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BACKGROUND
GOD
GOD
I. His Being
II. His nature
III. His character
IV. His will
V. His subsistence
VI. His Fatherhood
MAN
WOMAN
FALL OF MAN
MAN
a. Man in nature
b. Man’s destiny
c. Man ‘s structure
d. Man’s sin
e. Man in God’s image
WOMAN
The
full background to this teaching is available online at this link
DEFINITIONS (For serious students)
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Online links to scriptures (New International Version [NIV] unless otherwise stated) are shown in blue
| THE THREE WATERS |
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 The Old Testament describes 3 major events involving water.
1. The Great Flood
2. Crossing the Red Sea
3. Crossing the River Jordan.
These 3 events symbolise and reflect:
1. The nature of God
2. The process of man being brought back into relationship with God
3. The means God used to restore this relationship.
To understand the full significance of God's plan for mankind since time began it is important to understand these events. They occurred approximately 1500 (the last 2) and 4,000 years before the birth of Christ, beautifully symbolising what was to come and showing the balance of judgement and love in God's nature.
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| The Great Flood |
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ALL DONE BY GOD - NO INPUT FROM MAN - GOD THE UNIVERSAL PLANNER AND RULER
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| Crossing the Red Sea |
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leading to___
2. Way of salvation - Moses to hold out staff
Exodus 14:16
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THE JUDGEMENT OF JESUS IS YET TO COME
***Illustrating an intimate relationship with the people
*** Heard the people's cry and made available the way out
*** The judgement aspect of Jesus is yet to come
Jesus came to save and not judge the first time.
John 12:47
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| Crossing the River Jordan |
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Love and Judgement (Testing) are intermingled.
PREPARING TO CROSS THE RIVER
1. The Promise of 'The Promised Land'
Joshua 1:1-5
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CROSSING THE RIVER
Amazing Things to be Done
Joshua 3:5
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2. Set Foot in the Jordan Before the Flow Stopped
Joshua 3:13
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3. From Seeing the Priests Standing on the Middle of the River
Joshua 3:17
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4. Walking Over the River Normally in Flood at that Time
Joshua 3:17
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This symbolises our intimate day to day walk with the Holy Spirit with its promises, conditional upon obedience, with His encouragement and testing requiring faith on our part to achieve GOD'S PROMISE FOR US.
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| The '3 Waters' amazingly illustrate God's plan for mankind since time began revealing the 3 aspects of each of
*the nature of God
God's pattern for the restoration of mankind to Him
* God's method for mankind's restoration to Him. |
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| INEXT WEEK: GOD AND MAN continues... |
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 as we look at why Moses missed out on the Promised Land.
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| A NOTE FROM DAVID |
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 Isn't it amazing how God's plan has been there from the very beginning!
We have an amazing God!
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Originally built by the mother of Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D., the Church of the Holy Sepulcher commemorates the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ's burial.
On grounds of tradition alone, this church is the best candidate for the location of these events. The Garden Tomb was not identified as such until the 19th century.
Source: http://www.bible-history.com
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So until next week.......
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOU BLESS GOD!
His servant and yours
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A DAVID'S DOODLING
823. Grace is so much more than a prayer before a meal!
David Tait
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Check
out the WWJ website for….
More David's Doodlings: www.wwj.org.nz/dd.php
Waxing Lyrical: http://www.wwj.org.nz/waxing.php
If Only I'd Thought of it: http://www.wwj.org.nz/thought.php
Laughing at Ourselves: http://www.wwj.org.nz/laugh.php
A look at some of lifes curious questions: http://www.wwj.org.nz/why.php
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