Those Who Fell but Returned to God
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Those Who Fell but Returned to God (Contents)
Part 1: Adam and Eve – The First Returners Part 2 – Noah: Faith That Endured Corruption Part 3 – Abraham: Faith That Learned Obedience Part 4 – Jacob: Faith That Wrestled for Alignment Part 5 – Moses: Faith That Fell through Anger but Found Mercy Part 6 – David:…
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Part 1: Adam and Eve – The First Returners
Key Verse “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”— Genesis 3 : 15 (NIV) 1. Faith before the Fall Adam and Eve began in direct fellowship with God. Created imago…
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Part 2 – Noah: Faith That Endured Corruption
Key Verse “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.”— Genesis 6 : 8 (NIV) 1. A World Gone Astray By Noah’s generation, human society had deteriorated into violence and moral disorder. “Every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.” (Gen…
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Part 3 – Abraham: Faith That Learned Obedience
Key Verse “Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness.”— Genesis 15 : 6 (NIV) 1. The Call of Faith Abraham’s journey begins with a summons that interrupts ordinary life: “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show…
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Part 4 – Jacob: Faith That Wrestled for Alignment
Key Verse “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with humans, and have overcome.”— Genesis 32 : 28 (NIV) 1. The Chosen Deceiver Jacob’s story begins before his birth: “The older will serve the younger.” (Gen 25 : 23). God’s choice…
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Part 5 – Moses: Faith That Fell through Anger but Found Mercy
Key Verse “Because you did not trust in Me enough to honour Me as holy in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.”— Numbers 20 : 12 (NIV) 1. Called from Obscurity Moses’ story begins with unlikely deliverance: a Hebrew…
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Part 6 – David: Faith That Fell through Desire but Rose through Repentance
Key Verse “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”— Psalm 51 : 10 (NIV) 1. The Man after God’s Heart David stands as one of Scripture’s most complex figures: warrior, poet, prophet, and king. Chosen as a shepherd boy to lead Israel,…
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Part 7 – Solomon: Faith That Rose to Wisdom but Fell through Excess and Returned through Reflection
Key Verse “Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties.”— 1 Kings 3 : 7 (NIV) 1. The Dawn of Wisdom Solomon began his…
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Part 8 – Samson: Faith That Misused Strength but Found Grace at the End
Key Verse “Then Samson prayed to the LORD, ‘Sovereign LORD, remember me. Please, God, strengthen me just once more…’”— Judges 16 : 28 (NIV) 1. Chosen Before Birth Samson’s story begins with divine purpose before he drew breath. His mother, once barren, received an angelic message: “The boy is to…
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Part 9 – Peter: Faith That Denied under Fear but Returned through Love
Key Verse “And Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: ‘Before the rooster crows, you will disown Me three times.’ And he went outside and wept bitterly.”— Matthew 26 : 75 (NIV) 1. The Bold Disciple Among the twelve apostles, Peter stands as the most outspoken and impulsive. A fisherman…
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Part 10 – The Prodigal Son: Faith That Wandered but Came Home
Key Verse “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”— Luke 15 : 20 (NIV) 1. A Story of Departure The parable of the prodigal…