July 12, 2015
Who is God... God is Captain, Christ, Chief Shepherd, Confidence, Consolation, Cornerstone, Counselor, Comforter, Completer, and Creator.
Creator: one who creates.
OT: to create; choose; make; do; a formative process.
NT: proprietorship of the manufacturer; to fabricate; to form or found.
"Proprietor" is an owner, one who has exclusive rights or title of something.
Syn: architect, designer, framer, maker, producer, inventor, fabricator.
Ant: destroyer
7 Wonders of the Ancient World: (The first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity, these were chosen by Hellenistic Greeks because they believed they represented perfection and plenty.) Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
7 Natural Wonders: Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mt. Everest, Auroras, Paricutin volcano, and Victoria Falls.
New 7 Wonders (2007): Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Pichu, Chichen Itza, Colosseum, Taj Mahal.
7 Wonders of the Modern World: Channel Tunnel, CN Tower in Toronto, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Itaipu Dam in Brazil and Praguay, Delta Works in the Netherlands (dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, storm surge barriers), and the Panama Canal.
Other Wonders of the Medieval World: Stonehenge, Catacombs of Kom el Shaqafa, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, Hagia Sophia, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Text: Jeremiah 18:1-6
I. Our Creator
- Created everything in the beginning (Genesis 1:1)
- Created everything systematically (Colossians 1:16)
- Created everything in His order (Revelations 4:11)
- Created everything in His majesty & excellency, glory & beauty (Job 38-41*)
- Is faithful (1 Peter 4:19)
- Faints not (Isaiah 40:28)
II. Our Creator Created us special (Genesis 2:7)
- For His glory (Isaiah 43:7)
- Perfect until iniquity was found (Ezekiel 28:15)
- But we worship the creature more than Creator (Romans 1:25)
- So we must remember Creator (Ecclesiastes 12:1)
- And He can always create in us a clean heart (Psalms 51:10)
- So we need to put off and put on (Colossians 3:9-10, Ephesians 4:23-24)
- Be His workmanship created unto good works (Ephesians 2:10)
III. The Potter's Clay
- He is the Potter, we are the clay (Isaiah 64:8)
- Potter has power over the clay (Romans 9:21)
- The marred clay (Jeremiah 18:1-6)
* Creations God tells job about out of the whirlwind:
(Job 38-41): Foundation of the earth, limits of the waters, breadth of the earth (light and dark), rains and desert, stars and skies, hunter and prey, life cycles, unicorn, peacock, ostrich, horse, fowl of the air, behemoth, and leviathan (entire chapter).
Ant: destroyer
7 Wonders of the Ancient World: (The first known list of the most remarkable creations of classical antiquity, these were chosen by Hellenistic Greeks because they believed they represented perfection and plenty.) Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging gardens of Babylon, Temple of Artemis, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
7 Natural Wonders: Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, Mt. Everest, Auroras, Paricutin volcano, and Victoria Falls.
New 7 Wonders (2007): Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Pichu, Chichen Itza, Colosseum, Taj Mahal.
7 Wonders of the Modern World: Channel Tunnel, CN Tower in Toronto, Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, Itaipu Dam in Brazil and Praguay, Delta Works in the Netherlands (dams, sluices, locks, dykes, levees, storm surge barriers), and the Panama Canal.
Other Wonders of the Medieval World: Stonehenge, Catacombs of Kom el Shaqafa, Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, Hagia Sophia, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Text: Jeremiah 18:1-6
I. Our Creator
- Created everything in the beginning (Genesis 1:1)
- Created everything systematically (Colossians 1:16)
- Created everything in His order (Revelations 4:11)
- Created everything in His majesty & excellency, glory & beauty (Job 38-41*)
- Is faithful (1 Peter 4:19)
- Faints not (Isaiah 40:28)
II. Our Creator Created us special (Genesis 2:7)
- For His glory (Isaiah 43:7)
- Perfect until iniquity was found (Ezekiel 28:15)
- But we worship the creature more than Creator (Romans 1:25)
- So we must remember Creator (Ecclesiastes 12:1)
- And He can always create in us a clean heart (Psalms 51:10)
- So we need to put off and put on (Colossians 3:9-10, Ephesians 4:23-24)
- Be His workmanship created unto good works (Ephesians 2:10)
III. The Potter's Clay
- He is the Potter, we are the clay (Isaiah 64:8)
- Potter has power over the clay (Romans 9:21)
- The marred clay (Jeremiah 18:1-6)
* Creations God tells job about out of the whirlwind:
(Job 38-41): Foundation of the earth, limits of the waters, breadth of the earth (light and dark), rains and desert, stars and skies, hunter and prey, life cycles, unicorn, peacock, ostrich, horse, fowl of the air, behemoth, and leviathan (entire chapter).
Challenge:
- Remember Who the Creator is and consider all He has created. Be amazed at His majesty & excellency, His glory & beauty.
- Let Him create a clean hear in you each day. (confession, worship, praise)
- Be willing to become His workmanship, giving Him exclusive rights to your life.
- Remember Who the Creator is and consider all He has created. Be amazed at His majesty & excellency, His glory & beauty.
- Let Him create a clean hear in you each day. (confession, worship, praise)
- Be willing to become His workmanship, giving Him exclusive rights to your life.
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