The Spirit who creates and recreates The spirit who creates Gen 12 the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters Deut 3211 Same Hebrew verb Ps 336 By ID: 560954
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Permission to start over
The Spirit who creates – and re-creates Slide2
The spirit who creates…
Gen 1:2: “…the
Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the
waters”Deut 32:11: Same Hebrew verbSlide3
Ps 33:6 “By
the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their
host”Slide4
Gen 2:7: “Then
the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life…”Slide5
…and re-creates
Gen 8:1 “And
God made a wind blow over the earth, and the waters subsided”Gen 1:2 echoGod refuses to give up on his world
He is beginning his world againSlide6
Lk
1:35 “The
Holy Spirit will come upon
you…”Gen 1:2 echo – again
A Messiah for Israel
A new beginning for the world
Artist’s view:
Dove & olive branch
Recalls Genesis 8Slide7
The dove at Jesus’ baptism
He emerges from the water
The Spirit-dove descends
Gen 8:12 replayThe Spirit who re-creates!Slide8
The Spirit at Pentecost
Acts 2:2 “…a mighty
rushing
wind…”Gen 1:2 revisitThe Spirit who re-creates
Power for the church
A new beginning for the worldSlide9
Q: What if we mess up?
Ex 32 Covenant failure: the golden calf
Is this the “end”?
Ex 33:13: Moses intercedesSlide10
Ex 33:14 “My
presence will go with you, and I will give you
rest”
Ex 40:38 “For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night…throughout
all their
journeys”Slide11
What if we mess up?
Covenant failure
Denying the Lord
Is this the “end”?Slide12
John 20:21-22 “Peace
be with
you…And…he
breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’”
Gen 2:7 replay
The Spirit who re-createsSlide13
Why all this matters:
God – by the Spirit – creates
He alone is entitled to define us
God refuses to give up on his worldBecause of Christ and the Spirit, our past need not determine our futureSlide14