27 Genesis 8:1-20 (The flood II)

Offer a Saved Sacrifice
I. Review
II. Genesis eight
1. The narrative
2. A timeline
3. Minor issues
a. The olive branch
b. The existence and location of Noah’s Ark
1.) The Lord hates idol worship
2.) Unprotected wood typically does not survive 4,400 years
3.) Noah and family would have needed the wood from the ark to rebuild
III. Broad facts about the Genesis flood
a. Biblical Facts
b. Speculation
IV. Logistical issues
• The ark, maritime technology, woodworking, and blacksmithing
• The full spectrum of creatures boarding the ark
• A Local versus world-wide flood
• Dinosaurs
• Ancient flood myths
• Scientific difficulties (Next week)
V. How Should We Then Live?
1. Offer our bodies as a living sacrifice.
Romans 12:1
2. Offer the sacrifice of praise.
Hebrews 13:15
3. Offer the sacrifice of giving.
4. Offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving.
Psalm 50:23, Psalm 116:17