#ThatsWhat HeDoes

#ThatsWhatHeDoesJuly 31, 2011

Background

You’re welcome --> “That’s what we do”

The flip side--> “That’s what He does”

Hashtags (computers, the internet, websites, blogs, micro-blogs, Twitter)

Tonight: #ThatsWhatHeDoes(Next week: #ThatsWhatWeDo)

1. God Creates (Visible Stuff)Genesis 1:1-5

1 In the beginning [He created History] God created the heavens and the earth [He created Science]. 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.

1. God Creates (Visible Stuff)Genesis 1:1-5

3 Then God said, “Let there be light” [He created Language]; 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 [He created Math].

1. God Creates (Visible Stuff)

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1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New creation: 2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New Master: 1 John 4:4: You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New mind: Philippians 2:5: Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus I am a

servant

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New desires: Galatians 5:16-17: 16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish.SpiritFlesh

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New love: 1 John 4:7: Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New fellowship: 1 John 1:3: that which we have seen and heard we declare to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New power: Romans 8:12-13: 12

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)New freedom: Romans 6:6: knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.

SIN

1. God Creates (Invisible Stuff)

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2. God Acts (Visibly in the Past)Jesus: John 1:14: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

The cross: Romans 5:8: But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

2. God Acts (Visibly in the Past)

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2. God Acts (Visibly in the Present)Food and clothing: Matthew 6:25-34

2. God Acts (Visibly in the Present)

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2. God Acts (Visibly in the Present)Help right now: Psalm 136

For His mercy endures forever.


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2. God Acts (Visibly in the Present)Chris & Rachael Welch

Zeke


Emmie


Zeke & Emmie


Eli, Zeke & Emmie


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2. God Acts (Visibly in the Present)“After 10 years in medicine, that's about all I've learned: this world is broken and I’m thankful that we have a Healer.”


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2. God Acts (Invisibly in the Present)Love: 1 John 4:8: He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

2. God Acts (Invisibly in the Present)Illumination: 1 Corinthians 2:12: Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

2. God Acts (Invisibly in the Present)Prayer: Romans 8:26, 34: 26 Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

2. God Acts (Invisibly in the Present)Security: John 10:27-29: 27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

2. God Acts (Invisibly in the Present)

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3. God Wins (Visibly in the Past)His Word:Genesis 1: Let there be . . . and it was so.

The Word:Mark 5:1-13: Satan and his demons did all the fighting, but Jesus did all the winning

3. God Wins (Visibly in the Past)

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3. God Wins (Visibly in the Present)

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3. God Wins (Visibly in the Present)

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3. God Wins (Visibly in the Future)Tim Keller video

http://vimeo.com/23642755

3. God Wins (Visibly in the Future)Summary of the Bible:God built, man broke, Jesus saved, God wins

Summary of tonight:God creates, God acts, and God wins

Appendix

Job 19:25

Exodus 15:18

Psalm 104

Genesis 50:15-21

Deuteronomy 30:19-20

Revelation 22:1

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