Noah and His Flood (Part 1) – Wickedness and Sin
Genesis 6:5-12
We’re going to be starting a series on Noah
- Write down questions you have/anonymous/answered on the 22nd at Harvey Cedars
A lot of people have different thoughts about this....
Background
What are some common misconceptions about Noah and the flood?
1. It’s a children’s fairytale
2. No way it could have happened
3. It’s a made up story
4.
Other Cultures have stories about a flood happening too?
- Many other cultures around the world wrote that the earth actually flooded!
- They all have different interpretations as to what and why, but that is bc they didn’t know the One and True God
As Christians we believe this actually happened because
- We believe that what Bible says is truth, and unless otherwise mentioned, we take stories like this literally. That they actually happened
- Jesus and Peter both referred to Noah and everything that happened as really taking place
So let’s see what the Bible says about the flood.
(Genesis 6:5-12)
Why did the Flood happen? (5-7)
- Because the earth was evil.
- The Bible says that God was actually grieved that He had made man
- He was angry at the choices and the things that man was doing
- EX – Like When We Choose to Disobey Our Parents
How Did the Earth get this Bad? – A Look into Genesis
- God created everything and said that it was good
- Earth, Light, Darkness, Plants, Animals, Fish and People! – All of Which Were Good!!
- However sin entered the Human Race when, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
- And it continues with us today, when we sin. Even though it is hard not to
Why Didn’t God start over from there?
- He loves us and ultimately has a plan for everyone
- We learned about this a couple weeks ago
- What is His plan for us?????
(Again) Why did the Flood happen? (5-7)
- God was grieved because of the evil that the people were doing
Do you think our world is like that today?
- If you ever turn on the news or look at the news paper, what’s in it?
- Stories of murder’s, rapes, gangs, violence and hatred
- I think this is exactly like our world today.
- We live in a period of time where people are angrier, stressed, hateful than any time before!
- And even though the world we live in is crazy, we need to understand Noah’s story to help us in our lives
What made God not kill all of Humanity?
- Vs 8 – Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord
- Vs 9 – Noah walked with God, was blameless and righteous
- What does that look like?
- Back than they didn’t instruction (Bible)
- They knew who God was but willingly disobeyed
- Noah had Faith in Him and did things bc he knew they were what God wanted
So what do we take away from this?
- Understand sin in our lives
- This is the reason why God condemned the earth
- Sin is nothing to be taken as a joke
- God Hates It - Proverbs 6:16-19
- Sin deserves Death – Romans 6:23
- What do we do about it?
- Call it out in our lives – 1 John 1:9
- Move away from it – Matthew 5:27-30 - - Drastic Measures!!
- Prayer – Matthew 6:13
Take an example from Noah
- Walk with God
- Understanding who God is – John 3:16
- Follow His way – Matthew 22:37-39
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