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Genesis - Roots Of The Nation Of Israel
Contributed by Johnny A. Palmer Jr. on Oct 12, 2010 (message contributor)
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1. Fly Me To The Moon
Contributed on Oct 12, 2010
Introduction to the book of Genesis, the key word being Existence.
Intro: 1. "Fly Me to the Moon" a song written by Bart Howard and made popular by Frank Sinatra. "Fly me to the moon And let me sing among the stars, Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars; In other words, hold my hand; In ...read more
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2. Introduction Continued - The Spirit’s Energizing Of The Existence.
Contributed on Oct 12, 2010
The real source of energy behind the universe.
Intro: 1. The scientists were all excited about what is called "dark energy" but lately articles have brought the idea into doubt. One such article notes: "It was only a few years ago that astronomers shook up current models of the Universe with the theory of dark energy; which says ...read more
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3. From One Quarter Pounder With Cheese To Another.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
About the first day of creation, a Day of Existence.
Intro: FROM ONE QUARTER POUNDER WITH CHEESE TO ANOTHER... 1. "Fly Me to the Moon" a song written by Bart Howard and made popular by Frank Sinatra. "Fly me to the moon And let me sing among the stars, Let me see what spring is like On Jupiter and Mars; In other words, hold my hand; ...read more
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4. The Only Thing We Have To Fear Is God Himself!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
In the beginning marks a starting point of a specific duration.
Intro: WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT GOD HIMSELF! 1. In Boca Raton Florida, Jerry Stevens, a pilot, decided to greet the New Year by writing, "God is Great" and similar messages in the sky above the city. When they saw the skywriting; many residents panicked and called police. They believed ...read more
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5. Who Is Really The Most Powerful Person In The World?
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
It is about the fact that when God speaks things happen!
Intro: THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT! 1. Some people call the President of the United States "the most powerful leader in the world," but more than one former President would disagree. Ex-Presidents have confessed that their executive orders weren’t always obeyed and that there wasn’t much they ...read more
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6. Generosity - That’s What I’m Talkin About!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
This is the perfect planet for life by God’s design.
Intro: 1.John Klu-ge, once listed as the wealthiest man in America, who built an investment in a radio station into a broadcasting empire that was the forerunner to Fox Television, has died. He was 95. In 1989, 1990 and 1991 Klu-ge was labeled the wealthiest man in America, with a net worth of ...read more
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7. And America Thinks The Energizer Bunny Is Something!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
God is the real source of all energy.
Intro: THE REAL SOURCE OF ENERGY! 1. The scientists were all excited about what is called "dark engergy" but lately articles have brought the idea into doubt. One such article notes: "It was only a few years ago that astronomers shook up current models of the Universe with the theory of dark ...read more
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8. Who Turned On The Lights!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
We were never meant to live in darkness so God turned on the lights.
Intro: WHO TURNED ON THE LIGHTS! 1. The city of Rattenburg, Austria is in the dark from November to February each year. The city was built in the 1300’s behind a 3,000-foot mountain to protect it from ma-raud-ers [people in search of plunder]. Since the lack of winter sunshine was a small price ...read more
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9. Expanding Our Knowledge Of The Expanse.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
We have looked at the Existance and the Exposure, now the Expanse.
Intro: EXPANDING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXPANSE. 1. In a 1960’s musical, King Arthur declares by decree that Camelot Canada is the perfect climate all year round! The decree goes: "It’s true! It’s true! The crown has made it clear: The climate must be perfect all the year. A law was made a ...read more
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10. Talk About Fast Food!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
Today we have food shortages, but it is due to man’s rebellion not based on God’s original design of creation.
Intro: 1. The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) recently released new data on the number of people worldwide that are being affected by the world food crisis, and that number is exceeding 1 billion for the first time in human history. To make matters worse, the WFP also announced that the ...read more
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11. Timing Is Everything.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
Time is more important than we ever dreamed of.
Intro: 1. Maddie cannot tell time, the other day she was wearing a watch. I asked her "Maddie, what time is it?" She looked at me kind of puzzled, just then Missi drove up to take her home. She smiled and confidently said, "It’s time for me to go home!" 2. We cannot imagine how ...read more
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12. The Original Dr. Dolittle.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
God has blessed us with some very special beings.
Intro: 1. I couldnt help but thinking about Dr, Dolittle when I was studying this! 2. "If we could talk to the animals, Just imagine it, Chatting to a chimp in chimpanzee Imagine talking to a tiger, Chatting to a cheetah What a ...read more
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13. Image Is Everything!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
We cannot begin to appreciate just how precious it is to be a human being created in the image of God.
Intro: 1. Sailhamer, "The creation of humanity is set apart from the previous acts of creation...whereas throughout the previous account the making of each creature is described as "according to its own kind," the account of humankind’s creation specifies that the man and the woman were made ...read more
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14. The Six Trillion Dollar Man.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
Man is more then just a tenate on this planet but a sort of landlord under Gods sovereign hand.
Intro: 1. Tony Evans, "In His goodness, God not only created you, but He also created everything for you. In other words, God didn’t create the plants, animals, or fish just to have them around. He created them for the benefit of mankind. The earth was created to give us a home to enjoy. ...read more
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15. Grand Opening Earns Rave Reviews!
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
Creation work pleased God, it was perfect without any need for anything to be repeated, repaired, or revised.
Intro: 1. One wrote, "Grand Opening Earns Rave Reviews! What a report! God’s creation was a complete success! All goals were accomplished not just for the initial launching of Creation, but with all systems on "go" for hundreds and thousands of years." 2. God’s creation work pleased ...read more
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16. There Is No Place Like Him.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
We have looked at the first chapter chronologically, now lets us take a topical look.
Intro: 1. How can we forget some of the final lines in The Wizard of Oz when Dorothy keeps saying, "There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home." 2. There is no place like the Home that God originally created for Humanity. It was literally a paradise. 3. A Home ...read more
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17. Home Sweet Home
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
We have seen Nobody Home, Home Alone, No place like Home, and Home on the Range, now we come to Home Sweet Home.
Intro: 1. There was a conversation between God and Adam. Adam asked, "Lord why did you make Eve with such long, beautiful silky hair?" The Lord said, "So you would like her." "Lord why did you make her so soft and shapely." The Lord said, "So you would her." Adam said, "Lord, she is ...read more
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18. Father Knows Best.
Contributed on Dec 7, 2011
Not all knowledge is good for us, mankind was never meant to decide for himself what is good and what is evil. He was created to depend upon Gods wisdom.
Intro: 1. Vance Havner, "Some things are for us to know, some things are not for us to know. Blessed is the man who learns early which is which. Most of our unhappiness is caused by not knowing what we should know and by trying to know what we are not to know." 2. Not all knowlege is ...read more
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19. Old Man Death
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
We have seen that this knowledge was Disobedience; now we see it brings forth death as God had promised.
Intro: 1. One morning in 1888 Alfred Noble, inventor of dynamite, awoke to read his own obituary. The obituary was printed as a result of a simple journalistic error. You see, it was Alfred’s brother that had died and the reporter carelessly reported the death of the wrong brother. 2. ...read more
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20. Getting A Handle On Temptation
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
Only God knows what is for our ultimate good.
Intro: 1. Sailhammer, "The centerpiece of the story is the question of the knowledge of the "good." [God alone determined what was good, 1:10,12, 18, 21,25, 31/ 2:9,12,18]. The Serpent then implied by his questions that God was keeping this knowledge from them (3:5). [The truth is, it was ...read more
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21. Drastic Change!
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
Life has changed drastically since the Fall of mankind.
Intro: 1. I confess I like to watch old shows like the Twighlight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, etc. One episode was about a woman serving life in a prison. Through the years she had become friends with one of the prison guards. His job was to bury the prisoners that died. He ...read more
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22. I Beg Your Pardon, God Has Promised A Rose Garden, Someday.
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
We have before us one of the most needed and significant promises in the Bible.
Intro: 1. There is a flower called the corpse flower [ti-tan a-rum]. It can grow up to 10 feet tall. It has bright red blooms that look like rotten meat. It attracts flies and carion beetles. Matthew Opel, from the University of Connecticut said: "The corpse flower looks like ...read more
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23. Salvation Without One Stitch!
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
They were searched, sentenced and now saved...
Intro: Saved 1. Imagine, that your on the top of a building and your trying to cross from one building to another one which is a 500 feet away. Lets say it is 500 thousand feet down to the pavement below. You have, however, a one inch thick piece of rope which is capable of holding up ...read more
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24. Expression Of Eve's Faith
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
Last time we looked at Adam's faith now we need to look at Eve's faith.
Intro: 1. Ken Davis, "In college I was asked to prepare a lesson to teach my speech class. We were to be graded on our creativity and ability to drive home a point in a memorable way. The title of my talk was, "The Law of the Pendulum." I spent 20 minutes carefully teaching the ...read more
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25. Cain;s Road Of Religious Ruin
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
Cain had at least two bad room mates and I am not talking about Able but Satan and his sin nature.
Intro: 1. In my research of Cain and Able, I discovered that all of their problem stemmed from the fact that they were roommates. In "Children's letters to God" I found these: Dear GOD, Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't You just ...read more
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26. Loudmouth Lamech
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
Usually pride is sneaky, an unannounced motive, but in our passage we see raw blantant pride for all to see.
Intro: 1. William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus" ("Unconquered") is drenched with the spirit of Cain: Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor ...read more
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27. The Appointed Seed Must Succeed.
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
A real ray of hope.
Intro: 1. Ira D. Sankey, the composer, relates the following incident regarding the birth of this hymn: Simply trusting every day, trusting through a stormy way; Even when my faith is small, trusting Jesus—that is all. Singing if my way is clear, praying if the path ...read more
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28. Death Row
Contributed on Dec 8, 2011
We have two lines before us, that of Cain and that of Seth.
Intro: 1. Frank Sinatra theme song was "My Way" and that is the story of mankind. Because Adam and Eve sang "I did it My Way" instead of "Have Thine own way" in the garden - death is now a certainty for all mankind. As Harry Houdini the famous escape artist, said before his last ...read more
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29. The High Cost Of Low Living
Contributed on Dec 9, 2011
The godly line of Seth is now intermingling with the ungodly line of Cain.
Intro: 1. Tozer, "The rise of a new religious spirit in recent years is marked by disturbing similarities to that earlier "revival" under Constantine. Now as then a quasi-Christianity is achieving acceptance by compromise. It is dickering with the unregenerate world for acceptance and, as ...read more
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30. Real Righteousness
Contributed on Dec 9, 2011
The vast majority of the people on this planet are unrighteous in the eyes of God.
Intro: 1. John Raymond, the executive pastor of the World Harvest Church in Slidell, Louisiana. He became the first clergyman on reality television when he appeared on Survivor Ta-hi-ti. Pastor Raymond wanted to use the experience to spread the gospel. Raymond brought things along that ...read more