Sermon #B616 - Why God?
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PB: Our text of Scripture is
very easy today; very easy. It's
Genesis 1:1. Heh heh heh.
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Genesis 1:1, let's say it
together. "In the"--what,
everybody? [Aud.: Beginning]
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Come on, talk to me. In
the what, everybody? [Aud.:
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Beginning.] "God created the
heavens and the"--what? [Aud.:
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Earth.] "In the beginning, God
created the heavens and the
earth." "In the beginning, God."
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Now, this Sabbath and next
Sabbath, I'm gonna preach a
two-part series on "Why."
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Everybody say
"why." [Aud.: Why.]
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Come on, say it like you
mean it. Say "why." [Aud.: Why.]
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All right, now. Today, my
question I ask you is why God?
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Why God? Now, we're living
in a post-Christian society.
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Which means, we're living in a
world where the influence of
Christianity is declining by the
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minute. "Post-Christian" means
we're living in a world where
people say there are no moral
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absolutes. There are no ethical
givens. No absolute truth; no
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outright truth. Your truth
is your truth; my truth is my
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truth. It used to be that if
even people didn't practice
Christianity or practice the
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things of God, they did
still believe there was a God.
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But friends of mine, in this
world, it is not automatic
anymore that people believe in
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God, the existence of
God, or the things of God.
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So while we're discussing what
kind of music we should sing at
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church; while we're having vote
after vote and debate after
debate on women's ordination;
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while we're discussing and
trying to figure out whether or
not the angels left the front
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doors at the movie theater;
while we're debating the
relevancy of Ellen White.
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While we're talking about hair
color, jewelry, tattoos, wedding
bands, and veganism or not,
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the world is asking, "Why God?"
Is there a God? Does God even
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exist? Let me tell you
something. And some may get
mad--that's all right. I love
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you anyhow. We've got bigger
issues than gospel music; bigger
issues than should drums be
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played; bigger issues that
women's ordinations, going to
the movies, wedding bands,
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or whether or not you eat
cheese or not. Y'all don't
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misunderstand me. I'm not
disparaging this study or the
discussion of these subjects. We
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need to study them. But what I
am saying is, if people don't
even believe in God,
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then we can't even begin to
talk about these other things.
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You can't get to second base if
you don't first get to first
base. [Aud. reaction]
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Now, according to ABC News and
the Washington Post, between the
years 2003 and 2017,
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the percentage of adult
Americans professing no religion
has grown from 12 to 21 percent.
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Among younger people the
trends are even more pronounced.
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In 2003, 19 percent of people
under the age of 30 professed no
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religion. But by 2017, this
group had grown to 35 percent.
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But not only do we see decline
in those who profess no
religion, but the number of
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atheists, those people who don't
even believe in the existence of
God, they're on the rise.
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According to the Pew Research
Center, the number of atheists
in the United States doubled
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from 2007 to 2014 and the median
age for atheists in the United
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States is 34, which means most
people who don't believe God are
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young people. In fact, 25
percent of Americans born after
2000, that's this group we call
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"Millennials," they aren't even
religious and they're asking Why
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God? Post-Christians, they
aren't into organized religion
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anymore. Post-Christians are
people who have never seen
Christianity, who have seen
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Christianity rather, in some way
in their life, and they've
decided they're not interested
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anymore. A Post-Christian is
somebody who attended church but
witnessed hypocritical
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Christians who said one thing
but did another. [Aud.: Amen.]
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A Post-Christian considers
Christians legalistic or
untrustworthy, and they ask Why
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God? Somebody's still not
getting it, so let me try it
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this way. When 1,000 children in
the state of Pennsylvania alone
are molested by priests,
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supposedly men of God,
somebody's asking Why God? When
72 people are shot in one
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weekend two weeks ago in
Chicago, Illinois, with 13 of
these people being killed,
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somebody's asking Why God? When
1620 people die from cancer
every day right here in the
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U.S., the most advanced nation
in the world with the best
resources and technology on the
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planet, people are asking Why
God? When the devil keeps
messing with you, keeps beating
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you up, when you feel in life
you can't win for losing, you're
asking Why God? Is there a God?
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Does God even exist? Why God?
But today my job is to let
somebody know that the devil is
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a lie. MY job today is to tell
somebody, don't you let the
devil get your mind.
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There is a God![Aud. reaction]
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If you're having questions; if
you're having doubts; if you're
wondering in your mind, know
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this: There IS a God! He still
sits high, but He still looks
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low. He that watches over Israel
neither slumbers nor sleeps.
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He can still do things I can't
do; reach things I can't reach;
see things I can't see.
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There IS a God! [Aud. reaction]
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Now, the existence of God is the
most important concept of our
faith. If you read the Bible
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carefully, you'll notice that
the Bible doesn't begin with an
argument for the existence of
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God. Now, the Bible says, in
Psalm 14:1 that the fool in his
heart knows that there is, says,
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that there is no--what? God.
But the Bible doesn't begin with
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Psalm 14:1; the Bible
begins with Genesis 1:1.
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The Bible begins with a simple
yet powerful sentence that lets
us know God is. Genesis 1:1:
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"In the"--what,
everybody? [Aud.: Beginning.]
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Come on, in the what,
everybody? [Aud.: Beginning.]
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"In the beginning, God." This is
a declaration, not an argument.
"In the beginning, God."
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This is a pronouncement, not a
dispute. "In the beginning,
God." Somebody's still not
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getting this. Let me help 'em
right now. What God is saying in
Genesis 1:1 is: I am the
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beginning. I never had a mama. I
never had a daddy. Nobody made
me. Nobody voted me in my
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position. I can't show you my
beginning because I am the
beginning. I am God. In the
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beginning, God. Before there was
an angel. Before there was an
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Adam. Before there was an
alligator, amphibian or ape,
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there was God. Before there was
sun, before there were moon and
stars. In the beginning, God.
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Before a man, a woman, a whale,
water or wind. In the beginning,
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God. Before there was a day,
a week, a month, a year. God.
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Before there was anybody to sing
Him a song; say to Him a prayer;
or give Him a praise, God.
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God is timeless. God exists
out of time. Outside of time.
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God made time for you and
me so we could number our days.
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But God existed before the
evening and the morning were the
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first day. In the beginning,
God. God is the beginner of the
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beginning. God is the beginner
in Whom the beginning began. God
is the beginning before the
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beginning was begun. God is the
beginning Who did not begin to
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be. God was always here; has
always been here; always will be
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here. In the
beginning, God! [Aud. reaction]
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But remember now, you can't get
to second base without getting
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to first base. God's Word
says, "In the beginning, God."
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But how can somebody believe in
God's Word if they don't first
believe in God? So Why God?
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How do I know God is real? How
do I know God exists? Two
reasons and I'ma sit down
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because we are strategic about
getting you out early. Come on,
say amen. [Aud. reaction]
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On time is early at Oakwood.
Come on, say amen. [Aud.
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reaction] All right. Number one,
how do I know God is God?
Creation. [Aud. reaction]
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Creation testifies to the
fact, the existence of God.
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Now remember, the Bible says in
Psalm 19:1 that the heavens
declare the glory of God,
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and the firmament showeth his
handiwork, which means that God
has not left us any room to
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doubt. The heavens preach a
sermon about the wonders of our
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great God. The sun shines, the
rain falls, the wind blows, the
leaves fall, grass grows.
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The heavens declare the glory of
God, and the firmament showeth
his handiwork. Why God?
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Creation. Let's look at
creation. I'm gonna give you a
few examples. I'm not going to
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be exhaustive. But let's think
about the earth. Everybody say
"the earth." [Aud.: The earth.]
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Come on, say "the
earth." [Aud.: The earth.]
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All right, its size is perfect.
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The earth's size and its
corresponding gravity holds a
thin layer of primarily nitrogen
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and oxygen gasses, extending
about 50 miles above the earth's
surface. Because of this,
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any scientist will let you know
that if the earth were just a
little smaller than it is now,
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then our livable, breathable
atmosphere would be impossible
and earth would be like the
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planet Mercury. If the earth, on
the other hand, were a little
larger than what it is,
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it would contain free hydrogen,
like Jupiter, and we would still
not be able to breathe properly.
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So earth, then, would be
unlivable if it were just a
little little or a little
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smaller, or a little
larger than what it is.
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Only a precise, specific Creator
could ensure the right size of
the earth. [Aud. reaction]
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But not only that, the earth's
distance to the sun is very
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precise. Now, our temperatures
on planet Earth fluctuate
between negative 30 degrees
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below zero or 120 degrees above
zero. If the earth were any
further from the sun, we would
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all freeze. But if the earth
were closer to the sun, we'd all
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burn up. Only a precise,
specific Creator could ensure
this. The earth is tilted on its
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axis. If this were not so, there
would be no such thing as
changing of seasons.
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There would be no spring,
summer, winter or fall. Only a
precise, specific Creator could
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ensure this. But not only the
earth. Let's talk about water.
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Water is colorless. Water
is odorless. Water is without
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taste, but yet no living
thing can survive without water.
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Water allows us to live in an
environment of fluctuating
temperature change while keeping
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our bodies at a
steady 98.6 degrees.
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Water is chemically neutral,
without affecting the makeup of
the sustenance it carries,
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water enables food, medicines
and minerals to be absorbed and
used by our bodies.
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Only a precise
Creator could ensure this.
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But then the crowning act of
creation, man. The human body.
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You can't find anything more
complicated than the human body.
Let's take our brains.
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Your brain takes in all
the colors and objects you see.
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It takes in the temperature
around you, the pressure of your
feet against the floor.
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The sounds around you,
even the dryness of your mouth.
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Your brain holds and processes
all of your emotions,thoughts,
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memories, while at the same time
keeping track of the ongoing
functions of your body, like
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your breathing patterns, eyelid
movements, and the movement of
the muscles in your hands. [Aud.
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reaction] There is intelligence
to your brain. The ability to
reason, to produce things, to
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dream, to plan, to take action,
to relate to other people. Only
a precise, specific Creator
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could ensure this. But not only
your brain, your eyes. [Aud.
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reaction] The human eye can
distinguish 7 million different
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colors. It has automatic
focusing and handles 1.5 million
messages all at the same time.
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Only a precise, specific
Creator could ensure that.
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It's amazing how all of this:
the earth, the sun, water, the
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brain, your eyes. It's amazing
how all of these things work and
there's no way all of this
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happens by accident. Only a
precise, specific Creator could
ensure that. In the beginning,
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God created the heavens and the
earth. Man didn't come from
monkey. Man came from God. Man
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didn't come from a big bang
theory. Man came from God. [Aud.
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reaction] But then, my final
response. The second answer to
the question "Why God?" "Does
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God exist?" The answer is found
in the Person of Jesus Christ.
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Study all the world religions
you want and you'll find that
Buddha, Muhammad, Confucius,
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all identify themselves as
teachers or prophets. But none
of them ever claimed to be God.
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But Jesus did, and Jesus was
God. In the beginning, God
created the heavens and the
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earth, and God said, "Let us
make man in our own image. After
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our own likeness." "In the
beginning was the Word, and the
Word was with God, and the Word
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was God. And the Word became
flesh and dwelt among us." Jesus
said that anyone who has ever
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seen Him, you've seen the
Father. He said, anyone who's
believed in Him, you've believed
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the Father. Jesus said, "I am
the way, the truth and the
light. And no one comes to the
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Father but by me." This is what
sets Jesus apart from everybody
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else. He said, God exists
and you're looking at Him. [Aud.
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reaction] So if you want to look
at God, look at Jesus. If you
want to know God, know Jesus.
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If you want to love God, love
Jesus. If you want the blessings
of God, tell Jesus.
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If you want the
salvation of God, trust Jesus.
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And if you want to live
eternally with God, live in
Jesus. [Aud. reaction]
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Jesus existed before time and
His birth. Before the world even
existed, He existed.
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You see, the life of Christ did
not begin in the manger nor did
it end at the cross.
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Jesus has always been here.
Christ spoke of His preexistence
when He prayed to His Father
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and asked Him in John 17:5,
"Glorify me with the glory that
I had before the world was."
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Jesus, even speaking to the
Jews, talked about His
preexistence when He told them
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that His preexistence and
presence went further back than
Abraham's past. For even, He
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says, before Abraham was, I am.
What do we have here? Jesus, who
was born 2,000 years after
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Abraham, yet He said He was
before Abraham. Jesus, who was
David's son, was also David's
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Lord. Jesus, who was Abraham's
seed, was also Abraham's Savior.
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For God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten
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that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish but have
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everlasting life. So then,
God the Son became incarnate in
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Jesus Christ. The Father sent
Jesus to the earth in the form
of a baby, conceived through a
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miracle by the Holy Ghost, born
in Bethlehem, rocked in a cow's
eating trough, wrapped in
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swaddling clothes, worked in His
father's carpenter shop,
baptized in the muddy Jordan,
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preached a gospel message,
healed the sick, raised the
dead, 5,000 hungry souls He fed,
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misunderstood by His own family,
rejected by His own people,
condemned by the government, put
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out of the organized church.
[Aud. reaction] Crucified on
trumped-up charges. Died on a
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cruel cross, but on the third--
[Aud. reaction] Appointed day.
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[Aud. reaction] He rose from the
grave. Ascended back to the
Father, and one day soon He's
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coming back. I wish I had a
witness in this place.is [Aud.
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reaction] If you go to Buddha's
tomb, his remains are still
there. If you go to Muhammad's
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tomb, his remains are still
there. If you go to Confucius's
tomb, his remains are still
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there. But if you go to Jesus'
tomb, He's not there! He is
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risen! Why God? Because Jesus is
the visible image of the
invisible God. [Aud. reaction]
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Only God can create food out of
thin air. Only God could walk on
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water. Only a God could
turn water into wedding punch.
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Gotta say "wedding punch" 'cause
some of y'all looking for
license to drink wine. [Aud.
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reaction] PB: Only God could
spit on the ground, make mud,
put mud on a blind man's eyes,
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and then the blind
man is able to see.
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Only God could have more
medicine in the hem of His
garment than any doctors
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anywhere. Only God could command
a raging storm to stop. Only God
could hurl demons into the sea.
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Why God? Because of His
miracles. There is a God because
nothing in the universe makes
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sense without
Him. [Aud. reaction]
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There is a God because
He revealed Himself in Jesus
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Christ. There is a God because
Jesus died and rose again. Only
God could do that. Scientists
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can't explain that. Atheists
can't explain that. Agnostics
can't explain that.
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Post-Christians can't explain
that. There is a God! [Aud.
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reaction] Let's be real. How
will something made out of
nothing; how do you explain a
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worldwide flood? How does a
donkey talk? How does a sun
stand still? How do you make an
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axe head float? How does a Red
Sea become a dry highway? How do
lions lie down like house dogs?
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How do three men stand in fire
and they don't get burned? [Aud.
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reaction] How does a man lay
down his life but then take it
up again? [Aud. reaction]
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How do you and I go to bed every
night at different times and we
wake up every morning?
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There is a God! [Aud. reaction]
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Over the years, people have
tried to say that there is no
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God. They've tried to tell us
that religion is a deception,
that our theology is a lie.
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In the year 1859, a man by the
name of Charles Darwin published
a book on the origin of species.
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In that book, Darwin said that
man had not been specifically
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created by God but was in
fact the product of biological
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evolution. He said that man
descended from a hairy animal,
furnished with a tail and with
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pointed ears. He said that man
was the descendant of an ape,
which was a descendant of
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nothing in particular. He tried
to say that we weren't created;
that we simply evolved over
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billions of years. He tried to
convince us that random,
accidental atomic collisions
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resulted in the formation of
some simple form of life, which
eventually became us.
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He said there were no six days
of creation. He said there was
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no Creator. That all of this
just happened. But none of that
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makes sense. How can people look
at creation and claim there was
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no Creator? Now, it's
interesting, because people
don't ever question whether or
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not a computer came into being
by the design of an intelligent
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programmer. People don't look at
a car or a jet and think it just
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happened. So how can people look
at other people and think about
wondering if there were a
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creator or not? God is the
Creator and sustainer of all
things. He alone is God. There
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is none other. Before time
began, He was. When time, as we
know it stops, He will still be.
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He has always been,
and He will always be God.
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And so I'm getting ready to take
my seat, but may I remind you of
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that little story where the
little boy went off to college.
And he studied all the basic
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sciences of life, and he came
home from school the first
semester, and that little boy,
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that young man, knew everything.
It's Friday night, preparation
day. Time to go to church on the
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Sabbath, the next day. Mama
says, "Son, what are you wearing
to church tomorrow?" "I'm not
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going, Mama." "What do you mean,
you're not going? You're in my
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house! And when I leave my
house, everybody goes to
church." "Mama, I'm not going."
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"Mama, I've been to school now.
I study the sciences. I don't
believe, Mama, all that God
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stuff. I don't believe all that
Jesus stuff." The mama left her
son alone and started going to
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her room, singing "Amazing
Grace, how sweet the sound."
Later on that night, Mama heard
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a moan coming from her son's
room. Mama got up and she went
to her son's room and said,
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"Son, what's the problem?" The
young man was holding his jaw,
said, "Mama, I've got a terrible
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toothache." Mama used this as a
time to witness to her son. Mama
said, "Son, you've been studying
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all that science. You've been
studying all that biology.
You've been studying all that
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chemistry. And you said that if
God defiles your five senses.
You can't see Him. You can't
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smell Him. You can't hear Him.
You can't touch Hm. And you
can't sure can't taste Him. But
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now, this toothache. Can you see
it?" "No." "Can you smell it?"
"No." "Can you taste it?"
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"No, but I can
feel it all over me."
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The mama said, "Son, that's what
I've been trying to tell you
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about my Jesus. I can't see Him;
I can't touch Him; I can't taste
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Him. I can't smell Him, But
every now and then, I can feel
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Him all over me." And that's
what I came to tell somebody. I
can't feel Him; I can't touch
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Him; I can't taste Him; I can't
smell Him, but I can feel Him
all over me! Bless the Lord, O
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my soul, and all that is within
me bless His holy name. Make a
joyful noise unto the Lord all
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ye lands. Serve
the Lord with gladness!
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Social justice is embedded
in Breath of Life's commitment
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to carry this wonderful
gospel of Jesus Christ.
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I believe in social justice.
I believe in equality of all
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people. And I also believe that
Jesus died and His blood was
spilt for all of us.
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THE END
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