Believing to See (1 of 4)
Series: The Promises of Christmas
Jeff Strite
Luke 1:5-25
OPENING: ''The Floating Ball'' from ''Heno Head's Simple Science Object Talks.''
Take a hairdryer and two ping pong balls. (Since we have a video projector and a long worship hall, we focused a camera on the demonstration and ran the image thru the projector onto the wall). Turn on the hairdryer and put first one ping pong ball on the flow of air. It will be suspended about 3 inches from the nozzle. Then put the 2nd ball lightly above the 1st and it also will remain suspended. Remove 2nd ping pong ball (so that only the 1st remains) and slowly tilt the hairdryer. The ball will continue to be suspended in air until you reach somewhere between the 1 and 2 o'clock position..
APPLY: In life, some things just need to be seen to be believed. What we did with these ping pong balls defies all seeming logic. BUT obviously, we can do exactly what you've seen. Ordinarily you wouldn't have suspected anything like that could have taken place. Thus, some things simply need to be seen to be believed.
I. HOWEVER, while ''seeing is believing'' may make good sense... and good science, God's Word seems to go against that very concept. God teaches us that He often wants us to BELIEVE in order to SEE. In fact, that is the very essence of faith:
Hebrews 11:1 ''...faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.''
2 Corinthians 4:18 ''... we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.''
This FAITH is so important to God, that many things can't be done without it.
In Matthew 14, we're told the story of Jesus walking out on the sea to the boat that held His disciples. Upon seeing Jesus, Peter declares: ''Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water.'' So Jesus says ''Come on ahead.'' So Peter steps out of the boat and actually begins to walk on the water like Jesus was. ...
Series: The Promises of Christmas
Jeff Strite
Luke 1:5-25
OPENING: ''The Floating Ball'' from ''Heno Head's Simple Science Object Talks.''
Take a hairdryer and two ping pong balls. (Since we have a video projector and a long worship hall, we focused a camera on the demonstration and ran the image thru the projector onto the wall). Turn on the hairdryer and put first one ping pong ball on the flow of air. It will be suspended about 3 inches from the nozzle. Then put the 2nd ball lightly above the 1st and it also will remain suspended. Remove 2nd ping pong ball (so that only the 1st remains) and slowly tilt the hairdryer. The ball will continue to be suspended in air until you reach somewhere between the 1 and 2 o'clock position..
APPLY: In life, some things just need to be seen to be believed. What we did with these ping pong balls defies all seeming logic. BUT obviously, we can do exactly what you've seen. Ordinarily you wouldn't have suspected anything like that could have taken place. Thus, some things simply need to be seen to be believed.
I. HOWEVER, while ''seeing is believing'' may make good sense... and good science, God's Word seems to go against that very concept. God teaches us that He often wants us to BELIEVE in order to SEE. In fact, that is the very essence of faith:
Hebrews 11:1 ''...faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.''
2 Corinthians 4:18 ''... we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.''
This FAITH is so important to God, that many things can't be done without it.
In Matthew 14, we're told the story of Jesus walking out on the sea to the boat that held His disciples. Upon seeing Jesus, Peter declares: ''Lord, if it's you, tell me to come to you on the water.'' So Jesus says ''Come on ahead.'' So Peter steps out of the boat and actually begins to walk on the water like Jesus was. ...
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