
II. Fruitfulness in Genesis
1. Fruitfulness defined
a. Fruit as Godly behavior
Matthew 7:16 / Galatians 5:22-23
Colossians 1:10 / Philippians 1:11
b. Fruit as ungodly behavior
Romans 7:5
c. Fruit as luxurious living
Revelation 18:14
d. Fruit as market production (paycheck)
Exodus 23:16
e. Fruit as literal children
Genesis 1:22, 1:28, 9:1, 9:7
2. Fruitfulness commanded
Genesis 35:11
3. Fruitfulness given
Genesis 17:6 / Exodus 1:7
Proverbs 128:3 / Jeremiah 23:3
4. Fruitfulness commended
Psalm 127:3-5 / Deuteronomy 28:11
III. Message of the Marketplace: Children are a burden
How Should We Then Live?
1. Change the way we think about children
2. Children were (and are) part of God’s evangelistic plan.
Genesis 18:17-19
3. Recognize general commands versus individual commands
1 Thessalonians 4:11 / 1 Corinthians 7:28-34
4. Have children the Lord’s way
5. Support your children having children
Proverbs 17:6
a. Shepherd your grandchildren
Deuteronomy 4:9 / 1 Timothy 1:5
b. Bless them financially
Proverbs 13:22
6. The church needs to minister to children