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Scripture Reference But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede. The underground waters stopped flowing, and the torrential rains from the sky were stopped. So the floodwaters gradually…

5 And Noah did all that the Lord had commanded him. What is faith? Complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Belief and trust in and loyalty to God. Faith is stepping out where one cannot see safety, yet trusting God’s promises. Noah was a prime example of this definition, faithfully stepping…

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. 5 By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because…

(S1) Have you eve felt abandoned by God? Forgotten? Surrounded by circumstances beyond your control? Wondered how you got there? Whether its whats going on in your life or the people you care for, or the world around you, at times, it can seem overwhelming. When it feels like we may be alone, with everything…

Genesis 8:1-22 1 And God remembered Noah and all the wild animals, and all the domesticated animals that were with him in the ark. And God caused a wind to blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 And the fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, and the rain from the heavens…

Last week we saw that the world had degenerated into corruption and evil. God was sorry that He had made mankind, and He is going to use Noah to start over. He gave Noah instructions on how to build an ark, and it was done according to what God had commanded. Noah was 500 years old at the time that he…

You make a perfect world. Everything is right. From the first star to the smallest creature that walk upon the planet. You step back when you’re done and you look over your creation, and you announce, That’s good. Very Good. Genesis 1:31 (ESV) 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it…

Wrath and Grace Today we are going to talk about one of the most beloved stories in the OT. This story has inspired flannel graphs, art work, and cute toys. In fact, our nursery has a big mural of this story on one of its walls. As do many nurseries across the country. If you haven’t guessed yet we are…

Homework Read Genesis 6-9 Genesis 6 Wickedness on the Earth 6:1-2 The sons of God. I’m going with the Sethian view. We saw the dividing point last week between the the lineage of God, and the lineage of Satan. What we see here is a mixing of the two lineages. When they begin mixing, it doesn’t end well.…

Noach Noah Introduction Last Torah portion we talked about the Bible being written in Hebrew Unless we study the Bible from the Hebrew perspective, we miss the whole message of redemption, the significance imbedded in it Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Genesis 6:9-11:32 But will only cover…

Introduction Now faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. By faith Abel offered to God a better…

What does it mean to be a teacher? What does it mean to be a student?

God graciously provides a solution for evil in the world and in our hearts.

Theme: How do we live for God as exiles in this present evil age? 1 Peter 1:1 (ESV) 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 1 Peter 1:17 (ESV) 17 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according…

Introduction Two weeks ago I preached the introductory message to this series. Introductory message - Driving home the point of synchronicity between the OT & NT. Brazen Altar - Represents the Cross of Christ A place of Substitutionary Atonement A place of bloody Sacrifice Brazen Laver - Represents the…

Good morning, church. Today we are continuing our series on the first letter of Peter, the apostle who witnessed the life, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have seen how Peter encourages us to live as strangers in this world, to endure suffering for doing good, and to follow the example…

Introduction Happy Mother’s Day! Glad you guys are here this morning. We will be in Genesis 7 today. Here we get the details to one of the most famous stories in the Old Testament. The flood. Nothing says mom like a global flood to cleans all the laundry! This is where Tide detergent get’s it’s name.…

Introduction Today we are starting a new series on “Steps of Faith” We are going to look at how we can become more obedient as followers of Christ and focusing on our faith. We are going to spend some time looking at some giants of faith in the Bible People like Abraham, Joshua, Esther, Job, Mary and…

Faithful God Gen 8:1-3 “But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of the heavens were closed, the rain from the heavens was restrained, and…

We spoke last week on the corruption of the world after the fall. How the world was becoming increasingly sinful. How there was a war between righteousness, and evil. Great judgement was going to fall on the earth. This brings us to the point of the flood. A time when God would de-create, and re-create…

Unusual Characters I don’t know about you, but when I look at people, I don’t see so many that are walking talking clones or robots. Specially now, when we have had a year of social hibernation which has mostly helped us solidify some of our personal habits and ways of looking at things. Everyone is…

Unusual Characters Today I will finish Noah’s story, then next week I will use Abraham as our focus. Bobbi and I had a wonderful time in Portland last week, celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary on Father’s Day. So good to see both Micah and Sarah, and our Best Man and my best friend for 63 years,…

Last week we saw the world drowned in a global flood, destroying all life on the earth, except for Noah. He and his family were spared from the disaster in the ark, along with a pair of every kind of animal on the earth. We learned of the flood account last week, and I mentioned other flood traditions,…

Intro: As we get started this morning, I want to point out that… Most of the Bible is easy to understand. But as you study through the Bible you will at times come upon those “problem verses,” those verses that are not so easy to under-stand. Today, we come to a section of Scripture that has been debated…

Influence With Prayer - Be Like Paul Know the Person of Prayer This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. Know How to Pray pray without ceasing, Depend On Prayer Brothers, pray…