The Racing Luminaries & the Stationary Earth
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In “The Racing Luminaries & the Stationary Earth,” Pastor Dean Odle presents a Scripture-centered message about the authority of Scripture, faith, biblical creation. Drawing especially from Zechariah 1, Matthew 4, 1 Chronicles 16, Psalm 93, the teaching emphasizes that Scripture is presented as the standard for doctrine, discernment, and daily obedience. 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 the authority of Scripture while working through Zechariah 1, Matthew 4, Psalm 93. 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 the authority of Scripture while working through Joshua 10. 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 the authority of Scripture while working through Psalm 19, Ecclesiastes 1. 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 test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
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 faith. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. It connects this with the conviction that God’s commands reveal His standard and direct the obedient life. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on God’s commandments. The message argues that God’s commands reveal His standard and direct the obedient life. It connects this with the conviction that a durable Christian life must be built on Christ, sound doctrine, and obedient response to Scripture. The practical emphasis is to test the teaching by Scripture and apply it through faithful obedience.
Odle focuses on family discipleship. The message argues that faithfulness in the home requires instruction, loving correction, protection, and a consistent Christian example. It connects this with the conviction that unresolved offense can become bitterness, while forgiveness releases judgment to God and protects the heart. 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 God’s commands reveal His standard and direct the obedient life. The practical emphasis is to trust God’s promises and refuse decisions governed by fear. Throughout the section, the appeal remains directed toward a consistent life in which belief, worship, and conduct agree.
Odle focuses on faith while working through Genesis 1, John 3, Matthew 24. The message argues that biblical faith trusts God’s character and acts upon His promises. 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 remain watchful, grounded in Scripture, and ready to obey Christ.
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Lord your word declares that in the last days the spirit of antichrist is Beast system would try to wear out the Saints and Lord we know that means mentally emotionally spiritually in every way so all these crazy things going on all this deception all these different demonic satanic things going on all these evil people with their evil plots Lord uh help us to not get weighed down by that but to trust you to believe you to believe your word to know that you are with us and greater is he that's in us and he that's in the world we have power and authority in the name of Jesus by the blood of Jesus and we just thank you Father that we have that power and authority you've sent your angels to a campground about us and Lord we just trust you're our refuge our Fortress our healer our deliverer our savior and our soon coming King we ask you lord to bless this service to touch everyone here today those watching and listening in Jesus name amen amen well you may be seated this morning we welcome everyone we are going to continue the series on biblical cosmology and creation believe it or not it's been a long time since I've done a series this long this is part eight part eight titled this the racing luminaries and the stationary Earth this is really a perfect continuation from last week when I talked about The Ether and what space really is of course we had a science lesson last week about the uh The Ether and about The Ether being the medium for light waves and how that was the foundation of physics for 2000 years until a fuzzy headed guy named Einstein decided to come up with a an equation to get everybody away from that we're going to talk a little bit more about that today so we do have another science class today but we also have a Bible class we got to get through today so I hope you have your Bibles you need to open them today this is uh again very important that we understand God's creation and let me just tell you if for those of you out there who say it doesn't matter it sure matters to a lot of people because thousands and thousands and thousands of people are watching this series it's blowing my mind the first one is already over ten thousand views so if that tells you anything it all it definitely matters it matters to Christians and it matters even to non-christians it's leading many uh to uh faith in Jesus Christ is salvation because their faith and confidence in the accuracy and the inspiration the divine inspiration of the scriptures has been restored and so people now are believing the Bible who for years doubted the Bible and uh or
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just rejected it outright because of so-called science and the heliocentric copernican system that we're finding out is completely fabricated I'm gonna see some of that today but anyway part eight the racing luminaries and the stationary Earth what's the stationary mean means it's not moving right uh we're going to look at what the Bible says we're going to look at what science uh proved our first scripture we're going to look at this is Zechariah 1 11. you can read the whole chapter if you like but it says they answered the angel of the Lord that stood among the Myrtle trees and said we have walked to and fro through the Earth and behold all the Earth sitteth still and is at rest now I don't know how you get a spinning orbiting flying hurling ball through the endless vacuum of space out of this verse but yet there's so many Christians who believe what they've been told by scientists instead of what God's word says can I just tell you and let me just say this we're going to get into this as we go but um I believe that all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine I believe what Jesus said when he said in Matthew 4 4 that man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God and I believe when God's inspired his holy prophets and apostles to write down that he inspired every word do you hear me every word I don't believe for one second that they were giving their opinion or that God was giving them wrong information okay and if any so-called Christian or Pastor or Minister says something that even hints toward well they just didn't know any better they were just describing it from their human mind or their human perspective the moment they do that they are denying the divine inspiration of scripture the inerrancy of scripture and they have already walked away they're on dangerous dangerous ground all right but let's read this again in Zechariah 1 11. behold all the Earth sitteth still and is at rest guess what happens when you look those words up still and at rest guess what it means still and at rest right not complicated even in Hebrew I like this this is the word here yahshaab it means to sit down as in ambush in quiet
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now if you're going to sit down what are you doing you're ceasing movement right you're not traveling anywhere you're not going anywhere you're not spinning you're not orbiting you're not flying you're sitting down you're sitting still in fact you're sitting so so still and quiet like as if you were trying to Ambush someone right so you're trying to not be heard or seen or make any kind of movement well that's the word there for still notice it says the other one be at rest to be quiet to be undisturbed inactive shall caught here means idleness what does idleness mean you're not doing anything right you're completely idle and notice it says be still there be still rest so we don't get from scripture that the Earth is moving the Earth is not moving here's some more scriptures we get first chronicles 16 30 fear before him all the Earth the world also shall be stable that it be not moved stable not moved that's pretty clear to me right yet we got a spinning spiraling orbiting flying right these massive speeds they even say it wobbles we will remember the Weebles wobbles but they don't fall down right no I'm sorry it's stable it's still it's at risk this is what the Bible teaches now I love it when these ministers these preachers or these YouTube people try to say well still doesn't mean still rest doesn't mean rest not move doesn't mean not moved this is what they do right or they were just describing it as they perceived it oh well God forbid too that we should describe anything as we see it right but uh this is the inspired word of God about the Earth about the world that we live in that he made for us it's still and it rests it's stable and not moved Psalm 93 1. let's read that the Lord reigneth he is clothed with Majesty the Lord is clothed with strength wherewith he hath girded himself the world also established that it cannot be moved somebody say cannot be moved gravity is not moving it the gravity of the Sun is not moving the Earth it cannot be moved right and by the way when God created the heavens and the Earth on the first day
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and he created the sun on the fourth day what was the Earth orbiting and flying and spinning and moving around no see it's nonsense it's nonsense we've believed a lie it's an elaborate lie it's an amazing lie but it's a lie God's word is clear I can't wait to hear some of these YouTube preachers start saying cannot be moved does not mean cannot be moved Psalm 104 1-5 I want to read it from the Amplified version but it's still good in the King James but I just wanted to read it here listen to this this is this is his uh biblical cosmology passages you can get here bless and affectionately praise the Lord O My Soul oh Lord my God you are very great you are clothed with Splendor and Majesty you are the one who covers yourself with light as with a garment who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain the heavens he's talking about is the firmament who lays the beams of his upper chambers in the waters above the firmament and that's in the Amplified that's not me saying that and then he says who makes the clouds his Chariot who walks on the wings of the wind who makes wins his Messengers flames of fire his ministers here we go he established the Earth on its foundations so that it will not be moved forever and ever [Laughter] here we go I mean and you know we could do this for a while but God established the Earth upon its foundations that it what so that it will not be moved forever and ever somebody say the Bible teaches say with me the Bible teaches the Earth does not move this is what the Bible teaches now modern science tells you it does whose report Will You Believe Christian to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed well you shall see Joshua 10 So today we're talking about the The Lumineers now I'm going to say this the Earth doesn't move but the sun and the moon and the stars they move and that's what is taught that's what the Bible teaches and that's what as Christians we should believe it is also what we observe but let's read that this before I came to this understanding and when I was still deceived by the world's heliocentric copernican Big Bang system um this passage as a Christian troubled me more than any others because I believed in the divine inspiration of scripture I believed every word was important I believed every word
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