Helpers Save and Rescue Genesis 2:18-22
1. Our text tells us: “It is not good that the man should be alone” (Genesis 2:18). He needs Help
• In the garden of Eden, God realizes that the first man will not be able to thrive on his own, so God decides to “make him a helper as his partner” (v. 18). God creates animals and birds
• God causes a deep sleep to fall on man, removes a rib,and forms a woman to be his helper
• The man wakes up and says, “This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh” (v. 23).
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2. The two are made in an image
• The two are made equally in the image and likeness of God, and the term “helper”
• The Word for helper is most often used to describe God as being a helper of human beings.
• Helper is always strong, working to save and to rescue. In the Bible, the word is used twice to describe women, three times in reference to military support, and 16 times to describe God.
3. I think the reason for Creation of humanity is for Help
• God has created us to help and support each other so we don’t face challenges of life alone.
• Each of us is a creation of God, equally made in the image and likeness of God,
4. How are we Helpers?
• Be true helpers, we save and rescue each other. In the Christian community, we are supposed to be strong and bold, in our support for one another. “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ,” says the apostle Paul to the Galatians.
• We help by “Bear one another’s burdens. We do this when we offer a listening ear … provide a ride to a medical appointment … give an afternoon of child care … pay a month’s rent or a utility bill for a family in need.
• We help by working for the good of all“ So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the family of faith” (Galatians 6:2, 10).
• We are helpers when we do the work of saving and rescuing, boldly bearing one another’s burdens and supplying the bodily needs of our brothers and sisters.
5. Finally, In the parable of the good Samaritan, let us help by doing like wise
• a Jewish man is attacked by robbers, who strip him and beat him. priest sees him and passes by on the other side. Then a Levite spots the beaten man and walks around him.
• Samaritan comes across this Jewish man, and he is moved with pity —
• The Samaritan bandages the man’s wounds, brings him to an inn, cares for him, and then pays the innkeeper to continue his care.
• Jesus gives them a simple command, “Go and do likewise” (Luke 10:37).
• That’s the command of Jesus to us as well. He wants us to go and be helpers to people around us, working with others to advance good.
• Sometimes we will do this within the church, the body of Christ. Other times, we will work with people of other faiths, or with people of no faith, to rescue and save the most vulnerable members of our communities.
• God has helped us by forgiving us of sin, giving us a new life, and abundant life
