Deuteronomy 4:32-35 – From the very beginning, God graciously created an opportunity to know Him. No matter how frequent Mankind’s rebellion proved to be, God was relentless to redeem.
[These notes are taken from 1 of 4 sermons preached at the Converge Conference navigating through the grand narrative of Scripture.]
Summary
- God created the heavens and the earth.
- The ideal was God’s people dwelling in God’s place, delighting in God’s presence.
- Mankind rebelled, trying to prove their worth.
- Sin casts us out, but a Savior will bring us back.
- Sin escalated to the shedding of blood.
- The more distant we grow from God, the more disobedient we become.
- God’s wrath was displayed in the form of a flood.
- All creation was covered by God’s wrath or covered from it.
- One was blessed to be a blessing.
- Forward faith was the only hope for redeeming righteousness.
- A nation promised; a Messiah coming.
- The only hope for God’s people to survive was in a sacrificial son, obedient to his father.
- A people rescued out from slavery.
- A sacrifice must take our place for God to pass over our sin.
- The Law was given to show their inability.
- God’s instructions are a path for the redeemed – not a prerequisite.
- Finally settled into the Promised Land.
- God would do everything necessary to bring His rebellious people home safely.
Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.
