In part three of the series we take a serious look at Genesis 9:18-29. In this passage Noah departs the ark builds a vineyard and falls into sin. His son Ham sees his nakedness and responds in a way that is foretelling of a spiritual darkness similar to what Noah saw in the antediluvian world. Noah prophesies concerning his three sons predicting that Ham's son Canaan would live out the sinful behavior of his father and become a servile people to the blessed line of Shem. Japheth would father the gentile nations and find their blessing through being related to Shem. Soon after the Tower of Babel would be built and Nimrod, the son of Cush and grandson of Ham, would lead a people that exhibit the demonic influences that pull people away from God and have as a mission the destruction God's chosen. To protect His chosen God intervenes and scatters the nations to the four-winds confusing their languages and breaking down all communications between them. The revelation of God's purposes for the redemption of mankind progresses as we see the subtle prediction God gives through through Noah (Gen. 9:25-27) to bring the Gentile nations into the bond of saving faith that eventually through God's Chosen line would bring forth the Messiah Jesus!

In this Sermon we begin to look at the Progression of the Covenantal promises that God made with His chosen and how they will be ultimately filled by Jesus the Messiah. In this message we begin with the Genesis account where the Lord told our first parents to, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." This message gives an overview of how Adam was able to accomplish this task, what happened when sin entered the world, why God accepted Abel's sacrifice over that of his brother Cain, and the subsequent sinfulness that swallows up the world (The days of Noah and the parallel today) and the Great Flood. More sermons will come in this series that will take us from Noah, to Babel, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Joseph's sons and all the way till the MESSIAH!

In the Rom 5:1-11 the Apostle does an excellent job of teaching that all believers have been justified in the sight of God by the death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through the Crucifixion of Jesus, God made perfect the provision to replace the enmity we have against Him because because of our sinful flesh and its desires. The Cross of Christ eliminated the enmity. Moreover, The work of God through Christ is God’s Free Gift of Love to us.  This gift eliminates the separation of all of humanity from God due to our sin, -> However, it must be appropriated. It is available to all but not given to all. It is a FREE GIFT – But it is one we must seek. 2 Corinthians 9:15—"Thanks be unto God for his indescribable (or inexpressible) gift."

In this message we explore the issue of placing higher importance on our aspirations on earth without regard to what result that has for eternity. If our hearts are set on the things of this life, health, wealth, prosperity, getting ahead, building a life of comfort and are not set on eternal things such as how we may live to best serve the Lord in our current capacity don’t you think Jesus knows that? We certainly cannot fool Him since He knows what is in the heart of man. John 2:23-25; Luke 12:13-15, 16-21

Sometimes we struggle with many things as we endeavor to live for the Lord. Mark 10:23-31 tells us the answers we need are found in Christ alone; even to seeing God working great things in our life, All we need to do is affirm that He is and always will be Lord in our lives. In doing so we will find that he will fulfill all He promised!