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Opening Prayer

Opening Prayer. LESSON 4. GOD CREATED AND CARES FOR HIS WORLD. CREED. A statement telling what we believe or trust in. =. The Three Main Christian Creeds. written to:. Give a brief summary of main Bible teachings. APOSTLES:. NICENE:. Defend the teaching that Jesus is God. ATHANASIAN:.

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Opening Prayer

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  1. Opening Prayer

  2. LESSON 4 GOD CREATED AND CARES FOR HIS WORLD

  3. CREED A statement telling whatwe believe or trust in =

  4. The Three Main Christian Creeds written to: Give a brief summary of main Bible teachings APOSTLES: NICENE: Defend the teaching that Jesus is God ATHANASIAN: Defend the teaching of the Triune God

  5. Homes

  6. GENESIS 1:1-2a • 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty,

  7. GOD CREATED ALL THINGS * from nothing

  8. Psalm 33:6-9 • 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD ; let all the people of the world revere him. 9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

  9. GOD CREATED ALL THINGS * from nothing * by His almighty Word

  10. Exodus 20:11 • 11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

  11. GOD CREATED ALL THINGS * from nothing * by His almighty Word * in six normal days

  12. Genesis 1:31 • 31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day.

  13. GOD CREATED ALL THINGS * from nothing * by His almighty Word * in six normal days * all things were “very good”

  14. Creation Illustration Click on this link to see a video of the six days of creation!

  15. EVOLUTION The hypothesis that All things came into being by chance, developing (evolving) from lower to higher forms

  16. TIME

  17. Creation / Evolution Timeline

  18. TIME METHOD

  19. TIME METHOD MAN

  20. TIME METHOD MAN MAN’S PURPOSE

  21. TIME METHOD MAN MAN’S PURPOSE MAN’S RESPONSIBILITY To God Only to himself

  22. HEBREWS 11:3 • 3By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

  23. GOD CREATED ALL THINGS Hebrews 11:3 says: By faith we understand that the universe was formed by the Word of God.

  24. Application Questions • Prove why this statement is true: It takes more faith to believe in evolution that it does to believe in creation.

  25. Application Questions • Your science textbook may say that the human race is part of the animal kingdom. Give a number of reasons why that statement is wrong.

  26. Application Questions • People who believe in evolution rather than the Bible’s account of creation have a whole different view of human life. Why?

  27. Application Questions • Agree or Disagree: A person cannot be a Christian if he or she believes the theory of evolution.

  28. GOD GAVE MANKIND SPECIAL BLESSINGS

  29. GENESIS 1:27 • 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

  30. GOD GAVE MANKIND SPECIAL BLESSINGS 1. The image of God (holiness, sinlessness)

  31. GENESIS 1:28 • 28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

  32. GOD GAVE MANKIND SPECIAL BLESSINGS 1. The image of God (holiness, sinlessness) 2. Authority and rule over other creatures

  33. GENESIS 2:18-25 • 18 The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him." 19 Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name. 20 So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found. 21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. 22 Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, [4] ' for she was taken out of man." 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

  34. GOD GAVE MANKIND SPECIAL BLESSINGS 1. The image of God (holiness, sinlessness) 2. Authority and role over other creatures 3. Marriage, home, family

  35. GENESIS 2:15-17 • 15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."

  36. GOD GAVE MANKIND SPECIAL BLESSINGS 1. The image of God (holiness, sinlessness) 2. Authority and role over other creatures 3. Marriage, home, family 4. The opportunity to show his thankfulness

  37. Application Questions • The tree of the knowledge of good and evil has been called Adam and Eve’s altar. Why is that description fitting?

  38. GOD’S CARE FOR HIS WORLD (GOD’S PROVIDENCE)

  39. PSALM 145:15 • 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.

  40. GOD’S CARE FOR HIS WORLD 1. He gives all His creatures what they need for life

  41. JOHN 6:1-15 • 1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the miraculous signs he had performed on the sick. 3Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4The Jewish Passover Feast was near. 5When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?" 6He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. 7Philip answered him, "Eight months' wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!" 8Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, spoke up, 9"Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?"

  42. JOHN 6:1-15 • 10Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. 11Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. 12When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, "Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted." 13So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 14After the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus did, they began to say, "Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world." 15Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.

  43. GOD’S CARE FOR HIS WORLD 1. He gives all His creatures what they need for life - by miracles when He wants

  44. 2 THESSALONIANS 3:10-12 • 10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 11We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. 12Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.

  45. GOD’S CARE FOR HIS WORLD 1. He gives all His creatures what they need for life - by miracles when He wants - normally by natural means (work)

  46. GOD’S CARE FOR HIS WORLD 1. He gives all His creatures what they need for life - by miracles when He wants - normally by natural means 2. He gives special care to His believers

  47. His Word in My Life • Reflect on your needs vs. wants. Is there anything that has become more of a want than an actual need?

  48. Psalm 91:11 • 11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

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