Randy Skeete Sermon 2021 - CRASH OF THE TITANS ( HAPPY SABBATH )

yes now when you say god is good are you saying that because you are required to say that or are you saying that because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life why do you say it because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life if that's the case let's try it again god is good and all the time yes in kenya they say and that's his nature i must remind you of a very unpleasant fact that is last night all over the united states some people who went to sleep did not get up this morning have i just spoken the truth yes it happened in canada russia sweden brazil in every country on earth there were people who went to bed last night fully intending to get up this morning and they were found dead i say that not to depress you so early in the day but i say it for us to reflect on the reason why did god allow us to live he allowed us to live that through our lives today we may bring glory to his name and his name alone number one and that we might be a blessing to someone else and the two things are inseparably connected we glorify god when we're a blessing to others you know first john 4 verse 20 if a man say he loved god and hath with his brother he's a liar but how can he love god whom he hath not seen and hate his brother whom he have seen so let us try today to return an investment to god or give him a return on his investment of life in us and let us try to be a blessing to someone is that a reasonable request god bless you and i say that from my heart i am highly honored to be a part of this weekend and i thank all those responsible for my invitation all the human instrumentalities that god used to bring me here and my desire and i have none other is to speak the word of god so that god is glorified and hopefully his people enlightened and if the others on their way may the lord bring them safely before i begin would you kindly turn off your phones please i will set the example by turning mine off your iphone 6 and 5 and 7 whatever you have you know we are so attached to gadgets people line up for hours overnight outside these stores to buy a gadget and then after getting home they realize the old one works just as well why did i waste god's money when i travel to africa there's a little fun i take it's about 10 years old and it works perfectly it does what i want and no problems at all anyway uh please turn this off uh let me also tell you why i want you to turn these off there is a trend i've observed in god's church people are no longer familiar with the geography of the bible by that i mean where is daniel where is haggai where is genesis people have lost that familiarity with the bible that used to distinguish us as a people and so you ask people let's go to matthew and it takes them 15 minutes to find matthew one of the reasons for that is the phone solves that problem you see you pull up your bible version and you've got matthew and so i like to tell people or ask people what is this now come on what is this what is this this is not a bible now it may have the electronic text but this is not a bible this is a bible when you walk down the street with this and you're doing that as so many people compulsively do no one assumes you're on your way to church no one assumes what an honest man or woman when this you walk with this all the assumptions are good that man is a christian that woman is a christian that person is on his or her way to church or from church that person is honest i did not be afraid to walk past that person all the assumptions are favorable because the sight of this is an unspoken sermon in favor of god this does not do that and i suspect and i say that very gently a lot of people particularly the young ones they hide behind the phone so as to not let the world know that they are christians and so they say but i have my bible yes but it ought to be visible bring one of these every time you can somebody say amen now that i have meddled in your business let me ask you for the second favor phone's turned off number one favor number two pray for me while i speak all i want you to say is lord put your words in that man's mouth that favor is based on jeremiah chapter 1 verse 18 which says then the lord put forth his hand and touched my mouth not jeremiah 1 9 sorry and the lord said behold i have put my words in thy mouth my words cannot save you the words of god will transform your lives and favor number three also biblical requirement come now let us reason together favor number three i want you to think there's a fourth favorite i will request of you again it requires a little meddling i'll meddle carefully i don't want you to deport me from fresno back to michigan whenever meetings are held in places like these god's people tend to take a very casual approach i'm in a resort so i can be relaxed but as i told a young man last night this is a church service are you not listening to me you're sleeping with your eyes open this is a church service i came and i found you praying have we invited the presence of god yes or no are we in the presence of god it need not look like a church it's not the building that makes it holy it is the presence of god and the purpose for the gathering of his people this is a church for this weekend god's presence is with us then don't chat one to another it disturbs me because i see you it bothers me so please don't chat don't converse listen to god's word don't listen to me listen to god's words and please stop looking at me in such a hostile manner preaching is risky business you have to tell people what they don't like to hear but you have to tell them but i love you somebody say amen i am not coming back to these meetings at all i thought you were nice people i said i love you you know jesus said this is my commandment that what you love one another i'm being obedient so i do love you and i hope that you will love me a little bit during the week you see i'm a fisherman i was fishing and i caught something all right let's bow our heads and pray our father in heaven you know how weak i am you no father made of dirt clay the earth ground all those words that mean the same thing but father you sent me the invitation i did not go looking for it and so i stand in this desk to do your work to do your will which is to enlighten your people as your spirit directs me i ask you today god to grant to me your spirit that he may possess my faculties without any objection from me put your words in my mouth put your ideas in my mind their god let me with every expression seek your glory and the blessing of your people let the spirit in me be the spirit that enlightens every listening heart father and at the end of this presentation let us say in our hearts it was good to have been here i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let god's people say amen and amen our subject clash of the titans what did i say clash of the titans go with me to isaiah chapter 40 we shall read from verse 25. as i look around the room i think it is safe for me to make another comment while you are searching for isaiah chapter 40. but i saw something that tells me don't say what i want to say i really want to say it but i don't want to embarrass anyone so i won't say it i'll ask pastor board to tell you isaiah 40 verse 25. if you found it say amen if you're still looking say amen all right let's all be on the same page of discovery have we all found isaiah 40. verse 25 to whom then will he liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one now that is a question from god god is asking his people through isaiah is there any other entity is there any other being comparable to me the first commandment says thou shalt have no other gods before me in that commandment in that utterance god is implying that there will be other gods or there were other gods so god is saying to the israelites of all the gods that you know and they did worship all kinds of gods is there one that can compare with me to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal seth the holy one let's go to our isaiah 45. well now let's go to mica 7. michael seven i believe is verse nineteen micah seven mike is one of those little books that give us headaches to find it's called a minor prophet not because the message is unimportant but because the chapters are so few the difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet is not the seriousness of the message but how big the book is so isaiah is a major prophet because he has 66 chapters joel is a minor prophet because it just has three chapters but the message they preach is both major are you with me all right micah 7 i believe is verse 19 who is a god like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage and so the question is being asked who is a god like unto thee there is no god like god let's look at some things that god can do let's go to isaiah 45. we were just there we were going there now let's go there isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans you have isaiah 45 let's read verse 22 of isaiah 45 the bible says look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth now finish the verse for me if you have the king james version for i am god finish the verse and there is none like me i am god there's what like me stay in isaiah 45 let's go to verse 18. clash of the titans is our subject excuse me thus say for thus if the law that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it you have established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am the lord and there is none else i hope you believe that for some people money is a more reliable god than god for some people advancing along the path of a particular career is more god than god for some people pursuing and finally catching the man of their dreams is more god than god for some people having and raising children is more god to them than god but god tells you and me today i am the lord and there is none else whatever else you and i may think there is no god like the god of heaven and earth let us go to isaiah 46 we will read verses 9 and 10 our subject clash of the titans isaiah 46 9-10 the bible says remember the former things of old for i am god read with me now and there's none else i am god and there is none like me go to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done now why does god keep saying i am god and there is none like me in the verses we've read there are three reasons why god says i am god and there is none like me let's look at the verse we just read this time we shall read it [Music] microscopically what do i mean by that we shall read it closely to identify those little pieces of meaning that a casual reading invariably misses remember the former things of old i am god and there's none like me i am there's none else i am god and there's none like me now why is he god and none other like he is verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done in isaiah 46 9 and 10 god identifies one reason why he is a god above all other gods and what is that reason no isaiah 46 9-10 we were supposed to read microscopically what's the reason god identifies that separates him from other gods listen to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done what reason does god give he knows the end from that he is all-knowing now you may say well i know what will happen tomorrow the sun will rise we don't know that for sure because you may drop dead and it doesn't rise for you god forbid are you with me god forbid but can you tell me every detail that will occur tomorrow at every time interval no god does and so god says my ability to declare the end from the beginning is one quality that separates me from all other gods if that's clear say amen let's go to isaiah 45 our subject is what clash of the titans isaiah 45 let's read verse 22. i believe you have that look unto me and be save all the ends of the earth finish the verse with me now for i am god and there is none else now why does he say i am god and there is none else what reason does he give in that passage he alone can save let me reemphasize that only god can save you makes no difference to me how many offices you hold in the church that will never save you i'm not saying run home at the weekends over and drop them i'm simply saying church office saves no one returning a tithe saves no one but keep returning it keeping the sabbath saves no one but keep keeping it only god can save us no other god can do that and that's seen very early in the bible god gave life to adam and eve are you with me salvation is the giving of life that never ends are you following me what did the devil give death hebrews 2 14 and destroyed him that had the power of death that is the devil so god is the god of life the devil is the god of death if i may put it that way only god can save two reasons why god differs from all others what was the first reason we encountered he is all knowing the end from the beginning what was reason number two he alone can save let's go to verse 18 of isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans i have informed i have an hour and a half please relax i will not take all of that time el the boar said last night they gave me three minutes but i'm the boss i'll take all the time i want but i'm not the boss so when i see the cards go up i will obey i want to give you that assurance i will obey what book did i say isaiah what chapter 45 what verse 18 for thus saith the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am god and there is none else now what is it in that verse now that we have read microscopically that separates god from all other gods he can create now i'm sure there many of the things god can do we've identified three that we know the devil cannot do can god heal the devil can heal you look slightly shocked the devil can heal if he can put a disease on you he can take it off did he not put a disease on job yes or no yes he could have taken it off did he not have that woman been over 13 years according to jesus christ yes what does the bible say of the man of sin whose coming is after the working of satan 2 thessalonians 2 verse 9 with all power and signs and lying wonders lying wonders does not mean fake wonders it means wonders for the wrong reasons to deceive but the wonders are genuine let me say it again for those of you who might be tempted to rush to churches saying come get your miracle the devil can perform miracles always remember the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan let me pause on that i'll digress i'll come back to isaiah 45 18. the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan second only to god the father god the son god the holy ghost amen bible commentary volume 5 page 10 83 paragraph one ellen white writes bear in mind that it is none but god that can hold an argument with satan not even gabriel testimony is volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 jesus alone can limit the power of satan or god alone can limit the power of satan testimony is volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 paragraph 1 and 2. only god can restrain satan evangelism page 617 paragraph two the prince of the power of evil can only be held in check by the power of god in the third person of the godhead the holy spirit so that alan white identifies father son holy ghost as the only ones who can restrain satan satan has tremendous power and so god heals the devil can heal but the devil cannot give life the devil cannot save he cannot create and he does not know in detail the end from the beginning now we've looked at god's abilities we've identified three what was the first one he's all knowing what was the second one he says was the third of these three which one does god use to defend his status as god separate from all false gods creation over and over god appeals to his ability to create as the central thing that separates him from all false gods let's go to jeremiah 10. we'll read from verse 3 our subject clash of the titans the titans being god and of course satan working through his agents one of the agents of satan is of course evolution as taught worldwide evolution is given the credit for having form the earth and every living thing and i'm putting it very crudely i'm no scientist but it's either god for us or evolution we believe god is creator the world overwhelmingly believes evolution is responsible what book did i say what chapter 10 reading from what verse 3 for the customs of the people are vain for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe they do deck it with silver and gold they fasten it with nails and hammers that it move not they are upright as the palm trees but do i speak not they do what they be not be afraid of them for they cannot do evil neither also is it in them to do good now what is jeremiah describing an idol look at verse three for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe now listen to the bible when i consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou has created now we have the works of god's hands and we have the works of the devil's hands working through those who make idols listen to what god the father says to the son in hebrews 1 verse 10 thou o lord in the beginning hath laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of thy hands the father himself identifies the son as the active creator yes working under the direction the will of the father but the active person in creation was the son and god the father identifies the son as the active agent so we have the works of the hands of divinity we have the work of the hands of the devil working through those who make idols verse four they deck it with silver and with gold to make it attractive and appealing they're fastened with nails and with hammers they're upright as the palm tree but speak not they must needs be born because they cannot go they don't move because they're dead what jeremiah is doing is giving us a picture of an idol we know behind the idol is the devil so jeremiah wants god's people to know when you kneel before that piece of wood cut from the forest and artistically carve to look like something you're not really praying to that piece of wood you're praying to the power behind it identify that power satan now let's go to verse 10. what's the first word in verse 10. but what does but introduce a contrast but keep reading the lord he is what the true god now if there's a true god what can you immediately conclude they're false gods john chapter 1 verse 9 that was the true light which liketh every man that cometh into the world if there's a true light what can you conclude there's a false light john 15 1 i am the true vine and my father is a husband man there is a false vine vine my father giveth you the true bread that cometh from heaven there's a false bread there's a true sabbath and there's a false sabbath but the lord he is the true god an everlasting king now god is brought in in contrast to that idol verse 11. read with me if you have it thus shall he say unto them the gods what keep reading that have not made the heavens and the earth even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens he hath made the earth by his wall power he has established the world by his wisdom and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion what is jeremiah describing the creative activity of god in contrast to the lifelessness of an idol so god tells jeremiah tell them the gods that have not made the gods that have not created the gods that cannot create they shall perish if they will perish and we're contrasting one with the other what does that tell you about the true god he's everlasting god bless whoever said that he's everlasting if the false gods shall one they perish we read immediately if we read microscopically that the true god will exist forever somebody say amen and so here is god appealing to creation as the reason why he stands head and shoulders and knees above all other so-called gods creation is the foundation if i may say that of god's divinity did i say that awkwardly let me say it again creation is the power above all others that god puts up front when he presents himself as a god we can trust and love not even his power to save is put up front as readily as his ability to create and i'm going to show you why in a minute let's go to isaiah 40. we'll read from verse 25 of isaiah 40. isaiah 40 reading from verse 25. do you have that to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one read 4 26 with me lift up your eyes where why why oh let's pause don't read just look up why when you look up what do you see don't tell me the roof yes the heavenly bodies now notice verse 25 to whom then will he liken me or shall i be equal now god is presenting evidence why he is not comparable to anyone or no one can compare with him lift up your eyes on high and behold who hath created these things your word creation or create here again god appealing to creation as the reason why no other so-called god can compare with him i want you to understand when you think of god think of the creator let's go to psalm 96 psalm 96 we read verse 5 of psalm 96. our subject clash of the titans titan 1 is god titan 2 is that instrument used by the devil to mislead so many people which is called evolution which is the world's explanation for how life came to be on this earth do you have psalm 96 what does verse 5 say for the gods of the nations are idols finish the verse but the lord did what yes here again god contrasts himself separates himself from all false gods on the basis of his ability to create have i been clear so far let's review people forget very quickly i the bible presents among others oh i have chosen three evidences of god's power as god what was the first one we looked at god is all-knowing where did that come from isaiah what 45 not for 46 sorry what verses 9 and 10. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done number one number two what did we identify where did that come from isaiah 45 22 look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth for i am god and there is none other none else not like me what was the third one and what chief verse did we use isaiah 45 verse 18. now let me ask you a question when the bible was written was this sin on the earth sin on the earth yes who wrote the first five books moses was moses a sinner did he lead the most hard-headed group of people that ever existed yes you know what moses said to the israelites he have been stiff-necked against the lord from the day that i knew you deuteronomy 9 24 from the day i knew you but we leave that alone all right so there was sin the tower of babel had been built hundreds of years before god had sent the flood suddenly gomorrah destroyed there was sin all over the earth when the bible was written but listen to genesis 1 1 as moses under the guidance of the spirit of god introduces god to the world don't look for genesis 1 1 just say it in the beginning god saved on the basis of that verse how does god choose to introduce himself to the world creator not savior not king not priest not captain of the lord's hosts creator that is my favorite verse in all the bible in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth nothing in the bible is accidental no teaching second timothy chapter 3 verse 16 tells us all scripture is given by inspiration of god and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness we're told in first corinthians 14 33 for god is not the author of confusion meaning he's the author of order and design and purpose god had a reason for introducing himself as creator above all the other offices he holds if that's god's view that should be our view you see we must see everything through god's eyes i can see in your eyes you want me to explain that let me say it again and i'll try to explain we must see everything through god's eyes example let's see you on the plane as i am so often and the person in front of you reclines his or her seat knocks over your drink now recently there have been a spate of conflicts on planes that forced the planes to land people fighting and throwing water in one another's faces and all sorts of things the devil is busy on the land and in the air now you're a christian you've got to see that incident how through god's eyes how you see it will determine what how you react did they slap jesus did they spit in his face they might have thrown water in his face two years how did he react [Music] no retaliation now when you see that through god's eyes that perception that correct perception now controls your behavior god presents himself as creator we must view god the same way primarily first as creator god as creator should be the foundation of the businesses we run i'll proceed to talk about that i hope god as creator must be at the foundation of the families we establish god has created a must be at a foundation of churches we set up of our outreach program god as creator now let me talk about the other offices of god is god a savior yes when i say god this i mean father and son they're both savior now it was the son who actually died borders of the bible say god was in christ and eloy tells us god gave his life through jesus ah these amens are weak and lifeless i said god gave his life through jesus have you eaten oh that's a problem okay all right i withdraw my my rebuke i will haven't eaten i'll get larger amends this evening god and son savior we have an intercessor do we not right that's jesus who intercedes for us to the father has god always been a savior no why is only one person answering that question let me ask you again has god always been a savior has god always been a priest answer me even if you're wrong no has got always been a conquering king no now here comes the easy question on which you can pass the exam has god always been creator yes ah sister you passed yes now you begin to see why his role as creator is so central on the basis of that exam let me ask you some more questions will jesus always be a savior who said yes sister you ought to be this fellowship who said yes saving people from what in the new world will he be a savior yes or no no will he be a priest interceding no as a matter of fact when christ comes down he comes wearing a crown not the mighty of a priest because his priestly work is done so i ask you again and don't enrage me will christ always be a priest no will he always be creator yes sis in the red hat god bless you we need to understand what we believe not be hesitant he will always be creator because there will be a new heaven and a new earth and what the creator makes only the creator can maintain so he must always be around to maintain what he creates somebody say amen all right so we'll always be now let me introduce you to two things i said god's role as creator must be the foundation of our business foundation of everything evolution ascribes life to undirected processes what do i mean by undirected well they happen by chance are you with me random nice fancy scientific word but i say undirected because when we hear direction we think of someone giving that direction if this world came about along with people without any direction totally by chance to whom are we accountable but does god require accountability yes let's go to genesis 1. what's our subject clash of the titans who are the titans god and the devil working through evolution that's why i'm stressing god's role as creator the power that you identify as having been responsible for your life is your god or your creator genesis 1 we shall read from verse 26. the bible says and god said let us make man in our image after our likeness now pick it up with me and let them have what dominion over the fish of the sea and of the fowl of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth all right there's a key word i'm looking for in that verse you read it quietly microscopically identify that keyword as i deal with accountability don't miss our bless you sister dominion do not confuse dominion with ownership do not confuse dominion with ownership god owns it we manage it let me give you a biblical clue as to why god never gave ownership let's go to genesis 2. we read verses 16 and 17. do you have that and the lord god commanded the man saying of every tree of the garden thou must freely eat but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it for in the day thou eaters thereof thou shalt surely die now if god had given the trees to adam who can read my mind and if he had given the trees if they had belonged to adam all of them what could god not say you can't eat of this one adam could have said it's mine but the reason why god could say eat from those not from this they belong to god this is not a symbolic statement this is literal there are many bible statements we take symbolically and they're not in revelation or daniel let me tell you something about reading the bible when you read this book unless the context is obviously symbolic read it literally and don't spiritualize everything everything in heaven and earth belongs to god let me become personal you belong to god now he may not have you but you belong to him what do i mean by you may not have him he may not have you by the lies we live we give ourselves to the devil but god is the original owner are you with me the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof the world finish it and they that dwell therein does that include you yes me yes listen to ellen white um education page 137 paragraph four that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership the creator of all things he is the original proprietor we are his stewards all that we have is a trust from him to be used according to his direction how many of you run a business can i see your house you run a business hands down mark down that quotation if you're on the business education page 137 what paragraph did i say listen to it again that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership makes no difference what business you run your printer belongs to god your computer belongs to god now you're saying and you're saying this man is going to extremes i am not going to extremes your ipad belongs to god because you did not create the raw materials from which it is made if we would adopt the mindset of heaven we would be viewed as absolutely strange if we would adopt the mindset of heaven the world will view us as absolutely strange but the reason why we're not strange is we because we are so much like the world in our thinking and our behavior yes we may not eat meat and we may drink tons of soy milk but we are very much like the world because we function like the world we set up a business for the purpose of making money and there's no crime in that but a christian who understands god sets up a business that through the business glory may come to god's name that is always the number one reason for anything you want to have a child why how will god be glorified you want to date that man why show me how god will be glorified if you can't don't do it it's not enough to go to church on saturday the jews kept the sabbath strictly and so i say again that which lies at a foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership you are looking at me your vision belongs to god so watch be careful how you use that vision when you're on the internet be careful where you go the sights you visit because your vision belongs to god and in the middle of viewing that sight god can decide let me take back my vision my hearing belongs to god what music will i listen to you're looking at me as if to say this man needs medication let me tell you a secret about me i do not take i do not use i am a no prescribed medication let me say it again your hearing finish my words your vision your ability to smell your ability to touch your ability to reason every blood vessel every nerve then what do you own oh yes you do own something your sins and god wants even those the recognition of god as creator is the basis should be i sure should say for everything we do the kind of schools to which we send our children or not send the clash of the titans there is accountability now why did god require accountability you see accountability requires fellowship you miss what i said because you know the bible says in uh job chapter 1 verse 6 now there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord job chapter 2 verse 1 again there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord and satan came also among them to present himself before the lord clearly from those two passages we may correctly deduce that this was a frequent occurrence where the sons of god from all over the universe would come and meet with the creator to discuss how they were managing his creation not that god doesn't know he knows but he wants that fellowship you see if god gives you ownership you don't have to report to him so there's no fellowship when you have managerial responsibility you've got to meet with god often to discuss how things are going when i say often i mean often evolution destroys accountability to whom are you accountable no one evolution destroys purpose for living a person who has no purpose for life is living a living death you must have a purpose for your life every living person has a purpose from god whether the person carries out that purpose after having identified it is another story but evolution does not include purpose because where there's purpose there's design because a purpose is a design you missed it a purpose is a design in jeremiah chapter 1 verse 4 and verse 5 the bible says then the lord the word of the lord came unto me saying before i formed in the belly i knew thee and before thou came his forth out of the womb i sanctify thee and i ordained thee a prophet unto the nations now god designed a life for jeremiah come on somebody say amen god designed a life we design our lives i will go to college a particular college because the college name it has prestige you see that's design then when i leave that college i will go to university and get a master's then i'll go get a phd from a certain school then i want a certain job on wall street because i want a certain house and i want to drive a certain car and i want to buy designer suits that's a designed life purpose when god made man god had a purpose god had a design the way that life should live conflict and courage page 21 paragraph five ellen white writes god created man for his glory that after test and trial the human family might become one with the heavenly family it was god's purpose to repopulate heaven with the earthly family if they would show themselves obedient to his every word it was god's purpose it was god's design in other words with god nothing is random with god nothing is accidental god has a reason for everything he does it was his purpose bible commentary volume 1 page 1081 paragraph 2 god made the world to enlarge heaven ah you missed that you missed that you know nations go to war sometimes to enlarge their territory god eloi tells us god made the world he had a purpose in mind to enlarge heaven god's purpose then was that life on earth should be the same as life in heaven the quotation goes on he desires a larger family of created intelligences god's purpose was everything on earth should function the way things are done in heaven bible commentary volume 1 page 1081 paragraph 3 all heaven took a deep and joyful interest in the creation of the world and of man human beings were a new and distinct order they were made in the image of god and it was the creator's design that they should populate the earth god is a god of purpose design question for you do not answer me have you identified god's purpose in your life yes amen if you haven't you may still be saved yes but you will never live as full of life as you could have lived had you identified that purpose and fulfilled it by god's grace let me say it again you cannot live as full and as blessed alive when you live off the track that god originally laid for your life now he can save you yes he saved samson but a path of and prostitutes was that god's path for samson no the most blessed life is the life lived along the path god has paved for your life and that path may be different from your husband's path because god does not clone clone is a big word you didn't get it god does not reproduce two things that are identical now he and his he and his son are one yes that may be divine cloning i don't know but no created work of god no two things are like purpose accountability my brothers and sisters in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth now that text can go back as far as you want you know in colossians 1 16 it says for by him were all things created that are in heaven that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created by him and for him principalities powers thrones dominions all refer to various levels of angelic power and authority which took place before the earth was created because the angels existed before the world was made that's why the morning stars sang together the angels sons of god in other words shouted for joy they were there so whether this world or going as far back as you can everything was made by god everything has a purpose let me give you a beautiful quotation from ellen white i mean just beautiful desire of ages page 20 paragraph two there is nothing save the selfish heart of man that lives unto itself no bird that cleaves the air no animal that moves upon the ground but ministers to some other life there is no leaf of the forest or lowly blade of grass but has its ministry every tree and shrub and leaf pours forth that element of life without which neither man nor animal could live and man and animal in turn minister to the life of tree and shrub and leaf the flowers breathe fragrance and unfold their beauty in blessing to the world the sun sheds its light to gladden a thousand worlds the ocean itself the source of all our springs and fountains receives the streams from every land but takes to give the mists ascending from its bosom fall in showers to water the earth that it may bring forth and bud every blade of grass has a purpose every leaf has a purpose evolution does not involve purpose my brothers and sisters if you believe that the world will regard you as very funny you know the family of jesus tried to stop him from preaching because they said he was mad you read mark 3 21 the king james version says he is beside himself eli white writes and patriarchs and prophets page 126 paragraph one the family and friends of abraham could not understand why he would pack up and leave luke 2 48-50 when jesus told his earthly father and mother wistia not that i must be about my father's business they did not understand the more nearly we live like god the more distant we come from the comprehension of the world and from members of the church and so this morning i present to you a god of creation i present to you a god who has a purpose for your life a purpose for your life i present you a god who wants you to be accountable to him because he enjoys the fellowship with you i represent you a god who alone can save you i present to you a god who knows the end from the beginning of your life if you will trust him he will guide you step by step somewhere else writes if we could see the end from the beginning we would choose to be led the way god has been leading us and that occurred in the life of a lot the angels said escape for their life escape to the mountains look not behind the neither sit out in all the plane lord said oh not so behold this is a little city let me flee to it the angel said see i've accepted thee concerning this thing also that i will not overthrow this city for which thou has spoken uh genesis 19 21 here's the escaped liver in other words go to the city you want it even though god said go to the mountain in verse 30 the bible says lord went to the mountain because lord realized that god's recommendation was correct what el white is saying if we could see we would choose the way god has chosen for us my brothers and sisters you serve a risen creator and he wants you in his world with him when he comes back he's going to remake this world that's a reality now i believe all of you are preparing for christmas i hope i didn't falsely accuse most of you are preparing for christmas you set aside some money to waste on things people don't need you've already done that to give a man a tie he doesn't need socks he doesn't need fine are we preparing to enter god's kingdom are you waiting for the sunday law to be passed listen preparation for god's kingdom has to be every day moment by moment because long before the sunday law passes you may pass and then what happened to your preparation let's not focus on events to come so exclusively we do not understand the critical necessity of being ready now in case i close my eyes there's a god who is a creator and as he gave life to adam and eve and gave them purpose he's given you life in everything you do you know what the bible says remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth but also in the days of thy gray hairs or no hair remember now thy creator are you with me shall we not remember our creator now how many will say father thank you for this message i recommit my life to you the creator of all things mercy do you mean it as you raise your hand heads bowed eyes closed our father in heaven we thank you dear god that you are god we thank you that jesus is god different functions but equal in substance and and power we thank you thank god for creating we thank you for maintaining creation we thank you for sending someone equal with yourself to pay the penalty for our sins ah father that transaction called the gospel where he takes our sins he has made sin that we might be made the righteousness of god father we can never fully explain that or understand it that's why it will be the foundation of our heavenly curriculum throughout eternity but for now dear god we say consciously here is my life then we correct ourselves here is your life you've entrusted to me guide me lead me direct me let my burden be in everything i do to bring glory and honor to your name bless all that goes on today i pray to god when you come into your kingdom save us father without losing one i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let all gods let everything be done decently and in order let's try that again god is good and all the time yes now when you say god is good are you saying that because you are required to say that or are you saying that because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life why do you say it because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life if that's the case let's try it again god is good and all the time yes in kenya they say and that's his nature i must remind you of a very unpleasant fact that is last night all over the united states some people who went to sleep did not get up this morning have i just spoken the truth yes it happened in canada russia sweden brazil in every country on earth there were people who went to bed last night fully intending to get up this morning and they were found dead i say that not to depress you so early in the day but i say it for us to reflect on the reason why did god allow us to live he allowed us to live that through our lives today we may bring glory to his name and his name alone number one and that we might be a blessing to someone else and the two things are inseparably connected we glorify god when we are blessing to others you know first john 4 verse 20 if a man say he loved god and hath with his brother he's a liar but how can he love god whom he hath not seen and hate his brother whom he have seen so let us try today to return an investment to god or give him a return on his investment of life in us and let us try to be a blessing to someone is that a reasonable request god bless you and i say that from my heart i am highly honored to be a part of this weekend and i thank all those responsible for my invitation all the human instrumentalities that god used to bring me here and my desire and i have none other is to speak the word of god so that god is glorified and hopefully his people enlightened and if the others on their way may the lord bring them safely before i begin would you kindly turn off your phones please i will set the example by turning mine off your iphone 6 and 5 and 7 whatever you have you know we are so attached to gadgets people line up for hours overnight outside these stores to buy a gadget and then after getting home they realize the old one works just as well why did i waste god's money when i travel to africa there's a little phone i take it's about 10 years old and it works perfectly it does what i want and no problems at all anyway please turn this off let me also tell you why i want you to turn these off there is a trend i've observed in god's church people are no longer familiar with the geography of the bible by that i mean where is daniel where is haggai where is genesis people have lost that familiarity with the bible that used to distinguish us as a people and so you ask people let's go to matthew and it takes them 15 minutes to find matthew one of the reasons for that is the phone solves that problem you see you pull up your bible version and you've got matthew and so i like to tell people or ask people what is this now come on what is this what is this this is not a bible now it may have the electronic text but this is not a bible this is a bible when you walk down the street with this and you're doing that as so many people compulsively do no one assumes you're on your way to church no one assumes what an honest man or woman when this you walk with this all the assumptions are good that man is a christian that woman is a christian that person is on his or her way to church or from church that person is honest i did not be afraid to walk past that person all the assumptions are favorable because the sight of this is an unspoken sermon in favor of god this does not do that and i suspect and i say that very gently a lot of people particularly the young ones they hide behind the phone so as to not let the world know that they are christians and so they say but i have my bible yes but it ought to be visible bring one of these every time you can somebody say amen now that i have meddled in your business let me ask you for the second favor phone's turned off number one fave number two pray for me while i speak all i want you to say is lord put your words in that man's mouth that favor is based on jeremiah chapter 1 verse 18 which says then the lord put forth his hand and touch my mouth not jeremiah 1 9 sorry and the lord said behold i have put my words in thy mouth my words cannot save you the words of god will transform your lives and favor number three also biblical requirement come now let us reason together favor number three i want you to think there's a fourth favor i will request of you again it requires a little meddling i'll meddle carefully i don't want you to deport me from fresno back to michigan whenever meetings are held in places like these god's people tend to take a very casual approach i'm in a resort so i can be relaxed but as i told a young man last night this is a church service are you not listening to me you're sleeping with your eyes open this is a church service i came and i found you praying have we invited the presence of god yes or no are we in the presence of god it need not look like a church it's not the building that makes it holy it is the presence of god and the purpose for the gathering of his people this is the church for this weekend god's presence is with us then don't chat one to another it disturbs me because i see you it bothers me so please don't chat don't converse listen to god's word don't listen to me listen to god's words and please stop looking at me in such a hostile manner preaching is risky business you have to tell people what they don't like to hear but you have to tell them but i love you somebody say your man am not coming back to these meetings at all i thought you were nice people i said i love you you know jesus said this is my commandment that what you love one another i am being obedient so i do love you and i hope that you will love me a little bit during the week you see i'm a fisherman i was fishing and i caught something all right let's bow our heads and pray our father in heaven you know how weak i am you know father made of dirt clay the earth ground all those words that mean the same thing but father you sent me the invitation i did not go looking for it and so i stand in this desk to do your work to do your will which is to enlighten your people as your spirit directs me i ask you today god to grant to me your spirit that he may possess my faculties without any objection from me put your words in my mouth put your ideas in my mind their god let me with every expression seek your glory and the blessing of your people let the spirit in me be the spirit that enlightens every listening heart father and at the end of this presentation let us say in our hearts it was good to have been here i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let god's people say amen and amen our subject clash of the titans what did i say clash of the titans go with me to isaiah chapter 40 we shall read from verse 25. as i look around the room i think it is safe for me to make another comment while you are searching for isaiah chapter 40. but i saw something that tells me don't say what i want to say i really want to say it but i don't want to embarrass anyone so i won't say it i'll ask pastor board to tell you isaiah 40 verse 25. if you found it say amen if you're still looking say amen all right let's all be on the same page of discovery have we all found isaiah 40. first verse 25 to whom then will he liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one now that is a question from god god is asking his people through isaiah is there any other entity is there any other being comparable to me the first commandment says thou shalt have no other gods before me in that commandment in that utterance god is implying that there will be other gods or there were other gods so god is saying to the israelites of all the gods that you know and they did worship all kinds of gods is there one that can compare with me to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal seth the holy one let's go to isaiah 45. well no let's go to micah 7. michael seven i believe is verse 19. micah 7 mike is one of those little books that give us headaches to find it's called a minor prophet not because the message is unimportant but because the chapters are so few the difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet is not the seriousness of the message but how big the book is so isaiah is a major prophet because he has 66 chapters joel is a minor prophet because it just has three chapters but the message they preach is both major are you with me all right micah 7 i believe is verse 19 who is a god like unto thee that pardon of iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage and so the question is being asked who is a god like unto thee there is no god like god let's look at some things that god can do let's go to isaiah 45. we were just there and we were going there now let's go there isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans you have isaiah 45 let's read verse 22 of isaiah 45 the bible says look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth now finish the verse for me if you have the king james version for i am god finish the verse and there is none like me i am god there is what like me stay in isaiah 45 let's go to verse 18. clash of the titans is our subject excuse me thus saith thus if the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am the lord and there is none else i hope you believe that for some people money is a more reliable god than god for some people advancing along the path of a particular career is more god than god for some people pursuing and finally catching the man of their dreams is more god than god for some people having and raising children is more god to them than god but god tells you and me today i am the lord and there is none else whatever else you and i may think there is no god like the god of heaven and earth let us go to isaiah 46 we read verses 9 and 10 our subject clash of the titans isaiah 46 9-10 the bible says remember the former things of old for i am god read with me now and there's none else i am god and there is none like me go to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done now why does god keep saying i am god and there is none like me in the verses we've read there are three reasons why god says i am god and there is none like me let's look at the verse we just read this time we shall read it microscopically what do i mean by that we shall read it closely to identify those little pieces of meaning that a casual reading invariably misses remember the former things of old i am god and there is none like me i am there is none else i am god and there is none like me now why is he god and none other like he is verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done in isaiah 46 9-10 god identifies one reason why he is a god above all other gods and what is that reason no isaiah 46 9-10 we were supposed to read microscopically what's the reason god identifies that separates him from other gods listen to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done what reason does god give he knows the end from the he's all-knowing now you may say well i know what will happen tomorrow the sun will rise we don't know that for sure because you may drop dead and it doesn't rise for you god forbid are you with me god forbid but can you tell me every detail that will occur tomorrow at every time interval no god does and so god says my ability to declare the end from the beginning is one quality that separates me from all other gods if that's clear say amen let's go to isaiah 45 our subject is what clash of the titans isaiah 45 let's read verse 22. i believe you have that look unto me and be save all the ends of the earth finish the verse with me now for i am god and there is none else now why does he say i am god and there is none else what reason does he give in that passage he alone can save let me reemphasize that only god can save you makes no difference to me how many offices you hold in the church that will never save you i'm not saying run home at the weekends over and drop them i'm simply saying church office saves no one returning a tithe saves no one but keep returning it keeping the sabbath saves no one but keep keeping it only god can save us no other god can do that and that's seen very early in the bible god gave life to adam and eve are you with me salvation is a giving of life that never ends are you following me what did the devil give death hebrews 2 14 and destroyed him that had the power of death that is the devil so god is the god of life the devil is the god of death if i may put it that way only god can save two reasons why god differs from all others what was the first reason we encountered he is all knowing the end from the beginning what was reason number two he alone can save let's go to verse 18 of isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans i've informed i have an hour and a half please relax i will not take all of that time the boar said last night they gave me three minutes but i'm the boss i'll take all the time i want but i'm not the boss so when i see the cards go up i will obey i want to give you that assurance i will obey what book did i say isaiah what chapter 45 what verse 18 for thus saith the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am god and there is none else now what is it in that verse now that we have read microscopically that separates god from all other gods he can create now i'm sure there are many of the things god can do we've identified three that we know the devil cannot do can god heal the devil can heal you look slightly shocked the devil can heal if he can put a disease on you he can take it off did he not put a disease on job yes or no yes he could have taken it off did he not have that woman bent over 13 years according to jesus christ yes what does the bible say of the man of sin whose coming is after the working of satan second thessalonians two verse nine with all power and signs and lying wonders lying wonders does not mean fake wonders it means wonders for the wrong reasons to deceive but the wonders are genuine let me say it again for those of you who might be tempted to rush to churches saying come get your miracle the devil can perform miracles always remember the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan let me pause on that i'll digress i'll come back to isaiah 45 18. the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan second only to god the father god the son god the holy ghost bible commentary volume 5 page 10 83 paragraph one ella white writes bear in mind that it is none but god that can hold an argument with satan not even gabriel testimony's volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 jesus alone can limit the power of satan or god alone can limit the power of satan testimonies volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 paragraph 1 and 2 only god can restrain satan evangelism page 617 paragraph two the prince of the power of evil can only be held in check by the power of god in the third person of the godhead the holy spirit so that alan white identifies father son holy ghost as the only ones who can restrain satan satan has tremendous power and so god heals the devil can heal but the devil cannot give life the devil cannot save he cannot create and he does not know in detail the end from the beginning now we've looked at god's abilities we've identified three what was the first one he's all knowing what was the second one he says what was the third of these three which one does god use to defend his status as god separate from all false gods creation over and over god appeals to his ability to create as the central thing that separates him from all false gods let's go to jeremiah 10. we'll read from verse 3 our subject clash of the titans the titans being god and of course satan working through his agents one of the agents of satan is of course evolution as taught worldwide evolution is given the credit for having form the earth and every living thing and i'm putting it very crudely i'm no scientist but it's either god for us or evolution we believe god is creator the world overwhelmingly believes evolution is responsible what book did i say what chapter 10 reading from what verse 3 for the customs of the people are vain for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe they do out deck it with silver and gold they fasten it with nails and hammers that it move not they are upright as the palm trees but do what speak not they do what they be not be afraid of them for they cannot do evil neither also is it in them to do good now what is jeremiah describing an idol look at verse three for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe now listen to the bible when i consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou has created now we have the works of god's hands and we have the works of the devil's hands working through those who make idols listen to what god the father says to the son in hebrews 1 verse 10 thou o lord in the beginning hath laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of thy hands the father himself identifies the son as the active creator yes working under the direction the will of the father but the active person in creation was the son and god the father identifies the son as the active agent so we have the works of the hands of divinity we have the work of the hands of the devil working through those who make idols verse 4 they deck it with silver and with gold to make it attractive and appealing they fastened with nails and with hammers they're upright as the palm tree but speak not they must needs be born because they cannot go they don't move because they're dead what jeremiah is doing is giving us a picture of an idol we know behind the idol is the devil so jeremiah wants god's people to know when you kneel before that piece of wood cut from the forest and artistically carve to look like something you're not really praying to that piece of wood you're praying to the power behind it identify that power satan now let's go to verse 10. what's the first word in verse 10 what does but introduce a contrast but keep reading the lord he is what the true god now if there's a true god what can you immediately conclude they're false gods john chapter 1 verse 9 that was the true light which liketh every man that cometh into the world if there's a true light what can you conclude there's a false light john 15 1 i am the true vine and my father is a husband man there is a false vine vine my father giveth you the true bread that cometh from heaven there's a false bread there's a true sabbath and there's a false sabbath but the lord he is the true god an everlasting king now god is brought in in contrast to that idol verse 11 read with me if you have it thus shall he say unto them the gods what keep reading that have not made the heavens and the earth even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens he hath made the earth by his wall power he has established the world by his wisdom and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion what is jeremiah describing the creative activity of god in contrast to the lifelessness of an idol so god tells jeremiah tell them the gods that have not made the gods that have not created the gods that cannot create they shall perish if they will perish and we're contrasting one with the other what does that tell you about the true god he's everlasting god bless whoever said that he's everlasting if the false gods shall want they perish we read immediately if we read microscopically that the true god will exist forever somebody say amen and so here is god appealing to creation as the reason why he stands head and shoulders and knees above all other so-called gods creation is the foundation if i may say that of god's divinity did i say that awkwardly let me say it again creation is the power above all others that god puts up front when he presents himself as a god we can trust and love not even his power to save is put up front as readily as his ability to create and i'm going to show you why in a minute let's go to isaiah 40. we'll read from verse 25 of isaiah 40. isaiah 40 reading from verse 25 do you have that to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one read 426 with me lift up your eyes where why why oh let's pause don't read just look up why when you look up what do you see don't tell me the roof yes the heavenly bodies now notice verse 25 to whom then will he liken me or shall i be equal now god is presenting evidence why he is not comparable to anyone or no one can compare with him lift up your eyes on high and behold who hath created these things your word creation or create here again god appealing to creation as the reason why no other so-called god can compare with him i want you to understand when you think of god think of the creator let's go to psalm 96 psalm 96 we read verse 5 of psalm 96. our subject clash of the titans titan 1 is god titan 2 is that instrument used by the devil to mislead so many people which is called evolution which is the world's explanation for how life came to be on this earth do you have psalm 96 what does verse 5 say for the gods of the nations are idols finish the verse but the lord did what yes here again god contrasts himself separates himself from all false gods on the basis of his ability to create have i been clear so far let's review people forget very quickly i the bible presents among others oh i have chosen three evidences of god's power as god what was the first one we looked at god is all-knowing where did that come from isaiah what 45 not 46 sorry what verses 9 and 10. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done number one number two what did we identify where did that come from isaiah 45 22 look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth for i am god and there is none other none else not like me what was the third one and what chief verse did we use isaiah 45 verse 18. now let me ask you a question when the bible was written was this sin on the earth sin on the earth yes who wrote the first five books moses was moses a sinner did he lead the most hard-headed group of people that has ever existed yes you know what moses said to the israelites he have been stiff-necked against the lord from the day that i knew you deuteronomy 9 24. from the day i knew you but we leave that alone all right so there was sin the tower of babel had been built hundreds of years before god had sent the flood sovereign gomorrah destroyed there was sin all over the earth when the bible was written but listen to genesis 1 1 as moses under the guidance of the spirit of god introduces god to the world don't look for genesis 1 1 just say it in the beginning god saved on the basis of that verse how does god choose to introduce himself to the world creator not savior not king not priest not captain of the lord's hosts creator that is my favorite verse in all the bible in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth nothing in the bible is accidental no teaching second timothy chapter 3 verse 16 tells us all scripture is given by inspiration of god and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness we're told in first corinthians 14 33 for god is not the author of confusion meaning he's the author of order and design and purpose god had a reason for introducing himself as creator above all the other offices he holds if that's god's view that should be our view you see we must see everything through god's eyes i can see in your eyes you want me to explain that let me say it again and i'll try to explain we must see everything through god's eyes example let's see you on the plane as i am so often and the person in front of you reclines his or her seat knocks over your drink now recently there have been a spate of conflicts on planes that forced the planes to land people fighting and throwing water in one another's faces and all sorts of things the devil is busy on the land and in the air now you're a christian you've got to see that incident how through god's eyes how you see it will determine what how you react did they slap jesus did they spit in his face they might have thrown water in his face two years how did he react [Music] no retaliation now when you see that through god's eyes that perception that correct perception now controls your behavior god presents himself as creator we must view god the same way primarily first as creator god as creator should be the foundation of the businesses we run i'll proceed to talk about that i hope god as creator must be at the foundation of the families we establish god has created a must be at a foundation of churches we set up of our outreach program god as creator now let me talk about the other offices of god is god a savior yes when i say god this i mean father and son they're both saviour now it was the son who actually died what does the bible say god was in christ and eloy tells us god gave his life through jesus ah these amens are weak and lifeless i said god gave his life through jesus have you eaten oh that's a problem okay all right i withdraw my my rebuke i will haven't eaten i'll get larger amens this evening god and son savior we have an intercessor do we not right that's jesus who intercedes for us to the father has god always been a savior no why is only one person answering that question let me ask you again has god always been a savior has god always been a priest answer me even if you're wrong no has god always been a conquering king no now here comes the easy question on which you can pass the exam has god always been creator yes ah sister you passed yes now you begin to see why his role as creator is so central on the basis of that exam let me ask you some more questions will jesus always be a savior who said yes sister you ought to be this fellowship who said yes saving people from what in the new world will he be a savior yes or no no will he be a priest interceding no as a matter of fact when christ comes down he comes wearing a crown not the mighty of a priest because his priestly work is done if i ask you again and don't enrage me will christ always be a priest no will he always be creator yes sis in the red hat god bless you we need to understand what we believe not be hesitant he will always be creator because there will be a new heaven and a new earth and what the creator makes only the creator can maintain so he must always be around to maintain what he creates somebody say amen all right so we'll always be now let me introduce you to two things i said god's role as creator must be the foundation of our business foundation of everything evolution ascribes life to undirected processes what do i mean by undirected well they happen by chance are you with me random nice fancy scientific word but i say undirected because when we hear direction we think of someone giving that direction if this world came about along with people without any direction totally by chance to whom are we accountable but does god require accountability yes let's go to genesis 1. what's our subject clash of the titans who are the titans god and the devil working through evolution that's why i'm stressing god's role as creator the power that you identify as having been responsible for your life is your god or your creator genesis 1 we shall read from verse 26 the bible says and god said let us make man in our image after our likeness now pick it up with me and let them have what dominion over the fish of the sea and of the fowl of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth all right there's a key word i'm looking for in that verse you read it quietly microscopically identify that keyword as i deal with accountability don't miss our bless you sister dominion do not confuse dominion with ownership do not confuse dominion with ownership god owns it we manage it let me give you a biblical clue as to why god never gave ownership let's go to genesis 2. we read verses 16 and 17. do you have that and the lord god commanded the man saying of every tree of the garden thou missed freely eat but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it for in the day thou eaters thereof thou shalt surely die now if god had given the trees to adam who can read my mind and if he had given the trees if they had belonged to adam all of them what could god not say you can't eat of this one adam could have said it's mine but the reason why god could say eat from those not from this they belong to god now this is not a symbolic statement this is literal there many bible statements we take symbolically and they're not in revelation or daniel let me tell you something about reading the bible when you read this book unless the context is obviously symbolic read it literally and don't spiritualize everything everything in heaven and earth belongs to god let me become personal you belong to god now he may not have you but you belong to him what do i mean by you may not have he may not have you by the lies we live we give ourselves to the devil but god is the original owner are you with me the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof the world finish it and they that dwell therein does that include you yes me yes listen to ellen white um education page 137 paragraph four that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership the creator of all things he is the original proprietor we are his stewards all that we have is a trust from him to be used according to his direction how many of you run the business can i see your house you run a business hands down mark down that quotation if you're on the business education page 137. what paragraph did i say listen to it again that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership makes no difference what business you run your printer belongs to god your computer belongs to god now you're saying and you're saying this man is going to extremes i am not going to extremes your ipad belongs to god because you did not create the raw materials from which it is made if we would adopt the mindset of heaven we would be viewed as absolutely strange if we would adopt the mindset of heaven the world will view us as absolutely strange but the reason why we're not strange is we because we are so much like the world in our thinking and our behavior yes we may not eat meat and we may drink tons of soy milk but we are very much like the world because we function like the world we set up a business for the purpose of making money and there's no crime in that but a christian who understands god sets up a business that through the business glory may come to god's name that is always the number one reason for anything you want to have a child why how will god be glorified you want to date that man why show me how god will be glorified if you can't don't do it it's not enough to go to church on saturday the jews kept the sabbath strictly and so i say again that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership you are looking at me your vision belongs to god so watch be careful how you use that vision when you're on the internet be careful where you go the sights you visit because your vision belongs to god and in the middle of viewing that sight god can decide let me take back my vision my hearing belongs to god what music will i listen to you're looking at me as if to say this man needs medication let me tell you a secret about me i do not take i do not use i am on no prescribed medication let me say it again your hearing finish my words your vision your ability to smell your ability to touch your ability to reason every blood vessel every nerve then what do you own oh yes you do own something your sins and god wants even those the recognition of god as creator is the basis should be i sure should say for everything we do the kind of schools to which we send our children or not send the clash of the titans there is accountability now why did god require accountability you see accountability requires fellowship you miss what i said because now the bible says in job chapter 1 verse 6 now there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord job chapter 2 verse 1 again there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord and satan came also among them to present himself before the lord clearly from those two passages we may correctly deduce that this was a frequent occurrence where the sons of god from all over the universe would come and meet with the creator to discuss how they were managing his creation not that god doesn't know he knows but he wants that fellowship you see if god gives you ownership you don't have to report to him so there's no fellowship when you have managerial responsibility you've got to meet with god often to discuss how things are going when i say often i mean often evolution destroys accountability to whom are you accountable no one evolution destroys purpose for living a person who has no purpose for life is living a living death you must have a purpose for your life every living person has a purpose from god whether the person carries out that purpose after having identified it is another story but evolution does not include purpose because where there's purpose there's design because a purpose is a design you missed it a purpose is a design in jeremiah chapter 1 verse 4 and verse 5 the bible says then the lord the word of the lord came unto me saying before i formed in the belly i knew thee and before thou came his forth out of the womb i sanctify thee and i ordained thee a prophet unto the nations now god designed a life for jeremiah come on somebody say amen god designed a life we design our lives i will go to college a particular college because the college name it has prestige you see that's design then when i leave that college i will go to university and get a master's then i'll go get a phd from a certain school then i want a certain job on wall street because i want a certain house and i want to drive a certain car and i want to buy designer suits that's a designed life purpose when god made man god had a purpose god had a design the way that life should live conflict and courage page 21 paragraph five ellen white writes god created man for his glory that after test and trial the human family might become one with the heavenly family it was god's purpose to repopulate heaven with the earthly family if they would show themselves obedient to his every word it was god's purpose it was god's design in other words with god nothing is random with god nothing is accidental god has a reason for everything he does it was his purpose bible commentary volume 1 page 1081 paragraph 2 god made the world to enlarge heaven ah you missed that you missed that you know nations go to war sometimes to enlarge their territory god eloi tells us god made the world he had a purpose in mind to enlarge heaven god's purpose then was that life on earth should be the same as life in heaven the quotation goes on he desires a larger family of created intelligences god's purpose was everything on earth should function the way things are done in heaven bible commentary volume 1 page 1081 paragraph 3 all heaven took a deep and joyful interest in the creation of the world and of man human beings were a new and distinct order they were made in the image of god and it was the creator's design that they should populate the earth god is a god of purpose design question for you do not answer me have you identified god's purpose in your life yes amen if you haven't you may still be saved yes but you will never live as full of life as you could have lived had you identified that purpose and fulfilled it by god's grace let me say it again you cannot live as full and as blessed alive when you live off the track that god originally laid for your life now he can save you yes he saved samson but a path of and prostitutes was that god's path for samson no the most blessed life is the life lived along the path god has paved for your life and that path may be different from your husband's path because god does not clone clone is a big word you didn't get it god does not reproduce two things that are identical now he and his he and his son are one yes that may be divine cloning i don't know but no created work of god no two things are alike purpose accountability my brothers and sisters in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth now that text can go back as far as you want you know in uh colossians 1 16 it says for by him were all things created that are in heaven that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created by him and for him principalities powers thrones dominions all refer to various levels of angelic power and authority which took place before the earth was created because the angels existed before the world was made that's why the morning stars sang together the angels sons of god in other words shouted for joy they were there so whether this world or going as far back as you can everything was made by god everything has a purpose let me give you a beautiful quotation from ellen white i mean just beautiful desire of ages page 20 paragraph two there is nothing save the selfish heart of man that lives unto itself no bird that cleaves the air no animal that moves upon the ground but ministers to some other life there is no leaf of the forest or lowly blade of grass but has its ministry every tree and shrub and leaf pours forth that element of life without which neither man nor animal could live and man and animal in turn minister to the life of tree and shrub and leaf the flowers breathe fragrance and unfold their beauty in blessing to the world the sun sheds its light to gladden a thousand worlds the ocean itself the source of all our springs and fountains receives the streams from every land but takes to give the mists ascending from its bosom fall in showers to water the earth that it may bring forth and bud every blade of grass has a purpose every leaf has a purpose evolution does not involve purpose my brothers and sisters if you believe that the world will regard you as very funny you know the family of jesus tried to stop him from preaching because they said he was mad you read mark 3 21 the king james version says he is beside himself eli white writes and patriarchs and prophets page 126 paragraph one the family and friends of abraham could not understand why he would pack up and leave luke 2 48-50 when jesus told his earthly father and mother whiskey not that i must be about my father's business they did not understand the more nearly we live like god the more distant we come from the comprehension of the world and from members of the church and so this morning i present to you a god of creation i present to you a god who has a purpose for your life a purpose for your life i present you a god who wants you to be accountable to him because he enjoys the fellowship with you i present you a god who alone can save you i present to you a god who knows the end from the beginning of your life if you will trust him he will guide you step by step somewhere else writes if we could see the end from the beginning we would choose to be led the way god has been leading us and that occurred in the life of a lot the angel said escape for their life escape to the mountains look not behind the neither side of an all the plane lord said oh not so behold this is a little city let me flee to it the angel said see i've accepted thee concerning this thing also that i will not overthrow this city for which thou has spoken uh genesis 19 21 here's the escape in other words go to the city you want it even though god said go to the mountain in verse 30 the bible says lord went to the mountain because lord realized that god's recommendation was correct what el white is saying if we could see we would choose the way god has chosen for us my brothers and sisters you serve a risen creator and he wants you in his world with him when he comes back he's going to remake this world that's a reality now i believe all of you are preparing for christmas i hope i didn't falsely accuse most of you are preparing for christmas you set aside some money to waste on things people don't need you've already done that to give a man a tie he doesn't need socks he doesn't need fine are we preparing to enter god's kingdom are you waiting for the sunday law to be passed listen preparation for god's kingdom has to be every day moment by moment because long before the sunday law passes you may pass and then what happened to your preparation let's not focus on events to come so exclusively we do not understand the critical necessity of being ready now in case i close my eyes there's a god who is a creator and as he gave life to adam and eve and gave them purpose he's given you life in everything you do you know what the bible says remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth but also in the days of thy gray hairs or no hair remember now thy creator are you with me shall we not remember our creator now how many will say father thank you for this message i recommit my life to you the creator of all things mercy do you mean it as you raise your hand heads bowed eyes closed our father in heaven we thank you dear god that you are god we thank you that jesus is god different functions but equal in substance and and power we thank you to god for creating we thank you for maintaining creation we thank you for sending someone equal with yourself to pay the penalty for our sins ah father that transaction called the gospel where he takes our sins he has made sin that we might be made the righteousness of god father we can never fully explain that or understand it that's why it will be the foundation of our heavenly curriculum throughout eternity but for now dear god we say consciously here is my life then we correct ourselves here is your life you've entrusted to me guide me lead me direct me let my burden be in everything i do to bring glory and honor to your name bless all that goes on today i pray to god when you come into your kingdom save us father without losing one i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let all gods let everything be done decently and in order let's try that again god is good and all the time yes now when you say god is good are you saying that because you are required to say that or are you saying that because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life why do you say it because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life if that's the case let's try it again god is good and all the time yes in kenya they say and that's his nature i must remind you of a very unpleasant fact that is last night all over the united states some people who went to sleep did not get up this morning have i just spoken the truth yes it happened in canada russia sweden brazil in every country on earth there were people who went to bed last night fully intending to get up this morning and they were found dead i say that not to depress you so early in the day but i say it for us to reflect on the reason why did god allow us to live he allowed us to live that through our lives today we may bring glory to his name and his name alone number one and that we might be a blessing to someone else and the two things are inseparably connected we glorify god when we are blessing to others you know first john 4 20 if a man say he loved god and hath with his brother he's a liar but how can he love god whom he hath not seen and hate his brother whom he have seen so let us try today to return an investment to god or give him a return on his investment of life in us and let us try to be a blessing to someone is that a reasonable request god bless you and i say that from my heart i am highly honored to be a part of this weekend and i thank all those responsible for my invitation all the human instrumentalities that god used to bring me here and my desire and i have none other is to speak the word of god so that god is glorified and hopefully his people enlightened and if the others on the way may the lord bring them safely before i begin would you kindly turn off your phones please i will set the example by turning mine off your iphone 6 and 5 and 7 whatever you have you know we are so attached to gadgets people line up for hours overnight outside these stores to buy a gadget and then after getting home they realize the old one works just as well why did i waste god's money when i travel to africa there's a little phone i take it's about 10 years old and it works perfectly it does what i want and no problems at all anyway please turn this off let me also tell you why i want you to turn these off there is a trend i've observed in god's church people are no longer familiar with the geography of the bible by that i mean where is daniel where is haggai where is genesis people have lost that familiarity with the bible that used to distinguish us as a people and so you ask people let's go to matthew and it takes them 15 minutes to find matthew one of the reasons for that is the phone solves that problem you see you pull up your bible version and you've got matthew and so i like to tell people or ask people what is this now come on what is this what is this this is not a bible now it may have the electronic text but this is not a bible this is a bible when you walk down the street with this and you're doing that as so many people compulsively do no one assumes you're on your way to church no one assumes what an honest man or woman when they see you walk with this all the assumptions are good that man is a christian that woman is a christian that person is on his or her way to church or from church that person is honest i need not be afraid to walk past that person all the assumptions are favorable because the sight of this is an unspoken sermon in favor of god this does not do that and i suspect and i say that very gently a lot of people particularly the young ones they hide behind the phone so as to not let the world know that they are christians and so they say but i have my bible yes but it ought to be visible bring one of these every time you can somebody say amen now that i have meddled in your business let me ask you for the second favor phone's turned off number one fave number two pray for me while i speak all i want you to say is lord put your words in that man's mouth that favor is based on jeremiah chapter 1 verse 18 which says then the lord put forth his hand and touch my mouth not jeremiah 1 9 sorry and the lord said behold i have put my words in thy mouth my words cannot save you the words of god will transform your lives and favor number three also biblical requirement come now let us reason together favor number three i want you to think there's a full favor i will request of you again it requires a little meddling i'll meddle carefully i don't want you to deport me from fresno back to michigan whenever meetings are held in places like these god's people tend to take a very casual approach i'm in a resort so i can be relaxed but as i told a young man last night this is a church service are you not listening to me you're sleeping with your eyes open this is a church service i came and i found you praying have we invited the presence of god yes or no are we in the presence of god it need not look like a church it's not the building that makes it holy it is the presence of god and the purpose for the gathering of his people this is a church for this weekend god's presence is with us then don't chat one to another it disturbs me because i see you it bothers me so please don't chat don't converse listen to god's word don't listen to me listen to god's words and please stop looking at me in such a hostile manner preaching is risky business you have to tell people what they don't like to hear but you have to tell them but i love you somebody say amen i am not coming back to these meetings at all i thought you were nice people i said i love you you know what jesus said this is my commandment that what you love one another i am being obedient so i do love you and i hope that you will love me a little bit during the week you see i'm a fisherman i was fishing and i caught something all right let's bow our heads and pray our father in heaven you know how weak i am you know father made of dirt clay the earth ground all those words that mean the same thing but father you sent me the invitation i did not go looking for it and so i stand in this desk to do your work to do your will which is to enlighten your people as your spirit directs me i ask you today god to grant to me your spirit that he may possess my faculties without any objection from me put your words in my mouth put your ideas in my mind their god let me with every expression seek your glory and the blessing of your people let the spirit in me be the spirit that enlightens every listening heart father and at the end of this presentation let us say in our hearts it was good to have been here i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let god's people say amen and amen our subject clash of the titans what did i say clash of the titans go with me to isaiah chapter 40 we shall read from verse 25. as i look around the room i think it is safe for me to make another comment while you are searching for isaiah chapter 40. but i saw something that tells me don't say what i want to say i really want to say it but i don't want to embarrass anyone so i won't say it i'll ask pastor board to tell you isaiah 40 verse 25 if you found it say amen if you're still looking say amen all right let's all be on the same page of discovery have we all found isaiah 40. first verse 25 to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one now that is a question from god god is asking his people through isaiah is there any other entity is there any other being comparable to me the first commandment says thou shalt have no other gods before me in that commandment in that utterance god is implying that there will be other gods or there were other gods so god is saying to the israelites of all the gods that you know and they did worship all kinds of gods is there one that can compare with me to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal seth the holy one let's go to our isaiah 45. well no let's go to micah 7. michael seven i believe it's verse 19. micah 7 mike is one of those little books that give us headaches to find it's called a minor prophet not because the message is unimportant but because the chapters are so few the difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet is not the seriousness of the message but how big the book is so isaiah is a major prophet because he has 66 chapters joel is a minor prophet because it just has three chapters but the message they preach is both major are you with me all right micah 7 i believe is verse 19 who is a god like unto thee that pardon of iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage and so the question has been asked who is a god like unto thee there is no god like god let's look at some things that god can do let's go to isaiah 45. we were just there but we were going there now let's go there isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans you have isaiah 45 let's read verse 22 of isaiah 45 the bible says look unto me and be save all the ends of the earth now finish the verse for me if you have the king james version for i am god finish the verse and there is none like me i am god there is what like me stay in isaiah 45 let's go to verse 18. clash of the titans is our subject excuse me thus saith thus if the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am the lord and there is none else i hope you believe that for some people money is a more reliable god than god for some people advancing along the path of a particular career is more god than god for some people pursuing and finally catching the man of their dreams is more god than god for some people having and raising children is more god to them than god but god tells you and me today i am the lord and there is none else whatever else you and i may think there is no god like the god of heaven and earth let us go to isaiah 46 we read verses 9 and 10 our subject clash of the titans isaiah 46 9-10 the bible says remember the former things of old for i am god read with me now and there's none else i am god and there is none like me go to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done now why does god keep saying i am god and there is none like me in the verses we've read there are three reasons why god says i am god and there is none like me let's look at the verse we just read this time we shall read it microscopically what do i mean by that we shall read it closely to identify those little pieces of meaning that a casual reading invariably misses remember the former things of old i am god and there is none like me i am there's none else i am god and there's none like me now why is he god and none other like he is verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done in isaiah 46 9 and 10 god identifies one reason why he is a god above all other gods and what is that reason no isaiah 46 9 and 10 we were supposed to read microscopically what's the reason god identifies that separates him from other gods listen to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done what reason does god give he knows the end from the he is all-knowing now you may say well i know what will happen tomorrow the sun will rise we don't know that for sure because you may drop dead and it doesn't rise for you god forbid are you with me god forbid but can you tell me every detail that will occur tomorrow at every time interval no god does and so god says my ability to declare the end from the beginning is one quality that separates me from all other gods if that's clear say amen let's go to isaiah 45 our subject is what clash of the titans isaiah 45 let's read verse 22 i believe you have that look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth finish the verse with me now for i am god and there is none else now why does he say i am god and there is none else what reason does he give in that passage he alone can save let me re-emphasize that only god can save you makes no difference to me how many offices you hold in the church that will never save you i'm not saying run home at the weekends over and drop them i'm simply saying church office saves no one returning a tithe saves no one but keep returning it keeping the sabbath saves no one but keep keeping it only god can save us no other god can do that and that's seen very early in the bible god gave life to adam and eve are you with me salvation is a giving of life that never ends are you following me what did the devil give death hebrews 2 14 and destroyed him that had the power of death that is the devil so god is the god of life the devil is the god of death if i may put it that way only god can save two reasons why god differs from all others what was the first reason we encountered he is all knowing the end from the beginning what was reason number two he alone can save let's go to verse 18 of isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans i have informed i have an hour and a half please relax i will not take all of that time elder boar said last night they gave me three minutes but i'm the boss i'll take all the time i want but i'm not the boss so when i see the cards go up i will obey i want to give you that assurance i will obey what book did i say isaiah what chapter 45 what verse 18 for thus saith the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am god and there is none else now what is it in that verse now that we have read microscopically that separates god from all other gods he can create now i'm sure there are many of the things god can do we've identified three that we know the devil cannot do can god heal the devil can heal look slightly shocked the devil can heal if he can put a disease on you he can take it off did he not put a disease on job yes or no yes he could have taken it off did he not have that woman bent over 13 years according to jesus christ yes what does the bible say of the man of sin whose coming is after the working of satan second thessalonians two verse nine with all power and signs and lying wonders lying wonders does not mean fake wonders it means wonders for the wrong reasons to deceive but the wonders are genuine let me say it again for those of you who might be tempted to rush to churches saying come get your miracle the devil can perform miracles always remember the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan let me pause on that i'll digress i'll come back to isaiah 45 18. the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan second only to god the father god the son god the holy ghost bible commentary volume 5 page 10 83 paragraph one ella white writes bear in mind that it is none but god that can hold an argument with satan not even gabriel testimony's volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 jesus alone can limit the power of satan or god alone can limit the power of satan testimonies volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 paragraphs 1 and 2. only god can restrain satan evangelism page 617 paragraph two the prince of the power of evil can only be held in check by the power of god in the third person of the godhead the holy spirit so that alan white identifies fathers and holy ghosts as the only ones who can restrain satan satan has tremendous power and so god heals the devil can heal but the devil cannot give life the devil cannot save he cannot create and he does not know in detail the end from the beginning now we've looked at god's abilities we've identified three what was the first one he's all knowing what was the second one he says was the third of these three which one does god use to defend his status as god separate from all false gods creation over and over god appeals to his ability to create as the central thing that separates him from all false gods let's go to jeremiah 10. we'll read from verse 3 our subject clash of the titans the titans being god and of course satan working through his agents one of the agents of satan is of course evolution as taught worldwide evolution is given the credit for having form the earth and every living thing and i'm putting it very crudely i'm no scientist but it's either god for us or evolution we believe god is creator the world overwhelmingly believes evolution is responsible what book did i say what chapter 10 reading from what verse 3 for the customs of the people are vain for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe they do out deck it with silver and gold they fasten it with nails and hammers that it move not they are upright as the palm trees but do what speak not they do what they be not be afraid of them for they cannot do evil neither also is it in them to do good now what is jeremiah describing an idol look at verse three for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe now listen to the bible when i consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou has created now we have the works of god's hands and we have the works of the devil's hands working through those who make idols listen to what god the father says to the son in hebrews 1 verse 10 thou o lord in the beginning hath laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of thy hands the father himself identifies the son as the active creator yes working under the direction the will of the father but the active person in creation was the son and god the father identifies the son as the active agent so we have the works of the hands of divinity we have the work of the hands of the devil working through those who make idols verse 4 they deck it with silver and with gold to make it attractive and appealing they fastened with nails and with hammers they're upright as the palm tree but speak not they must needs be born because they cannot go they don't move because they're dead what jeremiah is doing is giving us a picture of an idol we know behind the idol is the devil so jeremiah wants god's people to know when you kneel before that piece of wood cut from the forest and artistically carve to look like something you're not really praying to that piece of wood you're praying to the power behind it identify that power satan now let's go to verse 10. what's the first word in verse 10 but what does but introduce a contrast but keep reading the lord he is what the true god now if there's a true god what can you immediately conclude they're false gods john chapter 1 verse 9 that was the true light which liketh every man that cometh into the world if there's a true light what can you conclude there's a false light john 15 1 i am the true vine and my father is a husband man there is a false vine vine my father giveth you the true bread that cometh from heaven there's a false bread there's a true sabbath and there's a false sabbath but the lord he is the true god an everlasting king now god is brought in in contrast to that idol verse 11. read with me if you have it thus shall you say unto them the gods what keep reading that have not made the heavens and the earth even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens he hath made the earth by his wall power he has established the world by his wisdom and i stretched out the heavens by his discretion what is jeremiah describing the creative activity of god in contrast to the lifelessness of an idol so god tells jeremiah tell them the gods that have not made the gods that have not created the gods that cannot create they shall perish if they will perish and we're contrasting one with the other what does that tell you about the true god he's everlasting god bless whoever said that he's everlasting if the false gods shall want their perish we read immediately if we read microscopically that the true god will exist forever somebody say amen and so here is god appealing to creation as the reason why he stands head and shoulders and knees above all other so-called gods creation is the foundation if i may say that of god's divinity did i say that awkwardly let me say it again creation is the power above all others that god puts up front when he presents himself as a god we can trust and love not even his power to save is put up front as readily as his ability to create and i'm going to show you why in a minute let's go to isaiah 40. we'll read from verse 25 of isaiah 40. isaiah 40 reading from verse 25 do you have that to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one read 4 26 with me lift up your eyes where why why oh let's pause don't read just look up why when you look up what do you see don't tell me the roof yes the heavenly bodies now notice verse 25 to whom then will he liken me or shall i be equal now god is presenting evidence why he is not comparable to anyone or no one can compare with him lift up your eyes on high and behold who hath created these things your word creation or create here again god appealing to creation as the reason why no other so-called god can compare with him i want you to understand when you think of god think of the creator let's go to psalm 96. psalm 96 we read verse 5 of psalm 96 our subject clash of the titans titan 1 is god titan 2 is that instrument used by the devil to mislead so many people which is called evolution which is the world's explanation for how life came to be on this earth do you have psalm 96 what does verse 5 say for the gods of the nations are idols finish the verse but the lord did what yes here again god contrasts himself separates himself from all false gods on the basis of his ability to create i been clear so far let's review people forget very quickly i the bible presents among others oh i have chosen three evidences of god's power as god what was the first one we looked at god is all-knowing where did that come from isaiah what 45 not 46 sorry what verses 9 and 10. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done number one number two what did we identify where did that come from isaiah 45 22 look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth for i am god and there is none other none else not like me what was the third one and what chief verse did we use isaiah 45 verse 18. now let me ask you a question when the bible was written was this sin on the earth sin on the earth yes who wrote the first five books moses was moses a sinner did he lead the most hard-headed group of people that has ever existed yes you know what moses said to the israelites he have been stiff-necked against the lord from the day that i knew you deuteronomy 9 24. from the day i knew you but we leave that alone all right so there was sin the tower of babel had been built hundreds of years before god has sent the flood sovereign gomorrah destroyed there was sin all over the earth when the bible was written but listen to genesis 1 1 as moses under the guidance of the spirit of god introduces god to the world don't look for genesis 1 1 just say it in the beginning god saved on the basis of that verse how does god choose to introduce himself to the world creator not savior not king not priest not captain of the lord's hosts creator that is my favorite verse in all the bible in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth nothing in the bible is accidental no teaching second timothy chapter 3 verse 16 tells us all scripture is given by inspiration of god and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness we're told in first corinthians 14 33 for god is not the author of confusion meaning he's the author of order and design and purpose god had a reason for introducing himself as creator above all the other offices he holds if that's god's view that should be our view you see we must see everything through god's eyes i can see in your eyes you want me to explain that let me say it again and i'll try to explain we must see everything through god's eyes example let's see you on the plane as i am so often and the person in front of you reclines his or her seat knocks over your drink now recently there have been a spate of conflicts on planes that forced the planes to land people fighting and throwing water in one another's faces and all sorts of things the devil is busy on the land and in the air now you're a christian you've got to see that incident how through god's eyes how you see it will determine what how you react did they slap jesus did they spit in his face they might have thrown water in his face two years how did he react [Music] no retaliation now when you see that through god's eyes that perception that correct perception now controls your behavior god presents himself as creator we must view god the same way primarily first as creator god as creator should be the foundation of the businesses we run i'll proceed to talk about that i hope god as creator must be the foundation of the families we establish god has created must be at the foundation of churches we set up of our outreach program god as creator now let me talk about the other offices of god is god a savior yes when i say god this i mean father and son they're both saviors now it was the son who actually died what does the bible say god was in christ and eloy tells us god gave his life through jesus ah these amens are weak and lifeless i said god gave his life through jesus have you eaten oh that's a problem okay all right i withdraw my my rebuke i will haven't eaten i'll get larger amens this evening god and son savior we have an intercessor do we not right that's jesus who intercedes for us to the father has god always been a savior no why is only one person answering that question let me ask you again has god always been a savior no has god always been a priest answer me even if you're wrong no has god always been a conquering king no now here comes the easy question on which you can pass the exam has god always been creator yes ah sister you passed yes now you begin to see why his role as creator is so central on the basis of that exam let me ask you some more questions will jesus always be a savior who said yes so you ought to be this fellowship who said yes saving people from what in the new world will he be a savior yes or no no will he be a priest interceding no as a matter of fact when christ comes down he comes wearing a crown not the mighty of a priest because his priestly work is done if i ask you again and don't enrage me will christ always be a priest no will he always be creator yes sis in the red hat god bless you we need to understand what we believe not be hesitant he will always be creator because there will be a new heaven and a new earth and what the creator makes only the creator can maintain so he must always be around to maintain what he creates somebody say amen all right so we'll always be now let me introduce you to two things i said god's role as creator must be at the foundation of our business foundation of everything evolution ascribes life to undirected processes what do i mean by undirected well they happen by chance are you with me random nice fancy scientific word but i say undirected because when we hear direction we think of someone giving that direction if this world came about along with people without any direction totally by chance to whom are we accountable but does god require accountability yes let's go to genesis 1. what's our subject clash of the titans who are the titans god and the devil working through evolution that's why i'm stressing god's role as creator the power that you identify as having been responsible for your life is your god or your creator genesis 1 we shall read from verse 26. the bible says and god said let us make man in our image after our likeness now pick it up with me and let them have what dominion over the fish of the sea and of the fowl of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth all right there's a key word i'm looking for in that verse you read it quietly microscopically identify that key word as i deal with accountability don't miss our bless you sister dominion do not confuse dominion with ownership do not confuse dominion with ownership god owns it we manage it let me give you a biblical clue as to why god never gave ownership let's go to genesis 2. we read verses 16 and 17. do you have that and the lord god commanded the man saying of every tree of the garden thou must freely eat but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it for in the day thou eaters thereof thou shalt surely die now if god had given the trees to adam who can read my mind and if he had given the trees if they had belonged to adam all of them what could god not say you can't eat of this one adam could have said it's mine but the reason why god could say eat from those not from this they belong to god now this is not a symbolic statement this is literal there many bible statements we take symbolically and they're not in revelation or daniel let me tell you something about reading the bible when you read this book unless the context is obviously symbolic read it literally and don't spiritualize everything everything in heaven and earth belongs to god let me become personal you belong to god now he may not have you but you belong to him what do i mean by you may not have him he may not have you by the lies we live we give ourselves to the devil but god is the original owner are you with me the earth is the lord's and the fullness thereof the world finish it and they that dwell therein does that include you yes me yes listen to ellen white um education page 137 paragraph four that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership the creator of all things he is the original proprietor we are his stewards all that we have is a trust from him to be used according to his direction how many of you run a business can i see your house you run a business hands down mark down that quotation if you're on the business education page 137 what paragraph did i say listen to it again that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership makes no difference what business you run your printer belongs to god your computer belongs to god now you're saying and you're saying this man is going to extremes i am not going to extremes your ipad belongs to god because you did not create the raw materials from which it is made if we would adopt the mindset of heaven we would be viewed as absolutely strange if we would adopt the mindset of heaven the world will view us as absolutely strange but the reason why we're not strange is we because we are so much like the world in our thinking and our behavior yes we may not eat meat and we may drink tons of soy milk but we are very much like the world because we function like the world we set up a business for the purpose of making money and there's no crime in that but a christian who understands god sets up a business that through the business glory may come to god's name that is always the number one reason for anything you want to have a child why how will god be glorified you want to date that man why show me how god will be glorified if you can't don't do it it's not enough to go to church on saturday the jews kept the sabbath strictly and so i say again that which lies at the foundation of business integrity and true success is the recognition of god's ownership you are looking at me your vision belongs to god so watch be careful how you use that vision when you're on the internet be careful where you go the sights you visit because your vision belongs to god and in the middle of viewing that sight god can decide let me take back my vision my hearing belongs to god what music will i listen to you're looking at me as if to say this man needs medication let me tell you a secret about me i do not take i do not use i am a no prescribed medication let me say it again your hearing finish my words your vision your ability to smell your ability to touch your ability to reason every blood vessel every nerve then what do you own oh yes you do own something your sins and god wants even those the recognition of god as creator is the basis should be i share should say for everything we do the kind of schools to which we send our children are not sent the clash of the titans there is accountability now why did god require accountability you see accountability requires fellowship do you miss what i said because now the bible says in uh job chapter 1 verse 6 now there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord job chapter 2 verse 1 again there was a day when the sons of god came to present themselves before the lord and satan came also among them to present himself before the lord clearly from those two passages we may correctly deduce that this was a frequent occurrence where the sons of god from all over the universe would come and meet with the creator to discuss how they were managing his creation not that god doesn't know he knows but he wants that fellowship you see if god gives you ownership you don't have to report to him so there's no fellowship when you have managerial responsibility you've got to meet with god often to discuss how things are going when i say often i mean often evolution destroys accountability to whom are you accountable no one evolution destroys purpose for living a person who has no purpose for life is living a living death you must have a purpose for your life every living person has a purpose from god whether the person carries out that purpose after having identified it is another story but evolution does not include purpose because where there's purpose there's design because a purpose is a design you missed it a purpose is a design in jeremiah chapter 1 verse 4 and verse 5 the bible says then the lord the word of the lord came unto me saying before i formed in the belly i knew thee and before thou came his forth out of the womb i sanctify thee and i ordain thee a prophet unto the nations now god designed a life for jeremiah come on somebody say amen god designed a life we design our lives i will go to college a particular college because the college name it has prestige you see that's design then when i leave that college i will go to university and get a master's then i'll go get a phd from a certain school then i want a certain job on wall street because i want a certain house and i want to drive a certain car and i want to buy designer suits that's a designed life purpose when god made man god had a purpose god had a design the way that life should live conflict and courage page 21 paragraph five ellen white writes god created man for his glory that after test and trial the human family might become one with the heavenly family it was god's purpose to repopulate heaven with the earthly family if they would show themselves obedient to his every word it was god's purpose it was god's design in other words with god nothing is random with god nothing is accidental god has a reason for everything he does it was his purpose bible commentary volume 1 page 1081 paragraph 2 god made the world to enlarge heaven ah you missed that you missed that you know nations go to war sometimes to enlarge their territory god eloi tells us god made the world he had a purpose in mind to enlarge heaven god's purpose then was that life on earth should be the same as life in heaven the quotation goes on he desires a larger family of created intelligences god's purpose was everything on earth should function the way things are done in heaven bible commentary volume 1 page 1081 paragraph 3 all heaven took a deep and joyful interest in the creation of the world and of man human beings were a new and distinct order they were made in the image of god and it was the creator's design that they should populate the earth god is a god of purpose design question for you do not answer me have you identified god's purpose in your life yes amen if you haven't you may still be saved yes but you will never live as full of life as you could have lived had you identified that purpose and fulfilled it by god's grace let me say it again you cannot live as full and as blessed alive when you live off the track that god originally laid for your life now he can save you yes he saved samson but a path of and prostitutes was that god's path for samson no the most blessed life is the life lived along the path god has paved for your life and that path may be different from your husband's path because god does not clone clone is a big word you didn't get it god does not reproduce two things that are identical now he and his he and his son are one yes that may be divine cloning i don't know but no created work of god no two things are like purpose accountability my brothers and sisters in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth now that text can go back as far as you want you know in uh colossians 1 16 it says for by him were all things created that are in heaven that are in earth visible and invisible whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers all things were created by him and for him principalities powers thrones dominions all refer to various levels of angelic power and authority which took place before the earth was created because the angels existed before the world was made that's why the morning stars sang together the angels sons of god in other words shouted for joy they were there so whether this world or going as far back as you can everything was made by god everything has a purpose let me give you a beautiful quotation from ellen white i mean just beautiful desire of ages page 20 paragraph two there is nothing save the selfish heart of man that lives unto itself no bird that cleaves the air no animal that moves upon the ground but ministers to some other life there is no leaf of the forest or lowly blade of grass but has its ministry every tree and shrub and leaf pours forth that element of life without which neither man nor animal could live and man and animal in turn minister to the life of tree and shrub and leaf the flowers breathe fragrance and unfold their beauty in blessing to the world the sun sheds its light to gladden a thousand worlds the ocean itself the source of all our springs and fountains receives the streams from every land but takes to give the mists ascending from its bosom fall in showers to water the earth that it may bring forth and bud every blade of grass has a purpose every leaf has a purpose evolution does not involve purpose my brothers and sisters if you believe that the world will regard you as very funny you know the family of jesus tried to stop him from preaching because they said he was mad you read mark 3 21 the king james version says he is beside himself eli white writes and patriarchs in prophets page 126 paragraph one the family and friends of abraham could not understand why he would pack up and leave luke 2 48-50 when jesus told his earthly father and mother wistia not that i must be about my father's business they did not understand the more nearly we live like god the more distant we come from the comprehension of the world and from members of the church and so this morning i present to you a god of creation i present to you a god who has a purpose for your a life for your life i present you a god who wants you to be accountable to him because he enjoys the fellowship with you i present you a god who alone can save you i present to you a god who knows the end from the beginning of your life if you will trust him he will guide you step by step somewhere else writes if we could see the end from the beginning we would choose to be led the way god has been leading us and that occurred in the life of a lot the angel said escape from their life escape to the mountains look not behind the neither sit out in all the plane lord said oh not so behold this is a little city let me flee to it the angel said see i've accepted thee concerning this thing also that i will not overthrow this city for which thou hast spoken uh genesis 19 21 here's the escape theater in other words go to the city you want it even though god said go to the mountain in verse 30 the bible says lord went to the mountain because lord realized that god's recommendation was correct what el white is saying if we could see we would choose the way god has chosen for us my brothers and sisters you serve a risen creator and he wants you in his world with him when he comes back he's going to remake this world that's a reality now i believe all of you are preparing for christmas i hope i didn't falsely accuse most of you are preparing for christmas you set aside some money to waste on things people don't need you've already done that to give a man a tie he doesn't need socks he doesn't need fine are we preparing to enter god's kingdom are you waiting for the sunday law to be passed listen preparation for god's kingdom has to be every day moment by moment because long before the sunday law passes you may pass and then what happened to your preparation let's not focus on events to come so exclusively we do not understand the critical necessity of being ready now in case i close my eyes there's a god who is a creator and as he gave life to adam and eve and gave them purpose he's given you life in everything you do you know what the bible says remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth but also in the days of thy gray hairs or no hair remember now thy creator are you with me shall we not remember our creator now how many will say father thank you for this message i recommit my life to you the creator of all things mercy do you mean it as you raise your hand heads bowed eyes closed our father in heaven we thank you dear god that you are god we thank you that jesus is god different functions but equal in substance and and put and power we thank you to god for creating we thank you for maintaining creation we thank you for sending someone equal with yourself to pay the penalty for our sins ah father that transaction called the gospel where he takes our sins he has made sin that we might be made the righteousness of god father we can never fully explain that or understand it that's why it will be the foundation of our heavenly curriculum throughout eternity but for now dear god we say consciously here is my life then we correct ourselves here is your life you've entrusted to me guide me lead me direct me let my burden be in everything i do to bring glory and honor to your name bless all that goes on today i pray that god when you come into your kingdom save us father without losing one i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let all gods let everything be done decently and in order let's try that again god is good and all the time yes now when you say god is good are you saying that because you are required to say that or are you saying that because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life why do you say it because you have evidence of the goodness of god in your life if that's the case let's try it again god is good and all the time yes in kenya they say and that's his nature i must remind you of a very unpleasant fact that is last night all over the united states some people who went to sleep did not get up this morning have i just spoken the truth yes it happened in canada russia sweden brazil in every country on earth there were people who went to bed last night fully intending to get up this morning and they were found dead i say that not to depress you so early in the day but i say it for us to reflect on the reason why did god allow us to live he allowed us to live that through our lives today we may bring glory to his name and his name alone number one and that we might be a blessing to someone else and the two things are inseparably connected we glorify god when we are blessing to others you know first john 4 verse 20 if a man say he loved god and hath with his brother he's a liar but how can he love god whom he hath not seen and hate his brother whom he have seen so let us try today to return an investment to god or give him a return on his investment of life in us and let us try to be a blessing to someone is that a reasonable request god bless you and i say that from my heart i am highly honored to be a part of this weekend and i thank all those responsible for my invitation all the human instrumentalities that god used to bring me here and my desire and i have none other is to speak the word of god so that god is glorified and hopefully his people enlightened and if the others on their way may the lord bring them safely before i begin would you kindly turn off your phones please i will set the example by turning mine off your iphone 6 and 5 and 7 whatever you have you know we are so attached to gadgets people line up for hours overnight outside these stores to buy a gadget and then after getting home they realize the old one works just as well why did i waste god's money when i travel to africa there's a little phone i take it's about 10 years old and it works perfectly it does what i want and no problems at all anyway uh please turn this off uh let me also tell you why i want you to turn these off there is a trend i've observed in god's church people are no longer familiar with the geography of the bible by that i mean where is daniel where is haggai where is genesis people have lost that familiarity with the bible that used to distinguish us as a people and so you ask people let's go to matthew and it takes them 15 minutes to find matthew one of the reasons for that is the phone solves that problem you see you pull up your bible version and you've got matthew and so i like to tell people or ask people what is this now come on what is this what is this this is not a bible now it may have the electronic text but this is not a bible this is a bible when you walk down the street with this and you're doing that as so many people compulsively do no one assumes you're on your way to church no one assumes what an honest man or woman when this you walk with this all the assumptions are good that man is a christian that woman is a christian that person is on his or her way to church or from church that person is honest i need not be afraid to walk past that person all the assumptions are favorable because the sight of this is an unspoken sermon in favor of god this does not do that and i suspect and i say that very gently a lot of people particularly the young ones they hide behind the phone so as to not let the world know that they are christians and so they said but i have my bible yes but it ought to be visible bring one of these every time you can somebody say amen now that i have meddled in your business let me ask you for the second favor phone's turned off number one fave number two pray for me while i speak all i want you to say is lord put your words in that man's mouth that favor is based on jeremiah chapter 1 verse 18 which says then the lord put forth his hand and touched my mouth not jeremiah 1 9 sorry and the lord said behold i have put my words in thy mouth my words cannot save you the words of god will transform your lives and favor number three also biblical requirement come now let us reason together favor number three i want you to think there's a full favor i will request of you again it requires a little meddling i'll meddle carefully i don't want you to deport me from fresno back to michigan whenever meetings are held in places like these god's people tend to take a very casual approach i'm in a resort so i can be relaxed but as i told a young man last night this is a church service uh you're not listening to me you're sleeping with your eyes open this is a church service i came and i found you praying have we invited the presence of god yes or no are we in the presence of god it need not look like a church it's not the building that makes it holy it is the presence of god and the purpose for the gathering of his people this is a church for this weekend god's presence is with us then don't chat one to another it disturbs me because i see you it bothers me so please don't chat don't converse listen to god's word don't listen to me listen to god's words and please stop looking at me in such a hostile manner preaching is risky business you have to tell people what they don't like to hear but you have to tell them but i love you somebody say amen i am not coming back to these meetings at all i thought you were nice people i said i love you you know what jesus said this is my commandment that what you love one another i'm being obedient so i do love you and i hope that you will love me a little bit during the week you see i'm a fisherman i was fishing and i caught something all right let's bow our heads and pray our father in heaven you know how weak i am you know father made of dirt clay the earth ground all those words that mean the same thing but father you sent me the invitation i did not go looking for it and so i stand in this desk to do your work to do your will which is to enlighten your people as your spirit directs me i ask you today god to grant to me your spirit that he may possess my faculties without any objection from me put your words in my mouth put your ideas in my mind their god let me with every expression seek your glory and the blessing of your people let the spirit in me be the spirit that enlightens every listening heart father and at the end of this presentation let us say in our hearts it was good to have been here i offer this prayer from my heart in jesus name and for his sake let god's people say amen and amen our subject clash of the titans what did i say clash of the titans go with me to isaiah chapter 40 we shall read from verse 25. as i look around the room i think it is safe for me to make another comment while you are searching for isaiah chapter 40. but i saw something that tells me don't say what i want to say i really want to say it but i don't want to embarrass anyone so i won't say it i'll ask pastor board to tell you isaiah 40 verse 25 if you found it say amen if you're still looking say amen all right let's all be on the same page of discovery have we all found isaiah 40. first verse 25 to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one now that is a question from god god is asking his people through isaiah is there any other entity is there any other being comparable to me the first commandment says thou shalt have no other gods before me in that commandment in that utterance god is implying that there will be other gods or they were other gods so god is saying to the israelites of all the gods that you know and they did worship all kinds of gods is there one that can compare with me to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal seth the holy one let's go to isaiah 45. well no let's go to micah 7. michael seven i believe is verse 19. micah 7 mike is one of those little books that give us headaches to find it's called a minor prophet not because the message is unimportant but because the chapters are so few the difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet is not the seriousness of the message but how big the book is so isaiah is a major prophet because he has 66 chapters joel is a minor prophet because it just has three chapters but the message they preach is both major are you with me all right micah 7 i believe is verse 19 who is a god like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage and so the question is being asked who is a god like unto thee there is no god like god let's look at some things that god can do let's go to isaiah 45. we were just there we were going there now let's go there isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans you have isaiah 45 let's read verse 22 of isaiah 45 the bible says look unto me and be save all the ends of the earth now finish the verse for me if you have the king james version for i am god finish the verse and there is none like me i am god there's what like me stay in isaiah 45 let's go to verse 18. clash of the titans is our subject me thus saith for thus saith the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am the lord and there is none else i hope you believe that for some people money is a more reliable god than god for some people advancing along the path of a particular career is more god than god for some people pursuing and finally catching the man of their dreams is more god than god for some people having and raising children is more god to them than god but god tells you and me today i am the lord and there is none else whatever else you and i may think there is no god like the god of heaven and earth let us go to isaiah 46 we'll read verses 9 and 10 our subject clash of the titans isaiah 46 9-10 the bible says remember the former things of old for i am god read with me now and there's none else i am god and there is none like me go to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done now why does god keep saying i am god and there is none like me in the verses we've read there are three reasons why god says i am god and there is none like me let's look at the verse we just read this time we shall read it microscopically what do i mean by that we shall read it closely to identify those little pieces of meaning that a casual reading invariably misses remember the former things of old i am god and there is none like me i am there's none else i am god and there's none like me now why is he god and none other like he is verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done in isaiah 46 9 and 10 god identifies one reason why he is a god above all other gods and what is that reason no isaiah 46 9 and 10 we were supposed to read microscopically what's the reason god identifies that separates him from other gods listen to verse 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done what reason does god give he knows the end from the he's all-knowing now you may say well i know what will happen tomorrow the sun will rise we don't know that for sure because you may drop dead and it doesn't rise for you god forbid are you with me god forbid but can you tell me every detail that will occur tomorrow at every time interval no god does and so god says my ability to declare the end from the beginning is one quality that separates me from all other gods if that's clear say amen let's go to isaiah 45 our subject is what clash of the titans isaiah 45 let's read verse 22 i believe you have that look unto me and be saved all the ends of the earth finish the verse with me now for i am god and there is none else now why does he say i am god and there is none else what reason does he give in that passage he alone can save let me re-emphasize that only god can save you makes no difference to me how many officers you hold in the church that will never save you i'm not saying run home at the weekends over and drop them i'm simply saying church office saves no one returning a tithe saves no one but keep returning it keeping the sabbath saves no one but keep keeping it only god can save us no other god can do that and that's seen very early in the bible god gave life to adam and eve are you with me salvation is a giving of life that never ends are you following me what did the devil give death hebrews 2 14 and destroyed him that had the power of death that is the devil so god is the god of life the devil is the god of death if i may put it that way only god can save two reasons why god differs from all others what was the first reason we encountered he is all knowing the end from the beginning what was reason number two he alone can save let's go to verse 18 of isaiah 45 our subject clash of the titans i've informed i have an hour and a half please relax i will not take all of that time el the boar said last night they gave me three minutes but i'm the boss i'll take all the time i want but i'm not the boss so when i see the cards go up i will obey i want to give you that assurance i will obey what book did i say isaiah what chapter 45 what verse 18. for thus saith the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited finish the verse i am god and there is none else now what is it in that verse now that we have read microscopically that separates god from all other gods he can create now i'm sure there are many of the things god can do we've identified three that we know the devil cannot do can god heal the devil can heal you look slightly shocked the devil can heal if he can put a disease on you he can take it off did he not put a disease on job yes or no yes he could have taken it off did he not have that woman been over 13 years according to jesus christ yes what does the bible say of the man of sin whose coming is after the working of satan 2 thessalonians 2 verse 9 with all power and signs and lying wonders lying wonders does not mean fake wonders it means wonders for the wrong reasons to deceive but the wonders are genuine let me say it again for those of you who might be tempted to rush to churches saying come get your miracle the devil can perform miracles always remember the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan let me pause on that i'll digress i'll come back to isaiah 45 18. the second greatest power in the universe is the power of satan second only to god the father god the son god the holy ghost bible commentary volume 5 page 10 83 paragraph one ellen white writes bear in mind that it is none but god that can hold an argument with satan not even gabriel testimony's volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 jesus alone can limit the power of satan or god alone can limit the power of satan testimonies volume 1 page 341 paragraph 1 paragraph 1 and 2. only god can restrain satan evangelism page 617 paragraph 2 the prince of the power of evil can only be held in check by the power of god in the third person of the godhead the holy spirit so that alan white identifies fathers and holy ghosts as the only ones who can restrain satan satan has tremendous power and so god heals the devil can heal but the devil cannot give life the devil cannot save he cannot create and he does not know in detail the end from the beginning now we've looked at god's abilities we've identified three what was the first one he's all knowing what was the second one he saved was a third of these three which one does god use to defend his status as god separate from all false gods creation over and over god appeals to his ability to create as the central thing that for us or evolution we believe god is creator the world overwhelmingly believes evolution is responsible what book did i say what chapter 10 reading from what verse 3 for the customs of the people are vain for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe they do out deck it with silver and gold they fasten it with nails and hammers that it move not they are upright as the palm trees but they are speak not they do what they be not be afraid of them for they cannot do evil neither also is it in them to do good now what is jeremiah describing an idol look at verse three for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workmen with the axe now listen to the bible when i consider thy heavens the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou has created now we have the works of god's hands and we have the works of the devil's hands working through those who make idols listen to what god the father says to the son in hebrews 1 verse 10 thou o lord in the beginning hath laid the foundations of the earth and the heavens are the works of thy hands the father himself identifies the son as the active creator yes working under the direction the will of the father but the active person in creation was the son and god the father identifies the son as the active agent so we have the works of the hands of divinity we have the work of the hands of the devil working through those who make idols verse 4 they deck it with silver and with gold to make it attractive and appealing they're fastened with nails and with hammers they're upright as the palm tree but speak not they must needs be born because they cannot go they don't move because they're dead what jeremiah is doing is giving us a picture of an idol we know behind the idol is the devil so jeremiah wants god's people to know when you kneel before that piece of wood cut from the forest and artistically carve to look like something you're not really praying to that piece of wood you're praying to the power behind it identify that power satan now let's go to verse 10. what's the first word in verse 10. but what does but introduce a contrast but keep reading the lord he is what the true god now if there's a true god what can you immediately conclude they're false gods john chapter 1 verse 9 that was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world if there's a true light what can you conclude there's a false light john 15 1 i am the true vine and my father is a husband man there is a false vine vine my father giveth you the true bread that cometh from heaven there's a false bread there's a true sabbath and there's a false sabbath but the lord he is the true god an everlasting king now god is brought in in contrast to that idol verse 11. read with me if you have it thus shall he say unto them the gods what keep reading that have not made the heavens and the earth even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens he hath made the earth by his wall power he has established the world by his wisdom and has stretched out the heavens by his discretion what is jeremiah describing the creative activity of god in contrast to the lifelessness of an idol so god tells jeremiah tell them the gods that have not made the gods that have not created the gods that cannot create they shall perish if they will perish and we're contrasting one with the other what does that tell you about the true god he's everlasting god bless whoever said that he's everlasting if the false gods shall one they perish we read immediately if we read microscopically that the true god will exist forever somebody say amen and so here is god appealing to creation as the reason why he stands head and shoulders and knees above all other so-called gods creation is the foundation if i may say that of god's divinity did i say that awkwardly let me say it again creation is the power above all others that god puts up front when he presents himself as a god we can trust and love not even his power to save is put up front as readily as his ability to create and i'm going to show you why in a minute let's go to isaiah 40. we'll read from verse 25 of isaiah 40. isaiah 40 reading from verse 25. do you have that to whom then will you liken me or shall i be equal saith the holy one read 426 with me lift up your eyes where why why oh let's pause don't read just look up why when you look up what do you see don't tell me the roof yes the heavenly bodies now notice verse 25 to whom then will he liken me or shall i be equal now god is presenting evidence why he is not comparable to anyone or no one can compare with him lift up your eyes on high and behold who hath created these things the word creation or cree here again god appealing to creation as the reason why no other so-called god can compare with him i want you to understand when you think of god think of the creator let's go to psalm 96 psalm 96 we read verse 5 of psalm 96. our subject clash of the titans titan one is god titan two is that instrument used by the devil to mislead so many people which is called evolution which is the world's explanation for how life came to be on this earth do you have psalm 96 what does verse 5 say for the gods of the nations are idols finish the verse but the lord did what yes here again god contrasts himself separates himself from all false gods on the basis of his ability to create have i been clear so far let's review people forget very quickly i the bible presents among others oh i have chosen three evidences of god's power as god what was the first one we looked at god is all-knowing where did that come from isaiah what 45 not for 46 sorry what verses 9 and 10. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times the things that are not yet done number one number two what did we identify where did that come from isaiah 45 22 look unto me and be safe all the ends of the earth for i am god and there is none other none else not like me what was the third one and what chief verse did we use isaiah 45 verse 18. now let me ask you a question when the bible was written was this sin on the earth sin on the earth yes who wrote the first five books moses was moses a sinner did he lead the most hard-headed group of people that ever existed yes you know what moses said to the israelites he have been stiff-necked against the lord from the day that i knew you deuteronomy 9 24. from the day i knew you but we leave that alone all right so there was sin the tower of babel had been built hundreds of years before god had sent the flood sovereign gomorrah destroyed there was sin all over the earth when the bible was written but listen to genesis 1 1 as moses under the guidance of the spirit of god introduces god to the world don't look for genesis 1 1 just say it in the beginning god saved on the basis of that verse how does god choose to introduce himself to the world creator not savior not king not priest not captain of the lord's hosts creator that is my favorite verse in all the bible in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth nothing in the bible is accidental no teaching second timothy chapter 3 verse 16 tells us all scripture is given by inspiration of god and is profitable for doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness we're told in first corinthians 14 33 for god is not the author of confusion meaning he's the author of order and design and purpose god had a reason for introducing himself as creator above all the other offices he holds if that's god's view that should be our view you see we must see everything

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