SERIES: KNOWING WHAT TO BELIEVE (1 OF 9)

NOTE: This sermon is part 1 and 2 of a 18 part sermon series. Two sermons outlines are included in this download.

PREVIEWS:

Part 1: The Fact of God
Series: Knowing What To Believe
Stuart Briscoe

I. The Fact of God.

"I believe in God the Father Almighty…" (The Apostles' Creed)

A. The philosopher argues it.
1. The Ontological argument.

2. The Cosmological argument.

3. The Teleological argument.

4. The Ethnological argument.

5. The Moral argument.

B. The Bible assumes it.
1. That a Supreme Being exists. Genesis 1:1

2. That He is the maker of man. Genesis 1:26

C. The believer accepts it.

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Part 2: The Creation
Series: Knowing What To Believe
Stuart Briscoe

"I believe in God…Maker of Heaven and Earth." Numerous theories exist concerning the origin of the Universe. The Scriptures insist that perception in these areas come through faith in God Who created. Hebrews 11:3

I. The Operation of God in Creation.

A. The meaning of Creation.
1. Primary creation…the making of things without pre-existent material.

2. Secondary creation…the making of things from created material.

B. The means of Creation.
1. The Will of God. Revelation 4:11

2. The Word of God. Genesis 1; Romans 4:17

C. The magnitude of Creation.
1. The heavens…the spiritual world.
a. The realm of Bliss. Nehemiah 9:6

b. The Angels…good and evil.

2. The Earth…the material Universe.
a. Day 1-Light.