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.
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Travis Agnew serves as the Lead Pastor of Rocky Creek Church in Greenville, SC. His most recent book is Just (About) Married.