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As we come to the conclusion of our messages around Noah and the flood we will look at two more doctrines that come from this event; God chooses to cleanse sin by blood, and the end times days will be like the days of Noah. 

We had a special service honoring Fathers and Mothers Day this year.  So, my message was built around examples of couples in the Bible who were examples of Godliness.  

Despite the fact that many view the story of Noah and the ark as myth, or at best, a story from the ancient past with little bearing on today, the story of Noah and the ark actually lays the foundation stones for the doctrine that will arise from Scripture. 

The story of Noah and the ark illustrates some basic doctrines of the Bible.  Not the least of them is that salvation comes by grace, through faith.

We come now to the story of Noah and the ark in the book of Genesis.  And there are some foundational truths about salvation that we learn from this story of judgement.

Today we continue to look at the genealogy between Adam and Noah.  There are individuals in that line who illustrate the broad way to destruction; Cain and Lamech.  There are also individuals who illustrate the narrow rad to life; Seth, Enoch, and Noah.

Jesus said that all people make a choice between a narrow Spiritual path that leads to life, and a broad one that leads to destruction.  As we look at the generations between Adam and Noah, we find illustrations of both.  The broad path is illustrated by Cain and Lamech, the narrow is illustrated by Seth, Enoch, and Noah.

This is the concluding message to takes us from the Garden to the curse.  We come to the effect of the curse and sin on the life of Adam and Eve's son; Cain.

Today we get the answer to the question; What happened to God's creation?  What happened to creation was that it came under the curse because of the sin of Adam and Eve.  And that curse brought us to our current condition.  What is our current condition?  Everything dies.

Last time we talked about the first steps that led to the curse on this world; the Garden, and the Law.  Now we will consider the next two; the Serpent and the Fall.

Six times in Genesis one God calls His creation "good."  Then after He creates humankind He looks over all His creation and calls it "very good."   So what happened?  If we look around at the world today, with its weather extremes and catastrophes, if we consider humankind and his depravity, selfishness and violence against the world and against other humans, we find that we ca...

God made man in His image.  But what does that mean?  And what went wrong?

Genesis 1 tells us that God made humanity in His image.  But what does that mean?  

God gave humanity a great gift in the creation week. 

This is the second part of the description of the creation week.  God gave us a great gift in the sun, moon, and stars, the fish and fowl, and land animals.

The six days of creation not only demonstrate God's great power but also His great love for humanity.  He created a world perfectly suited for humankind.  

We are beginning a new study of all of the Bible.  It is designed to be an overview of Scripture that will only take us one to two years to complete.  To understand the Bible we have to understand the Bible's Central Character;  God.

As we begin our study of the Bible we discover that God created everything, and that includes beings that we know as angels.  But what does the Bible say about angels?  When were they created?  What are they?  What is their purpose?  Were they perfect?

In this second sermon from Genesis one, we explore the meaning behind the words, "In the beginning, God created."  And we discover from them, and the rest of the chapter, that God is eternal, Trinity, alone as God, and Sovereign. 

We come to the final message in my series, "What is happening in Israel and what does it mean?"  In this message, we look at the signs that we would expect to see in Israel indicating that the end times are upon us. We've already noted that the Jewish people must be in Israel and hostility toward Israel has to be growing in order to set the stage for end-times events.  In this messa...

When the angels announced to the shepherds the birth of Christ, they were not only declaring that God had a gift for mankind in the Christ child, but along with Him is given; no fear, good news, great joy, glory to God, peace, and God's pleasure.

When the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds, they told them about some specific gifts that God wants to give to everyone who comes to faith in Christ; No fear, good news, great joy, glory to God, peace, and pleasing God.

We are continuing this series of sermons answering the questions; What is happening in Israel, and what does it mean?   The chief answer to our second question, "What does it mean?" is that the events happening in Israel are like puzzle pieces snapping into place.  When you come close to finishing a puzzle, those final pieces start falling into place more easily, and you can see the comp...

This message is the continuation of the answer to our question, "What is happening in Israel, and what does it mean?"  In Daniel chapter 9, we find a prophecy that defies explanation.  600 years before Jesus was born, Daniel is given a prophecy that takes history all the way to Jesus' first coming, and on to the antichrist and Jesus' second coming.   And all these events take p...

On October 7th, 2023, Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza strip leading to thousands of death, injuries & other atrocities. Does this event tie into prophecy?