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v1 - Sincere Thinking Verse 1 tells us 2 things: 1st -Peter restates that this is the 2nd letter written to his “dear friends.” (beloved loved ones) 1:2 identifies them as those that have received a just as precious as the apostles. These are fellow believers that he has been warning not to be lead off…

INTRODUCTION This evening, our focus is on creation We are not going to look at creation from a scientific point of view: There are two good resources: Answers in Genesis and Institute of Creation Research. My belief in creation is not viewed through the lens of science but on what God says. THREE MAIN…

God Provides A Way Of Deliverance

Detailing the historical account and accuracy of Noah's Flood, the Ark, and the events of that time period.

Peter reminds us that we need to continue to believe in the second coming of Jesus.

THEME: God is the creator, He is in control. He has absolute authority, and we can trust His authority and that of the Bible, God’s Written Word. God is the Creator, and His words carry the ultimate authority Job 38:1 Job 38:4 v.1: “ whirlwind ”, God’s words are strong, they carry the ultimate authority.…

Introduction Genesis is vitally important All major Biblical doctrines are introduced into the first 11 chapers It is the foundation of the Bible If you destroy the foundation, everything else crumbles around it Looking at the apologetics of Genesis two things stick out Creation And the Flood Today,…

Scripture Reading: Rev. 6; 21:1–4

(DEEP and WIDE song, with ark photos) ISSUE: If we let the world convince us that the Flood is just a “story”- then we’ll teach our kids to only trust the parts of the Bible that “make sense” to them Much easier to show them a cartoon, feel good, and smile, and move on Then they’ll grow up and feel good…

As in the days in Noah, so will be in the days of the Son of man. -Jesus That means that the things similar in Noah time will be similar in our time People willingly chose to not believe the truth, the same way they do now. The ark is a type of Christ No man knows the hour nor the days Last days- There…

Introduction In the late 1800s and few powerful men Such as Andrew Carnegie, Andrew Mellon, and Henry Frick came together in South Fork PA to start the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club After years of neglecting to repair the damn a storm came through and the dam bursts. The town of Johnstown was down…

02 - Theories of Origin Genesis 1:1-2 Saturday, December 31, 2016 9:35 AM Before I begin tonight - I left out an extremly important point last week. I started by saying we didn't know exactly what kind of genre Genesis is - I was going to leave you hanging and then at the end tell you it is history -…

Long day, part 1 As mentioned last week I wanted to get into more detail regarding Verses 12- 14. This section is one of those that gives many “heartburn” and difficulty in imagining just how this could have happened. Really, the Long Day of Joshua is more a question of how big your God is. So we ask…

Introduction Both the Old and New Testaments are filled with promises of the Second Coming of Christ. There are 1,845 references to it in the Old Testament, and a total of seventeen Old Testament books give it prominence. Of the 260 chapters in the entire New Testament, there are 318 references to the…

Introduction Please open up your Bible to Genesis 1 Today we begin a new sermon series called “Foundations” In Matthew 7 , Jesus tells the story of two men, each who decided to build a home . From the outward appearance, both homes seemed to be quite comfortable. The same materials were used, and they…

INTRODUCTION Attention There is nothing more foundational for a victorious Christian life than winning the battle for your thought life. Except for the first two chapters of the book of Genesis and the final two chapters of the book of Revelation, the Bible presents the reality of a battle between two…

Showing how we got here as a society, and what the solution is

William T Sherman was a Civil War general who led Union forces in several campaigns thru the South (GA and Carolinas). He is considered to be a major architect of modern warfare…one aspect being “total war.” Total war is a strategy that views civilian resources as legitimate military targets. Sherman…

Introduction I In the South Atlantic Ocean stood the beautiful tropical island of St. Helena. Napoleon was exiled there. But that’s not the story. In 1840, every wood house, which was all of them, was torn down. It appears that termites had come to the island, and over time, they ate away the foundations…

Genesis 7:17-24 Speaker’s Sourcebook of New Illustrations (Myth—given substance) An English doctor once found writing short stories more to his liking than writing prescriptions. After numerous rejections, Beeton’s Christmas Annual decided to publish the doctor’s murder tale in 1887. Although Dr. Conan…

Introduction As we make our way to chapter three verse one, it is good to take a collective breath and a sigh of relief because we have made it out of the very difficult second chapter of 2 Peter. Let me just commend those who have hung in there over the last several weeks as we were confronted by some…

Intro: AG: TS: Where we have been so far: God Is- Father, Son and Holy Spirit are 3 in one. He is the supreme ruler of all God spoke in HIS word He inspired it, He illuminates it. It is the inerrant word of God and teaches all we need to believe and how we need to live. Remember, although the Bible’s…

Eternity Past This morning we will pick up where we left off last week. You will remember last week that we didn’t get very far into Genesis 1 in fact we didn’t even get through the entire first verse. What we did last week was foundational in that we determined that at the beginning there must have…

Introduction If you remember, last week we began a new summer series called “Answers” in which we invited you to ask questions that you have about life, about Scripture and theology, as well as about morality and social issues that we face in the world today. And last week Jeff launched us in this series…