Sermon Tone Analysis

*Genesis **8:1-**22**;** 9:20-28 – God Remembered Noah*

 

*FIRST -- GOD REMEMBERED NOAH.*

I love verse one.

* God remembered Noah... NASV*

 

            This is not suggesting that God forgot about Noah.

God does not forget about his children.

He never forgets.

The God news is that God never forgets about you.

If you ever feel that God has abandoned you or that God is not active in your life, this is a reminder that He will act again.

*Philippians 1:6*

*6 /For I am/ confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.

NASV*

 

            At dinner one evening Tommy misbehaved.

His father, always a strict disciplinarian, reprimanded him saying, "Tommy, if you do not behave you will be sent to your room!"  Tommy did not listen.

So his father sent him to his room.

Later in bed he couldn't remember ever having felt more alone or alienated.

He began to cry.

Then he heard a noise on the stairs.

Footsteps came closer to his room.

His door opened and it was his father.

Closing the door he came over to Tommy's bed and said, "I love you, son, and I've come to spend the night with you."

Our job is to live our life in faithful obedience.

Noah was in the ark for just over a year.

In all that time there is no record of God speaking to Noah.

Yet Noah had been faithful in caring for the animal's day in and day out.

A little boy was in his older sisters bedroom and he accidentally broke he lamp.

It was his older sister job to make the school lunches.

So when the he opened up his lunch sack at school, he discovered that his sister  made him a broccoli sandwich for lunch.

The next day during lunch he opens his lunch sack and there was a liver sandwiches.

The little boy said, "She's getting even with me for that lamp I broke."

We can identify with that because, even though we know it's wrong, sometimes we try to get even.

Sometimes we think that's the way God remembers too.

But the Good News is that God is merciful and forgiving.

Noah takes a very significant step and I want you to see that step in verses' 20-22.

*Genesis 8:20-22*

*20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma; and the Lord said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.*

*22** “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night*

*Shall not cease.”**

NASV*

 

*SECOND -- NOAH REMEMBERED GOD.*

We have the tendency to forget God.

Do you know when we remember God?

We remember God when the chips are down.

We remember God when the bottom falls out.

We pray, Lord, help me.

Lord come quickly.

We will pray in King James English.

And then when God answers our prayer we will thank God and then we will forget God.

But not Noah.

The very first thing that he does when he gets out of the ark is to offer a sacrifice.

Now what would you do after you have been cooped up for over a year?

What would be the very first thing that you would do?

Not Noah, the very first thing that he does is to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.

We forget to do that, don't we?

 

            Remember the 10 lepers that cried out to Jesus, "Jesus, master have pity on us."

And Jesus did and he healed them all.

A little time had  passed and only one of the lepers sought Jesus out to thank Him.

And Jesus response was, "Were not all then cleaned, where are the other nine.

And right now Jesus may be asking you, "Where is your attitude of gratitude?

Why don't you remember me?

Why art you thankful?

Where are all the people that I blessed?

Where are all the people that have had their prayers answered by me.

We are so quick to call upon God when we need something, but so rarely do we give  God thanks for the mundane things of life.

Noah gave thanks by giving an offering to God.

There are many ways we can bring an offering to God.

 

            *One *simple way is just to say grace over a meal.

*A Second *way is to bring the tithe to God house.

*Proverbs 3:9-10*

*9** Honor the Lord from your wealth,*

*And** from the first of all your produce;*

*10 So** your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.

NASV*

 

            Every Christian should recognize that they should give a minimum of what God provides.

A minimum of ten percent.

Most people pay the rent or house payment first, then there is the groceries, and o, there is the bills.

My goodness, there is nothing left over for God.

I guess we will have to give God something next month.

But God word says,* Proverbs 3:9-10*

*9** Honor the Lord from your wealth,*

*And** from the first of all your produce;*

 

            Someone says, "I can't afford to give to God."  Actually you have it backwards, you can not afford not to give to God.

 

            *A Third *Way To Remember God is - to commit the day to God.

And that is what Noah did.

Before the built a house, before he planted a garden, or before he enjoyed the sunlight, he remembered God by offering a sacrifice.

*Ecclesiastes 12:1*

*/1 /**Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no delight in them” NASV*

 

*Jeremiah** 51:50*

*50** ...Remember the Lord from afar...  NASV*           

 

            Jeremiah knew that his county was going to be taken captive into Babylon for 70 years.

He knew that his people would be surround by seductive influences.

Jeremiah is saying, when you are all alone, God will not forgotten you, you should not forget God.

God remembered Noah.

It would be great if the story ended right here.

But the story does not end her.

Sadly the story takes a turn for a worse.

So here is Noah with a brand new start and sin sneaks in.

And sin sneaks into the life of Noah.

What happened?