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In The Beginning - Ordered Steps Series
Contributed by William Akehurst on Jan 20, 2024 (message contributor)
Summary: From the very beginning, GOD had ORDER for all creation. HE has ORDER for your life too. You were born for such a time as this. But we have a choice. We can choose to let HIS ORDER rule our lives, or we can choose our own.
2024.01.21. Sermon Notes. IN THE BEGINNING, ORDERED STEPS
William Akehurst, HSWC
BIG IDEA: From the very beginning, GOD had ORDER for all creation. HE has ORDER for your life too. You were born for such a time as this. But we have a choice. We can choose to let HIS ORDER rule our lives, or we can choose our own.
Scriptures: Genesis 1:1-31, Genesis 2:1-3, Mark 16:1-8, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28, Joshua 24:15, Proverbs 3:5-8, Psalms 37:23-40, Psalms 119:133-135, Acts 4:10-12, Romans 10:9-13, Deuteronomy 30:11-20
ORDER OF CREATION
GOD MAKES: DAY 1-3
GOD FILLS: DAY 4-6
GOD RESTS: DAY 7
IN THE BEGINNING
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
SUNDAY DAY 1 – LIGHT CREATED AND DIVIDED FROM DARKNESS
– Number 1: Represents unity, uniqueness, and new beginnings. It symbolizes God’s oneness and the firstness of things.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
MONDAY DAY 2 – ATMOSPHERE CREATED AND DIVIDED FROM OCEANS
– Number 2: Symbolizes duality, balance, and partnership. It represents the division between two entities or the joining of two forces.
6 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
TUESDAY DAY 3 – LAND CREATED AND DIVIDED FROM WATER; VEGETATION CREATED
– Number 3: Signifies completeness, harmony, and divine perfection. It is associated with the Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) in Christianity.
9 Then God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.
WEDNESDAY DAY 4 – SUN, MOON AND STARS CREATED TO FILL THE SKY
– Number 4: Represents stability, structure, and earthly elements. It symbolizes the four directions (north, south, east, west) or the four elements (earth, air, fire, water).
14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
THURSDAY DAY 5 – CREATURES CREATED TO FILL SKY AND WATER
– Number 5: Symbolizes grace and favor. It represents God’s goodness towards humanity.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
FRIDAY DAY 6 – CREATURES CREATED TO FILL LAND. MAN CREATED AS TOP OF CREATION
