I BELIEVE IN GOD OUR FATHER AND CREATOR (2 OF 11)
by Joe Alain
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-3, Genesis 1:26-28, Galatians 4:4-7
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I Believe in God Our Father and Creator (2 of 11)
Series: The Apostles Creed
Joe Alain
Genesis 1:1-3, 26-28; Galatians 4:4-7
Series: The second sermon in a series of eleven sermons on ''The Apostles' Creed, These Things We Believe.''
Introduction: Last Sunday we established the importance of belief in God and what that means. This week we will revisit the book of Genesis and begin where our Bible begins, ''God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.'' Let's read The Apostles' Creed together.
Our statement today brings together two aspects about the God that we have put our trust in. Matt Chandler states that to say that God is ''the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth'' is to say that our God is an infinitely powerful and yet intensely personal Father. What separates the Christian view of God from all other concepts of ''God'' or ''gods'' in the world is the fact that the God of Scripture is one who is both all-powerful and yet all-loving, seeking out the good of his people. In the ancient world, and even now, God was thought to be distant, unapproachable, uncaring, and wrathful looking for ways to punish people. A God who is both all-powerful and yet our Father was not a god that people could conceive of. And yet, this is the God that we know, he is both powerful and personal, he is ''God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.''
''Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth''
The Bible begins with one of the most amazing phrases possible. ''In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth'' (Gen. 1:1). For context, we will read Genesis 1:1-3, 26-28.
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, ''Let there be light,'' and there was light.
26 Then God said, ''Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion ov ...
Series: The Apostles Creed
Joe Alain
Genesis 1:1-3, 26-28; Galatians 4:4-7
Series: The second sermon in a series of eleven sermons on ''The Apostles' Creed, These Things We Believe.''
Introduction: Last Sunday we established the importance of belief in God and what that means. This week we will revisit the book of Genesis and begin where our Bible begins, ''God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.'' Let's read The Apostles' Creed together.
Our statement today brings together two aspects about the God that we have put our trust in. Matt Chandler states that to say that God is ''the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth'' is to say that our God is an infinitely powerful and yet intensely personal Father. What separates the Christian view of God from all other concepts of ''God'' or ''gods'' in the world is the fact that the God of Scripture is one who is both all-powerful and yet all-loving, seeking out the good of his people. In the ancient world, and even now, God was thought to be distant, unapproachable, uncaring, and wrathful looking for ways to punish people. A God who is both all-powerful and yet our Father was not a god that people could conceive of. And yet, this is the God that we know, he is both powerful and personal, he is ''God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.''
''Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth''
The Bible begins with one of the most amazing phrases possible. ''In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth'' (Gen. 1:1). For context, we will read Genesis 1:1-3, 26-28.
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 And God said, ''Let there be light,'' and there was light.
26 Then God said, ''Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion ov ...
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