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CREATION: THE BEGINNING OF LIFE AS WE KNOW IT (1 OF 16)

by Central Christian Church of Arizona

Scripture: Genesis 1:1
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Creation: The Beginning of Life as We Know It (1 of 16)
Series: The Story (to December)
Cal Jernigan
Genesis 1:1


Big Idea: Sin Changes Everything

1) Introduction

a) First.... WELCOME TO CENTRAL!!!

b) The Three Biggest Questions
i) How did I get here? (question of origin)
ii) Why am I here? (question of purpose)
iii) What happens after I die? (question of destiny)

c) Someone/something is going to influence your thinking/beliefs regarding these questions.
i) What does the Bible say?
ii) How would the God of the Bible answer these questions?
iii) Why not find out?

d) What The Story is about
i) An abridged version of the Bible.
ii) All the great stories of the Bible will be covered

e) How many did your homework?

f) The beginning matters
i) Coming into a movie late
ii) Having someone join you late

g) Turn to Page 1 of the Story

i) The very first words...
(1) If you were ever ''not lost'' in the Bible, it's now!
(2) What a great place to begin!

ii) ''In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.''
(1) The Story, p.1 (Genesis 1:1)

iii) Not...
(1) In the beginning you
(2) In the beginning me
(3) In the beginning God

h) The first lesson we learn in the Bible... ''It's all God''

2) IT'S ALL GOD

a) It all begins with God!

i) So from the get-go we are introduced to the main character of the Bible-God.

ii) It's about him!

iii) Rick Warren: History is His-Story

iv) By the numbers:
(1) God's name is used 32 times in the first 31 verses.
(2) God's name is used 46 times in the first two chapters.

b) This is the premise of the Bible

i) Yeah... but what about science?

ii) Issues between the Bible and Science
(1) People love to believe that the Bible and Science are at odds...
(a) I don't believe they are.
(b) Science simply discovers the truths of God's power.
(2) They don't contradict each other
(a) Our interpretations of things sometimes do
(3) It's all here, we're all here, no ...

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