A 2-part Gospel feast on Genesis 1:1-3
Preached at First Church (PCA) in Lansing, IL
Listen to the sermons:
Part 1: http://firstchurchpca.org/sermons/sermon/2017-03-19/-creator-re-creator-new-creation
Creation:
– Out of nothing
– Earth was formless, empty, and dark
– The Holy Spirit hovering
– God speaking
New Creation:
– We are nothing, formless, empty, and dark.
– In his incarnation, life, death, and burial, Christ became nothing, formless, empty, and dark in order to save us from nothingness, formlessness, emptiness, and darkness.
– Because of His atoning sacrifice and death, we are saved and set free from the curse and bondage of nothingness, formlessness, emptiness, and darkness.
– Because of His atoning sacrifice and death, God gave us the Holy Spirit.
– Because of Jesus, by His Spirit and word, God forms, fills, and “lights” us.
Application:
1. Humility and Repentance – We are nothing without God.
2. Faith and Gratitude – Christ died for our sins and to gave us His Holy Spirit.
3. Devotion to God’s word – The Holy Spirit uses His word to save the unsaved and to nurture and grow the saved.
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“In his incarnation, life, death, and burial, Christ became nothing, formless, empty, and dark in order to save us from nothingness, formlessness, emptiness, and darkness.” – Pastor Glem Melo
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“In his incarnation, life, death, and burial, Christ became nothing, formless, empty, and dark in order to save us from nothingness, formlessness, emptiness, and darkness.” – Pastor Glem Melo