Divinely Designed

SERIES: Welcome to the Planet
TEXT: Genesis 1:1-26a
TITLE: Divinely Designed


Jesus, the great story telling preacher, came to the conclusion of the greatest story ever preached.

He had taught on the great topics of the Christian life.
Attitude
Living a life of influence
Ethics for victory
Prayer – Giving – Serving

In preaching there’s something about a story that grips the imagination and the heart that makes the message memorable…so Jesus told the story of 2 builders. It was so real…so visual…so powerful many of us can still tell it 2,000 years after Jesus told it.

2 Builders:
1 Wise
1 Foolish

2 Foundations:
1 Rock
1 Sand

2 Results:
1 Good
1 Bad

2 Homes
The one built on the rock survived
the storm.
The one built on the sand fell flat.

It’s called the “Sermon on the Mount”… when Jesus finished…the Bible tells us, “The crowds were amazed.”

They left that outdoor sanctuary with a choice…build life on a rock, solid…fact based…tried and proven true foundation…or be blown about by the winds of opinion. It was all about foundations. It still is.
When it comes to the foundations…the non-negotiables…first things…origins… beginnings…there are 2 options…
1 as solid as rock
1 as shifty as the sands.

Genesis 1 is rock solid. It’s been tested… tried…and proven by the greatest minds in history.

Even those that deny God must admit the fallacy of evolution.

Evolutionist Stephen Gould admits…
“We’re not just evolving slowly…we’re not evolving at all.”

A Dr. Loutrup says,
“…One day the Adrwinian myth will be ranked the greatest deceit in the history of science.”





Here’s truth that can be proven from week 1 until today…

Trees have been trees since creation day #3.

Fish have been fish and birds have been birds since creation day #5. And man has been man since creation day #6.

There are 2 parts to the message this morning…the first part revolves around the 7 Wonders of the World. The second part is the “So what?” What difference does it make…can it make in our lives today.

There’s more…and you can probably come up with better…but I want to mention 7 Wonders of our World from Genesis 1.

We’ll move through these pretty quick:



1. There’s the Wonder of the Trinity.

The 3 have always been…yet we still can’t wrap our minds around the fact.

It makes our imaginations throb.
Many try to explain the truth…it’s tough to grasp.

The Apostle Paul gave it his shot in closing out the book of II Corinthians.

“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
- II Corinthians 13:14

There’s God the Father
Jesus the Son
And the Holy Spirit.
The Wonder of the Trinity.




2. There’s the Wonder of God’s Voice.

God spoke…and it was.

No voice carries the power…the authority…the commanding attention.

We hear God’s voice and see the power in creation.

We hear Jesus saying, “Quiet” and see the power as others said, “Even the wind and waves obey Him.”

And there is still the “still small voice” of the Holy Spirit speaking continually.

The Wonder of God’s voice.


3. There’s the Wonder of the Creation story.

It’s not by chance…it’s by choice.


There’s the originator
The organizer
The orchestrator.

From desire…to design…to direction.