Burn the Ships-
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In the year 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived in the New World with six hundred men and, upon arrival, made history by destroying his ships. This sent a clear message to his men: There is no turning back.
Two years later, he succeeded in his conquest of the Aztec empire.
The Story-
The Story-
(Daniel, Brian, and the Grand Canyon.)All stories, movies, books, etc. have three elements. Too many ties we ignore the signs that are right in fron of us. the Bible is a sign many choose to ignore.
The backstory, the problem, the solution.
Creation, Rebellion, and Redemption.
Creation, Rebellion, and Redemption.
-Creation, the origin.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
God is creator. God is all powerful.
God is sustainer. God is present.
God is redeemer. God has provided he way for salvation.
Rebellion, the problem.
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
-Not only did mankind do this once, they continued all through out the Bible and into the present day.
The wrath of God was the only option for a lost people.
Redemption, the answer.
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.
-The world throws out many options but there is only one answer.
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The Gospel unites us under God’s Salvation.
Invitation-Romans 10