CREATION
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him,
And without Him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:1-3
“By Him all things were created, in heaven and earth, visible and invisible…” Colossians 1:16
“The universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of the things that are visible.” Hebrews 11:3
ORDER
“The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the earth.” Genesis 1:2
“I looked on the earth, and behold it was without form and void; and on the heavens,
And they had no light.” Jeremiah 4:23
“LIGHT”
“God said, “Let there be Light.” And there was Light.” Genesis 1:3
“In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:4-5
“For God who said, “Let Light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” 2 Corinthians 4:6
TIME
“God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness
He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.” Genesis 1:4-5
“In six days the Lord made heaven and earth and rested on the seventh day.” Exodus 20:11
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
H2O’S SEPARATION
“God said, “Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters. And God made the expanse and separated the waters that were above the expanse. And it was so. And God called the expanse Heaven.” Genesis 1:6-8
“Praise Him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens.” Psalm 148:4
“He established the heavens…He drew a circle on the face of the deep… He made firm the skies above…He established the foundations of the deep…He assigned to the sea its limits,
So the waters might not transgress His command…He marked out the foundations of the earth…” Proverbs 8:27-29
“It is He who made the earth by His power, who established the world by His wisdom, and by His understanding stretched out the heavens. When He utters His voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and He makes the mist rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, and He brings forth the wind from His storehouses.” Jeremiah 10:12-13
These five areas from the beginning of Genesis
Point to the evidence of God’s grace for us
For without them we would not exist!
About the author:
Don and his wife Brenda have been married 48 years. They have two married sons Jason/Crista and Nicholas/Heather and four grandsons Luke, Ryker, Blake and Drew. Don is a graduate of the Gateway School of Preaching, Fairview Heights, IL, the Bristol Roads School of Biblical Studies, Flint, MI and he has a bachelor’s degree in religious education from Michigan Christian College. He has been preaching since 1979. He has preached at Pacific, MO; Howell, MI; Arnold, MO; Festus, MO; Dexter, MO; and De Soto, MO where he has served since 2007. He also serves the congregation as one of the elders. Don has done campaigns and meetings in several states and mission work in Cuba, India, and Jamaica. Don refers to himself as a “Minister” because he loves ministering to others and helping them learn about Jesus and growing in their relationship with Him.
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