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But God- Part 4 Of Our Revival 2018 Series Series
Contributed by Randy Edwards on Oct 31, 2018 (message contributor)
Summary: preaced at the first night of our old fashined tent revival
“But God”
October 1, 2018
1st night of tent revival
Welcome
Pray
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
Right here in chapter 1 of the bible
The first page
The first words
We see the proof of the existence of God
In the Beginning
God
God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it
Not a higher power
Not a cosmic big bang
Not any of the so-called theories of evolution
God
Jehovah
Created
Made something from nothing
He spoke, and it was
And in his creation
In his pleasure
He created man
He did not need to do it
He was not lonely
He was and is and always will be complete
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Three in one
In perfect unity
But God
Perfect in love
Created man
In order to have someone to show his love to
And in the beginning
God’s perfect love created a perfect paradise
Adam and Eve
Were in perfect fellowship with God
They had the one on one daily interaction with God that he desired
And all was Good
Then
You all know the story
Old slick, Satan the serpent
Came and tempted man—
He lied and manipulated God’s word
He claimed that Adam and Eve could become Gods their selves
If they simply disobeyed his commands
Don’t eat the fruit from the tree of Knowledge God said or you will die
We know that was spiritual not physical death
We also know that physical death which was unknown also became a reality
But Satan said surely you won’t die
And so, they ate
And Sin entered the world
The once perfect garden became a place of toil and hard labor
Pain and suffering became a reality
And shame entered the world
And sin became a part of all humanity
Adam and Eve had been created with no sin
Butt their acceptance of sin
Plunged all of humanity into sin
We by our very nature are born sinners
It is a part of us
And left unchecked it separates us from the God who created us
The rest of the Old Testament
Is the story of God’s people
Sinning
Repenting
Making sacrifices
And then starting again
Trying to restore what they had in the garden but never able to get there
You see Sin had control
In was in Man’s nature to sin
And in mans sinful state, their relationship with God was obviously flawed
That Brings us to the New Testament and the Book of John
And God’s plan to revival
To reconciliation
To restoration
To Re- Affirmation
In the beginning the Word already existed.
The Word was with God,
and the Word was God.
2 He existed in the beginning with God.
3 God created everything through him,
and nothing was created except through him.
4 The Word gave life to everything that was created,[a]
and his life brought light to everyone.
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it
John 1 tells us that nothing that happen was a surprise to God
That he knew we would not be able to avoid our sin nature
And he knew from the beginning
That a way of redemption would be need
His Name Is Jesus Christ
The second person of the trinity
The redeemer
Our Lord and Savior
We know the stories and details of his life
His death
His burial
His resurrection
We know if we have read scripture that he will one day return for his children
But
Tonight, it is my desire to show you the path not the destination
We are going to skip forward to the book of Ephesians
The Apostle Paul
Wrote this great letter to the church at Ephesus to assure them of God’s plan
And his mercy
Ephesians 1: 1-10
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus.
I am writing to God’s holy people in Ephesus,[a] who are faithful followers of Christ Jesus.
2 May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. 5 God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. 6 So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.[b] 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins. 8 He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.
