Sermons on Flood
As we continue looking at the “One Big Story” of Scripture, I believe that it is vitally important that we understand God’s motivation for redeeming mankind out of the degenerate state of sin that we are in. Isaiah 43:6-7 says: “Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth [says the Lord] . . . everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory.” It is God’s goal for us to bring glory to His Name! It is God’s desire that we pursue His glory in and through our lives, but we are unable to do that without the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit at work in us.
After the fall of man in Genesis 2-3, there were very few ‘bright spots’ mentioned in Scripture. Mankind seemed to be spiraling further downward into sin and self-indulgence. By the time we come to Genesis 6, the Lord looked down upon the earth and saw only wickedness—except in the heart of a man named Noah. Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. In this study, we will take some time to consider the well-known account of Noah and his ark. In keeping with our sermon series—One Big Story: God’s Redemptive Story through Scripture—we will not be focusing on all the details of Genesis 6-8. Our focus will be on the foreshadowing of God’s redemptive work through His Son, Jesus, in this chronicle concerning the ark.