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On your vacation to the beach, you decide to spend some time poking through some of the nearby

On your vacation to the beach, you decide to spend some time poking through some of the nearby. gift shops. Some of them are filled with lots of cheap trinkets. the wonderful creations of local artisans: sculptures, paintings, bronze and glass and stone. the name of the artist.

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On your vacation to the beach, you decide to spend some time poking through some of the nearby

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  1. On your vacation to the beach, you decide to • spend some time poking through some of the nearby

  2. gift shops. Some of them are filled with lots of cheap trinkets

  3. the wonderful creations of local artisans: sculptures, paintings, bronze and glass and stone.

  4. the name of the artist. “Oh, nobody made that, “Nobody made anything in here

  5. We had an explosion in the building a while • back, and when we came in afterward, we found everything • you see here just as you’re looking at it.”

  6. when you see a beautiful creation Somebody had to create it.

  7. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Napoleon and his army • were on their way across the Mediterranean Sea to conquer • the Egyptians. • One starlit night, a number of Napoleon’s soldiers,

  8. products of the French Revolution and its rejection of God, • were trying to outdo each other in giving reasons why they • knew there was no God.

  9. Napoleon, in his characteristic manner, was • pacing back and forth on the deck listening to their reasoning, • when one of them asked him what he thought of what they • had said.

  10. That is a good question. • Who made this world and the billions of stars, and who charts • their course and keeps them in that course? • Many gods have been worshiped by people through out the • ages.

  11. people worship many different gods today: Buddha, • Shinto, Satan, the gods of the Hindus, and others. • Their followers each claim that their god is the only true and • supreme God in the world.

  12. many have been taught that God is not the Creator of all • that we see. • They believe instead in what Darwin taught

  13. -a theory called evolution, that teaches our children • that the world and the cosmos came into being through a • series of changes that took place over billions of years. • 14 • This theory of origins teaches that once the first cell was • formed, that through many biological and geological changes,

  14. the marvelous universe came about. • Blind chance and miraculous changes account for the intricate • universe that we see about us.

  15. Can all of this miraculous universe be simply a product of • changes in nature, not guided by any supreme intelligence but • just happening randomly here and there? • 16 • As we examine the intricate design of almost everything we • see on this earth

  16. in this universe, we must conclude that there is an intelligence • at work in the creation and sustaining of life on this • earth.

  17. The whole world was excited to see the amazing • feat of the first space shuttle flight. • They saw the rocket ignite, and then the supporting mechanism • fall away as the mighty power of the engine lifted the • vehicle heavenward. 18 • We listened with keen anticipation to regular reports on the • capsule’s progress as it separated from the shuttle and continued • on its way through space.

  18. Radio messages from the astronauts and their detailed • descriptions reminded us of the years of research and planning • that had been necessary to build and launch the • Columbia, thrusting it into space and safely returning it to • earth. • Had anyone watching the Columbia during her flight declared • that the whole project was the result of blind chance, he • would have been labeled insane.

  19. As we look at the heavens and realize that the numberless • stars above are guided in their assigned orbits with such precision • that astronomers can predict the exact location of each • heavenly body years into the future,

  20. we begin to realize that a Master Intelligence • obviously has been involved with the design, creation, and • control of the complex universe in which we live.

  21. That Master Designer is God! • Let’s find out more about Him. • Where should we start in this search for the handiwork of • God? • 21 • Let’s see what the Psalmist had to say about the way man was • created:

  22. The design of the human body demands the existence of a • Designer. • Have you ever wondered about all that is involved in the simple • act of seeing?

  23. Scientists tell us that the delicate engineering • of the eye’s cornea and lens make the most advanced camera • seem like child’s toy by comparison.

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