GOD_IS - Part 2: CREATOR

Today everyone seems to be into the environment, going Green, organic, hybrids, even wind power. being all for the earth is trendy and I'm all for that (it's good stewardship), but what about being all for the earth's CREATOR?

Week 2 we asked the question,"Do you worship the CREATION or the CREATOR?

IF GOD_IS Creator - - we need to know a few things about this creator, and ask what does it mean to me, to us, that he created?? 3 things to know...


1. GOD CREATED “out of nothing” - Ex nihilo

By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the LORD;

let all the people of the world revere him.
For he spoke, and it came to be;

he commanded, and it stood firm. Psalm 33:6-9

• Before God created nothing existed except himself
• If matter existed apart from God, then what inherent right would God have to rule over it and use it for his glory – NONE!
  IMPACT: What confidence could we/you have that every aspect of the universe will ultimately fulfill God’s purposes, if some parts of it were not created by him? – NONE

2. God Created ADAM and EVE (and you and I) in a Personal WAY

"the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." Genesis 2:7

3. God Created the Universe to show HIS GLORY
Revelation 4:11 says, "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."

This clip was filmed by NASA on the Apollo 8 mission as astronauts 1st saw earth from space. As the men saw earth as a whole for the 1st time they began to quote Genesis 1 as a prayer...Creation purposed to give glory to the Creator! watch the 1st part of the video to see for yourself