I AM THRILLED WITH ... GODS WONDERFUL WORLD
August 27, 2000 AM
Sermon Outline
Rom 1:20
INTRO: While there are some things which concern me, even grieve me, there are also things which thrill me and bring me great pleasure. Over the next few weeks, I want to share some thrilling things with you. I have had a bit of a dilemma deciding what to mention first. I decided I would not worry about a particular order or priority. Thus, this morning I want to consider the thrilling, wonderful world of God. As a youngster, I was intrigued by the creation of God ... and that intrigue has grown.
I. WHY IT THRILLS ME?
A. Its beauty - Mt 6:28-30
1. flora and fauna ... mountains and plains
2. imagine the incredible variation : of plants shape and color (and Gods colors match, blend)
3. the animals, birds, fish ... designs, patterns, variety: platypus to giraffe; lowly skunk to mighty whales
4. monolithic Ayres Rock - Grand Canyon - Victoria Falls - Holy Cross National Monument no man on earth can duplicate!
5. I am awed by its unexcelled beauty
B. Its diversity - Ps 104:24
1. sea, desert, rainforest, mountains, valleys, etc.
2. even among human beings ... size, colorations, shapes, features (fingerprints?)
3. it seems there is always something new to see - some sight Ive never enjoyed
4. this world is not a boring place!
5. Gen 1:31 I can only add an awed amen
C. Its design - Ps 148:8c
1. nothing, apparently, is without purpose
2. Job 38:22 comment on the design of snowflakes
3. Prov 8:27-29 should not pass his commandment ...
4. the cycle of oxygen and carbon dioxide!!
5. how can one know anything about the incredible balances in nature and not be awed, thrilled in simple contemplation?
D. Its dependability - Gen 8:22
1. virtually everything man does is predicated on the dependability of Gods wonderful world, universe
2. every time you look at a watch, a clock the information you get presumes the absolute dependability of the movement in the universe
3. the laws of nature are dependable, predictable (physics, geology, math, biology, etc.)
4. Heb 9:27 even this is dependable
5. oh, we take so much for granted - Ps 19:1
II. FROM IT I LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT GOD
A. First, I learn that He is
1. reason cannot conclude that all of this just happened
2. Heb 11:3 confidence? yes, absolutely
B. I learn of Gods great love
1. Mt 5:45 even on His enemies!
2. note, too, Jno 3:16
C. I learn of Gods provision
1. everything man needs to sustain normal life is here!
2. he didnt do a halfway job and leave the rest to chance ... so, even further, 2 Chron 16:9
D. I learn of Gods faithfulness
1. He is so consistent - what He sets in motion He brings to completion (Isa 46:11)
2. so, Ps 10317-19 ... from everlasting to everlasting
CLOSE: As old as I am, I never grow weary of the sights and sounds of Gods wonderful world. And every sight and every sound says this: How Great Thou Art! (Ps 95:1-7a)
Cecil A. Hutson
27 August 2000