The story of Adam and Eve shows how dysfunction began with miscommunication, deception, and blame. Though given a perfect start, they fell into sin, hiding in shame from one another and from God. Instead of truth-telling, they shifted blame. Yet God responded with both truth and grace—announcing consequences, but also promising redemption through the coming “offspring” who would crush the serpent, pointing to Christ as the Truth and the Way. God covered their shame, protected them from eternal brokenness, and even through their fractured family began the story of redemption, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, the Son of God who came through Adam’s line. Their story reveals that if God could bring renewal through such brokenness, He can bring healing and hope to any family. 

Wrecked. YET. Renewed.

Wrecked by Deception

Genesis 3:1-13

Moving from Deception to Renewal:

1. Open the blinds that bind

v1, "The serpent was the shrewdest..."

v1b, "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees..."

"If the only voice you hear is your own, don't be surprised when it starts to sound like the serpent."

2. Shed the "shame leaves" through confession

v7, "...they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves."

Psalm 32:5, "Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, 'I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.' And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone."

3. Get found; end the history of hiding

v9b, "Where are you?"

"If we don't transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it."

4. Drop the blame game; own it

Proverbs 19:3, "People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord."

"Blame may protect your ego, but it poisons your relationships."

5. Begin again with God

"Your history does not define your destiny."

Sons of Korah (See: Psalm 42, 46, 84)

"To all who receive him, he gives the right to become the children of God."