God's Flat Earth & the Firmament of His Power IV
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In “God's Flat Earth & the Firmament of His Power IV,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about biblical creation, faith, the authority of Scripture. Drawing especially from 1 Samuel 16, Romans 1, Genesis 1, Job 38, the teaching emphasizes that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. Odle connects that foundation with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises.
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Odle focuses on David’s example. The message argues that David’s choices are used to examine leadership, testing, repentance, and renewed dependence on God. It connects this with the conviction that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on biblical creation while working through Romans 1, Genesis 1, Job 38. The message argues that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. It connects this with the conviction that believers are warned to test persuasive claims and religious appearances by Scripture. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on eternal life and hope while working through Psalm 148, Psalm 18, John 3. The message argues that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. It connects this with the conviction that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on freedom from fear. The message argues that the believer must answer fear with trust in God, sober judgment, and faithful action. It connects this with the conviction that material stewardship reveals priorities and should be governed by generosity, integrity, and obedience to God. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on the authority of Scripture. The message argues that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. It connects this with the conviction that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on biblical creation while working through Genesis 1. The message argues that the creation account is defended as foundational to biblical authority and the meaning of the created order. It connects this with the conviction that the promise of eternal life directs believers toward hope, holiness, and perseverance in Christ. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
Odle focuses on faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that Satan’s work is described through deception, accusation, temptation, and opposition to God’s purposes. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear.
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and the firmament of his power about two hours on last week on YouTube just went up on YouTube on Friday uh morning sometime around late morning already over 200 views some amazing comments I would say this for some of the critics out there I would say that 80 to 90 percent of the comments and emails and Facebook messages and things that I've received have been positive and amazing and people saying you know at first I thought this and couldn't believe it now I believe it true please send me the PowerPoint please send me more information people are talking about how encouraged they are in their faith um but anyway we're going to continue today with what I'm going to call God's Flat Earth and the firmament of his power part 4 here this one's going to be uh space impossibilities absurdities and lies and uh hopefully we can get through all this today let me see if I I've got this on here ready to go um I want to read this scripture here underneath first this is John Chapter 3 The Gospel of John chapter 3 verses 12 and 13. this is the Lord Jesus speaking he's speaking to Nicodemus and he says this he says if I have told you Earthly things and you believe not how shall you believe if I tell you of heavenly things and no man hath descended up to heaven they'll put a little underline on that no man had to send it up to heaven but he that came down from heaven even the son of man when she's in heaven amen um also just since we're in the Gospel of John I'm going to read something else John chapter 1 you know I've got Christians out there some Christians telling me that this is irrelevant to talk about the creation and the proofs of the creation and the real nature of God's creation the truth of the way he said it was not the way man says uh but in John chapter 1 you know we we have Paul preaching about it we have it in the Moses we have it in the Psalms we have it all over the place we have it in the Gospel of John talking about the creation the heavens the heavens and and God's creation declare his glory uh they reveal the firmament it says Reveals His power John chapter 1 verse 1 he says in the beginning was the word and the Word was with God and the Word was God the same was in the beginning with God all things were made by him and without him was not anything made that was was made and then we find out that it says in verse 14 and the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and that word The Living Word of God is the Lord Jesus
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Christ so God was made flesh and dwelt Among Us everything was made by him speaking of the Lord Jesus Christ see I believe firmly in the Trinity but I believe that there is one God who manifests himself in three distinct ways Father Son and Holy Ghost but the Living Word remember when God said he created in the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth and it says the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters and the Lord said let there be light The Living Word of God Jesus is the beginning the origin he is the one who began it all so when I say Jehovah when I say Yahweh when I say Elohim I do not El Shaddai Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth we're talking about the one in the same God the creator of Heaven and Earth the god of Abraham Isaac and Jacob the god of the Bible the god of the Old Testament Malachi I mean Genesis the Malachi and then the New Testament Matthew to Revelation amen some people are a little confused out there so I'm just making sure they understand what God we're talking about is the true and only creator now um as we get into this this morning we've got several videos that we're going to play so I want you to pay close attention this morning a couple of them are four minutes long a couple or two minutes uh there's one eight minute video but I want you to pay close attention we're going to try to kind of get through this as quickly as I can because and if you are watching now or you're listening now by blocked off radio you missed last week um you're gonna have to go back and catch up and also I just put on Soundcloud just for SoundCloud Dino we'll just searches I put the the messages I did back in November Parts one and two are on Soundcloud that's a little easier to find them than looking in blogtalk radio archives um but I want to address something because we have this individual here and I've mentioned him a few weeks back well thank you anyway I'm trying to put up Mr Neil deGrasse Tyson the astrophysicist the guy on Nova the guy that is pretty much a walking living PR campaign for atheism and the religion of Science and when I say the religion of science I'm not talking about legitimate science that can be observed by any one of us and repeated my experiments over and over again and that is again easily provable and easily evident in fact the definition of science the word science is used in The Book of Daniel and even that definition is something that is observable now remember this as
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we get into this morning I'm talking about something that can be observable to you or to me not just because somebody tells us it is right we have deceivers out there many deceivers is that working almost okay um but anyway this and as we get into that I'm gonna bring him up in a second but I I did want to give you a little introduction because I think the Lord really laid this on my heart this morning you know the story I think of David and Goliath um we'll deal with this this jacket here in a minute but the story of David and Goliath really God made this stand out to me even this morning while I was getting ready and I didn't plan on speaking about it at all but you know if you go back to the story first Samuel 16 and 17 you go back and you read the story is the famous Story I mean everybody learned in Sunday school or you've you've heard it in church at least once or hopefully but you know here's the thing David was just a little nobody he was out tending a little flock of sheep he was the youngest of eight brothers but he loved God and he loved the Creator with all of his heart he worshiped he prayed he was he had a heart for his sheep willing to defend them against the lion and against the bear and then of course we have the story of the Giant Goliath who was a Nephilim he was anywhere from nine and a half to 11 feet tall and he would come out and he would defy the armies of Israel I mean he would curse Israel he would curse and defy the god of Israel the Creator he would blaspheme he would Mock and he would just defy the people of God and and during that time the King Saul was in disobedience and the rest of the people were afraid of Goliath and Goliath was saying send out a man to fight me one man if we if I win you will serve us you'll be our slaves and if if if you win then we'll be your slaves and so for 40 days he and continue to make this challenge to curse Israel and to curse their God and to defy the blaspheme and so finally one day David's father Jesse sent him to the Bible his brothers were there meaning his brothers were afraid to fight this giant and so he sent David with food for the captains and food for his Brethren and the father wanted to see how his sons were to make sure they were still alive I'm sure and so David goes and when David goes there this young man anointed by the Holy Ghost loving the Lord with all of his heart believing the Lord with all of his heart hears here's this giant this Nephilim this Fallen Angel human half breed defying the armies of the Living God defying the Creator mocking and blaspheming and cursing us and David says that's it I will go fight and they all think he's crazy Saul was
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like what you are nothing but a you can't do this and then his brothers begin to accuse him you're just in Pride what is this you're just in Pride and David said is there not a Cause and this is what I want to get at today about this this is my point with this David goes out in the name of the Lord in faith to stand against this giant alone and this is a principle we need to get in the word of God listen to me pastors out there preachers evangelists whatever you are Christians it doesn't really matter if we don't face the Giants of our day if we don't face the big Liars the big deceptions the big false doctrines the big blasphemers and defiers of our God if we don't stand up to these Giants who will and I want to tell you today one of the biggest Giants against our God one of the biggest blasphemers and defiers and markers and making the people of God run in fear from this thing called science these people like this Neil deGrasse Tyson Richard Dawkins Bill Nye the Science Guy they hate God they hate the Bible and I'm going to play a video I want you to see this because listen if we don't face this giant he addresses we're going to play a video of this man now this quote from him he said if you don't understand something and the community of physicists don't understand it that means god did it is that how you want to play this game if that's how you want to invoke your evidence for God then God is an Ever receiving pocket of scientific ignorance that is getting smaller and smaller as the time moves on this is a black this is a giant this is a blasphemer this is a defier of our God in the Bible the fact you're going to hear it but let me tell you something he he lifts up this thing called science as if it is the all-knowing all moral and that none of these scientists ever would lie to you maybe or deceive you they have become the righteous moral priesthood of the religion of we don't believe God of the Bible the atheism the agnostics but science is a religion listen there are things he can he can say this but the problem is is the scientists of many things they admit they don't know right many many things they admit they don't know right but he's like but we no there is no job the Bible got it wrong now he's going to point out the Bible got it wrong because see he wants you to believe and wants everybody to believe that you live on a ball spinning at a thousand miles an hour in the equator flying through the universe at 67 000 are flying around the Sun at
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