GOD PRESERVES HIS FALLEN CREATION

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LESSON 3

• GOD PRESERVES HIS FALLEN CREATION

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MY CREATOR PRESERVES(takes care of, provides
for)ME
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Genesis 822

• 22 "As long as the earth endures, seedtime and
  harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day
  and night will never cease."

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1 Kings 171-6

• Elijah Fed by Ravens 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite,
  from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD
  , the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there
  will be neither dew nor rain in the next few
  years except at my word." 2 Then the word of the
  LORD came to Elijah 3 "Leave here, turn eastward
  and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the
  Jordan. 4 You will drink from the brook, and I
  have ordered the ravens to feed you there." 5 So
  he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the
  Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed
  there. 6 The ravens brought him bread and meat in
  the morning and bread and meat in the evening,
  and he drank from the brook.

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My Creator Preserves Me
1. Usually by natural means, but at times by
miracles
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Psalm 9111

• 11 For he will command his angels concerning you
  to guard you in all your ways

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Psalm 347

• 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who
  fear him, and he delivers them.

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My Creator Preserves Me

• Usually by natural means, but at times by
  miracles
• 2. He sends His angels (messengers) to watch
  over me

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Psalm 9110

• 10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster
  will come near your tent.

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Romans 828

• 28And we know that in all things God works for
  the good of those who love him, who have been
  called according to his purpose.

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My Creator Preserves Me
1. Usually by natural means, but at times by
miracles
2. He sends His angels (messengers) to watch
over me
3. He either keeps evil from me or makes it
work out for my good
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Psalm 1303

• 3 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord,
  who could stand?

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1 John 48b

• Whoever does not love does not know God, because
  God is love.

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Romans 832

• 32He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him
  up for us all--how will he not also, along with
  him, graciously give us all things?

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My Creator Preserves Me
1. Usually by natural means, but at times by
miracles
2. He sends His angels (messengers) to watch
over me
3. He either keeps evil from me or makes it
work out for my good
4. He gives me what I need out of grace
(underserved love) because I am His child
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1 Corinthians 1031

• 31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
  do it all for the glory of God.

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My Creator Preserves Me
1. Usually by natural means, but at times by
miracles
2. He sends His angels (messengers) to watch
over me
3. He either keeps evil from me or makes it
work out for my good
4. He gives me what I need out of grace
(underserved love) because I am His child
5. So I dont want to worry or grumble and I do
want to thank and serve God in everything I do
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WHY DO I SIN AGAINST MY LOVING GOD?
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Genesis 126

• 26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image,
  in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish
  of the sea and the birds of the air, over the
  livestock, over all the earth, and over all the
  creatures that move along the ground."

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Why Do I Sin Against My Loving God?
1. Man was first created in the image of God
(holy and perfect)
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Genesis 3

• 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the
  wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to
  the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat
  from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman said
  to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees
  in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not
  eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of
  the garden, and you must not touch it, or you
  will die.' " 4 "You will not surely die," the
  serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that
  when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and
  you will be like God, knowing good and evil." 6
  When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was
  good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also
  desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and
  ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who
  was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of
  both of them were opened, and they realized they
  were naked so they sewed fig leaves together and
  made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man
  and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as
  he was walking in the garden in the cool of the
  day, and they hid from the LORD God among the
  trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to
  the man, "Where are you?" 10 He answered, "I
  heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because
  I was naked so I hid."

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Genesis 3

• 11 And he said, "Who told you that you were
  naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I
  commanded you not to eat from?" 12 The man said,
  "The woman you put here with me-she gave me some
  fruit from the tree, and I ate it." 13 Then the
  LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you
  have done?" The woman said, "The serpent
  deceived me, and I ate." 14 So the LORD God said
  to the serpent, "Because you have done this,
  "Cursed are you above all the livestock and
  all the wild animals! You will crawl on your
  belly and you will eat dust all the days of
  your life. (Gods Promise)15 And I will put
  enmity between you and the woman, and between
  your offspring and hers he will crush your
  head, and you will strike his heel."

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Genesis 3

• 16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly
  increase your pains in childbearing with pain
  you will give birth to children. Your desire
  will be for your husband, and he will rule over
  you." 17 To Adam he said, "Because you listened
  to your wife and ate from the tree about which I
  commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,'
  "Cursed is the ground because of you through
  painful toil you will eat of it all the days of
  your life. 18 It will produce thorns and
  thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of
  the field. 19 By the sweat of your brow you
  will eat your food until you return to the
  ground, since from it you were taken for dust
  you are and to dust you will return."

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Genesis 3

• 20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would
  become the mother of all the living. 21 The LORD
  God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife
  and clothed them. 22 And the LORD God said, "The
  man has now become like one of us, knowing good
  and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his
  hand and take also from the tree of life and eat,
  and live forever." 23 So the LORD God banished
  him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground
  from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove
  the man out, he placed on the east side of the
  Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword
  flashing back and forth to guard the way to the
  tree of life.

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Why Do I Sin Against My Loving God?
1. Man was first created in the image of God
(holy and perfect)
2. Man lost Gods image when Adam and Eve fell
into sin
3. The one who tempted man to sin was the devil
Devil
liar , slanderer
Satan
enemy , adversary
the devils attempts to get us to doubt or
disobey God
Temptation
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2 Peter 24

• 4For if God did not spare angels when they
  sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into
  gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment

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Revelation 129

• 9The great dragon was hurled down--that ancient
  serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the
  whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth,
  and his angels with him.

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Why Do I Sin Against My Loving God?
3. The one who tempted man to sin was the devil
Where the devil came from
He was a good angel who fell into sin along with
many other angels who are now called demons
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1 Peter 58

• 8Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the
  devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking
  for someone to devour.

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Why Do I Sin Against My Loving God?
3. The one who tempted man to sin was the devil
Where the devil came from
He was a good angel who fell into sin along with
many other angels who are now called demons
What the devils purpose is
To lead us away from Jesus and to destroy our
faith
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Genesis 53

• 3 When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in
  his own likeness, in his own image and he named
  him Seth.

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John 35-6

• 5Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one
  can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of
  water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to
  flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

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Romans 623

• 23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of
  God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Why Do I Sin Against My Loving God?
3. The one who tempted man to sin was the devil
Where the devil came from
He was a good angel who fell into sin along with
many other angels who are now called demons
What the devils purpose is
To lead us away from Jesus and to destroy our
faith
4. All people are now born lost in sin, and
condemned to death
Our original sinful nature is called
original (inherited) sin
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Evaluate this Statement

• God promised to send a Savior for the world
  rather than to destroy the world and start over
  again because God couldnt stand to have Satan
  laugh at him for destroying what he had created.

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HOW CAN I BE SAVED FROM SIN?
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Genesis 315

• 15 And I will put enmity between you and the
  woman, and between your offspring and hers he
  will crush your head, and you will strike his
  heel."

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How Can I Be Saved From Sin?

• God promised sinful man a Savior
  from sin

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1 John 38

• 8He who does what is sinful is of the devil,
  because the devil has been sinning from the
  beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was
  to destroy the devil's work.

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How Can I Be Saved From Sin?

• God promised sinful man a Savior
  from sin

2. God sent His Son to destroy the devils power
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Acts 1631

• 31They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and
  you will be saved--you and your household."

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How Can I Be Saved From Sin?

• God promised sinful man a Savior
  from sin

2. God sent His Son to destroy the devils power
3. By trusting in Jesus Christ, I am saved
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I LOVE GOD MY HEAVENLY FATHER BECAUSE
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I Love God My Heavenly Father Because

• He created me

2. He preserves me
3. He sent Jesus for me
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ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK

• Study carefully the notes you have taken in
  class be sure you understand them.
• Study carefully Questions 158-171 in the
  Catechism. Be able to answer these questions in
  your own words.
• Complete the Working with Gods Word section.
  Be sure to read 1 Kings 17 and have your parents
  check your work and correct your Bible Study.
• Memorize these Bible verses
• 1 John 38 The reason the Son of God appeared
  was to destroy the devils work.
• 1 Peter 58 Be self-controlled and alert.
  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring
  lion looking for someone to devour.
• VI P Romans 828 We know that in all
  things God works for the good of those who love
  him, who have been called according to his
  purpose.

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ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK

• Review the names of all the New Testament books
• Matthew Romans 1st2nd Thessalonians Hebrews
• Mark 1st2nd Corinthians 1st2nd
  Timothy James
• Luke Galatians
  Titus 1st2nd Peter
• John Ephesians
  Philemon 1st,2nd,3rd John
• Acts Philippians
  Jude
• Colossians
  Revelation
• Memorize the 1st Article of the apostles Creed
  and What Does This Mean? to all evil.
• Complete Worksheet 3 at home and have your
  parents correct it with the answer key.
• Complete Key Truths Sheet and be ready to take a
  quiz at our review session on October 1st.

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KEY TRUTHS LESSON 3

• Our loving God usually takes care of us by
  _________ means. He causes bad things to work
  for my _______ and sends his ______ to watch over
  me only because of his _________. The devil is
  an _______
• who fell into sin. Now people are born sinful
  (__________ ____) and need a Savior. God sent
  his own ______ to save us. By ____________ in
  Jesus I am saved.

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Closing Prayer

• Teach me your law and gospel throughout my whole
  life. Savior, dont let anything keep me away
  from your Word. Help me with my study this week.
  Amen.