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The Family of Hope Genesis 5 Summary: Have you ever been to a graduation ceremony where they give a long list of names? It can be kind of boring to sit through! There are lists of names in the Bible, and today we’ll see one in Genesis 5. But this list is not supposed to be boring! Here we find out amazing things, like a man named Enoch who got to go to heaven without dying, and the birth of Noah who would grow up to build the ark. Let’s see why they are important for us: Outline: Why is a list of names important for us? 1. Adam’s family line shows us the spread of death 2. Enoch shows us that there is hope beyond death 3. Noah’s birth shows us the need for a child who would bring us rest in a world of death Verse: Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.