Day 5 - Blessing
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Bob & Gambling
Bob & Gambling
Take away’s - Last Week
Take away’s - Last Week
God is in control so we don’t need to manipulate things to get what we want from a limited worldview
God is in control so we don’t need to manipulate things to get what we want from a limited worldview
AKA - Sun, Moon, Stars
Shows God’s Consistence and Supremacy
God’s creativity is mind blowing and GOOD at every level.
God’s creativity is mind blowing and GOOD at every level.
(Small rotifers - Bule Whales — Bee Hummingbird - Ostrich)
God cares for every level
This week Blessing and Land Animals
This week Blessing and Land Animals
Genesis 1:22–25 “22 Then God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 23 And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good.”
Blessed Them
Blessed Them
How we hear it
How we hear it
Religious word - before we eat, after we sneeze
Things are going well
Success / Accomplishment
Promotions = blessing?
Chapter 1 God Blesses - Animals, Humans, and the Sabbath.
Chapter 1 God Blesses - Animals, Humans, and the Sabbath.
Relationship Dynamic - Personalities, Emotions, & an independent mind
How Bible uses Blessing
How Bible uses Blessing
Gift of Life + Promise / Empowerment
Dolphins playing
Not worried
Personalities
Roosters crowing
Whales don’t take diving lessons
Penguins don’t take swimming lessons
instinct
The way they fill the earth is given by God
2nd level of empowerment
Multiplication / Abundance
He is not a God of limited resource
Cats in Fennville
Humans think in terms of limitation
Our understanding of Blessing has to start here
God’s blessing are
God’s blessing are
1) Gift of Life
Physical, emotional, spiritual, mental, social
2) Promise of Empowerment
3) Not limited - Abundance
Filling the whole world with loving, carrying people and animals is possible!
Gabbling is
Limited
Taking
Not about life - control
Financial Blessings & God?
Financial Blessings & God?
If it cost life and brings self satisfaction and self reliance it is not from God.
If it come out of and lead toward a life of surrender and edifies others - like Jesus!
Stories - take care of others and God blesses you!!
God Creates Animals
God Creates Animals
Gen 1:23-35
Animal classification in the bible is by Habitat
not structural complexity, body symmetry, segmentation
God values Animals
God values Animals
Ps 36:6, 145:16, Jonah 4:11;
Laws Exod 23
Laws Exod 23
Rest your ox and donkey on the sabbath
An ox treading corn was not muzzled
The Animals bring praise to God
The Animals bring praise to God
Ps 148:7-10; 150:6
Animals are useful to Humans
Animals are useful to Humans
Farming
Ox and donkeys
Pumas + great pyrenees
Transportation
OT donkeys
Comfort
Personalities
Emotions
Vice and Isabell
Animals follow God’s direction - migrations.
Animals follow God’s direction - migrations.
God wants animals to be respected (not worshiped)
God wants animals to be respected (not worshiped)
Take away’s
Take away’s
God’s blessings are:
God’s blessings are:
Undeserved Gift
Promise of fullness and Empowerment
Unlimited Multiplication
God cares about values and cares about animals:
God cares about values and cares about animals:
They are not to be worshiped or abused.
Animals give God praise and are useful to us.
The Joy of watching animals think and feel is gift for relationship
God Fills His Space with Life
God Fills His Space with Life
Good
Good
Small to Large
Small to Large
What life He filling your life with right now
