• The Priority of the New Testament: From Acts to Revelation!

I. The Permanence - Matthew 26:29

1. Revelation 1:4-7

2. Revelation 2:8

3. Revelation 5:6-14

4. Revelation 7:9-10, 13-17

5. Revelation 11:4-11

6. Revelation 12:10-12

7. Revelation 13:5-8

8. Revelation 14:1-6

9. Revelation 15:1-4

10. Revelation 19:6-13

11. Revelation 20:12, 15 1

2. Revelation 21:1-4, 9, 14, 22-27

13. Revelation 22:1-5

I. God is the total focus of the 7th Day (Then & Now):

God finished - 2:1-2a

God rested - 2:2b

God blessed - 2:3

II. The Surprises on the Sabbath:

Man is not mentioned -

Sabbath is not stated - Exodus 16:22-26; Exodus 20:8-11

The Prophets rebuked over it - Isaiah 1:13; Hosea 2:11

Jesus didn’t follow it - Matthew 12:1-8, 9-14; Mark 2 :23-28 ; Luke 4:1-6; John 5:1-18

“The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath”

“Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath”

The Early Church & Paul -

The Silence of the in JC - Acts 15

The Statements - Romans 14:5-6; Galatians 4:8-11; Colossians 2:16-19, 20-23; Hebrews 3:7-19

The Savior / Salvation - Matthew 11:28-30

III. Jesus came and…

Abolished the temple -

Abolished the priesthood -

Abolished the sacrificial system -

Did He abolish the sabbath?

Notes are attached

I. The God of Creation-Same God

II. The Lord God of Creation:

1. ELOHIM (1:1) - The powerful One; The transcendent One (separated from creation - II Corinthians 4:16-18, eternal)

2. YAHWEH (2:4) - The personal, relational, covenant-maker

3. EL ELYON (14:18-20) - God Most High used by Melchizedek; “Your highness”

4. EL ROI (16:13) - “The God who sees me” used by Hagar

5. EL SHADDAI (17:1) - “God Almighty” used when est a covenant w/ Abraham

6. EL OLAM (21:33) - “The Everlasting God” used by Abraham when making a treaty with Abimelech.

7. YAHWEH-YIREH (22:14) - “The God who Provides” used by Abraham when offering Isaac

III. God distinguishes (separates)separation brings structure

•Day 1 - Separates light from darkness (Ex. 10; 13)

•Day 2 - Separates the water above from the water below

•Day 3 - Separates the land from the sea

•Day 4 - Separates day from night, “for signs & seasons”

•Day 5 - God fills the waters; God fills the skies; then God fills the land on Day 6!

•Day 6 - Fills the earth; Finishes by making mankind; Eve is made last; See 3:20 Summary in chapter 1 then Specifics on humankind in chapter 2!

•Day 7 - (1) Establishes the Sabbath; (2) Sets in place how humans would live out their work week; Exodus 20:8-11; 3 distinct blessings - 1:22; 1:28; 2:3; God gets more personal. He gets intimate. He provides a boost to the humans He made! This is another level of God’s interest in us - His goodness to us

IV. Four Different ways Scripture applies to humanity:

1. God blesses us - Psalm 1; Matthew 5:1-12

2. We bless God - Psalm 103

3. Some give false blessing - Psalm 62:4

4. Some refuse to bless - Psalm 109:17, 28

Genesis 1:1-2:3

I. The God of Creation:

Day 1 - Genesis 1:2-5

Day 2 - Genesis 1:6-8

Day 3 - Genesis 1:9-13

Day 4 - Genesis 1:14-19

Day 5 - Genesis 1:20-23

Day 6 - Genesis 1:24-31

Day 7 - Genesis 2:1-3

II. The Lord God of Creation:

ELOHIM (1:1) - powerful; transcendent

YAHWEH (2:4) - personal, relational, covenant-maker

EL ELYON (14:18-20) - God Most High used by Melchizedek (“Your highness”)

EL ROI (16:13) - The God who sees me used by Hagar

EL SHADDAI (17:1) - God Almighty used when establishing a covenant with Abraham

EL OLAM (21:33) - The Everlasting God used by Abraham when making a treaty with Abimelech. The timeframe is significant.

YAHWEH-YIREH (22:14) - The God who Provides, is used by Abraham when he was offering Isaac

III. God distinguishes (separates)

Day 1 - He separates light from darkness - Exodus 10:21-29 & Exodus 13:22-22

Day 2 - He separates the water above from the water below

Day 3 - He separates the land from the sea

Day 4 - He separates day from the night

Day 5 - fills the waters & skies

Day 6 - fills the earth, finishes by making mankind

Day 7 - establishing the Sabbath

IV. Three Separations in Scripture that apply to humanity:

Isaiah 59:1-2

Matthew 25:32

Hebrews 7:26

God said; God saw; God called - It is powerful and personal

I. The EARTH - 1:2a

Was formless and void - meaning it was unfinished and uninhabited. Material is made then formed.

And darkness was over the face of the deep - Gen. 1:9-10

II. The SPIRIT - 1:2b

Was hovering over the face of the waters - determines, decrees, authority over, is there a veiled reference to Jesus walking on the water? 

The Trinitarian Creator - John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:16; Heb. 1:2

III. The FIRST DAY - 1:3-5

And God said (God is verbal). - first recorded words of our Creator) - Reminds men of several occasions when Jesus spoke with great response: John 11:43; John 19:30; II Thessalonians 2:8-12; Revelation 19:13, 15, 21

“God is Light”- future description of our Creator (I John 4); Also God is love ; God is holy.

And God saw (God is visual)

And God called (God is definitive) - later in chapter 2 Adam would name the animals.

+ Creation, Separation, & Light are eventually placed in the context of the gospel of saving grace:

= John 1:1-13

= Revelation 21:22-27; 22:1-5

I. The Transformed Life:

The holy life - 12:1-2

The humble life - 12:3-8

The healthy life - 12:9-21

Jesus in John 13

John in I John 4

Paul in Romans 12

Peter in I Peter 4:1-11

Beginnings/ Origins/ Foundations

Psalm 11:3

I. The Creator & The Cosmos 

God is a Powerful Creator 

God is a Relational Creator 

God is a Benevolent Creator 

God is a Judicial Creator 

God is a Gracious Creator 

II. The Creator & Culture 

Time - 

Force - 

Action - 

Space - 

Matter - 

Psalm 119:99

III. The Creator & Communion 

Psalm 51:10; 100:1-5; 118:24; 139:13-14

Proverbs 8:22-31

Job 5:8-10; chapters 38-41

Isaiah 40:12-31

Jeremiah 18 - Potter & clay

Acts 17:24; Romans 1:18-23; II Corinthians 5:17

Hebrews 1:1-2; 11:3 

II Peter 3:10-13

Revelation 5:1-14