ࡱ> (*'@ V jbjbqq VlTTTTT `TTVVVVVV, dT"2"TdTT| ёTTRTTTTCreation and Regeneration Genesis 1:2-4 Intro: In light of our remembering together the great sacrifice of Jesus through which he delivered us from darkness and brought us into his marvelous light. I want to look at verses 2 through 4 of Genesis One as an allegory of the stages one passes through to salvation. READ TEXT Surely Paul had this passage in mind when he wrote in his second epistle to the Corinthians: For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. I. Just as the earth was without form and void, our lives were: a. Purposeless- b. Empty- II. Just as darkness was upon the face of the deep, we were in: a. Spiritual darkness- b. Moral darkness- This is the condition of people today apart from Christ! III. The Holy Spirits Work. a. Conviction- guilt. b. Frustration- plans spoiled. c. Realization- see futility of it all. IV. Let there be Light! a. It all comes back to you and makes sense. b. You suddenly see everything so clearly. c. You know that you know that you need the Lord! d. You throw up your hands in surrender. You bow the knee in humble submission. You receive Christ as your savior. V. God divided the light from the darkness. a. Regeneration- God puts his Spirit in me. b. Purification- Takes the darkness out of me. c. Sanctification- Takes me out of the darkness. Close: Regeneration like Creation is a sovereign work of God. Our only part is to believe and receive. Worship! Worship! Worship! )/TZ w % U V 5CJCJ5CJ)CDST  Y Z w x )CDST  Y Z w x $ % P Q % & R S 7 8 9 : < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V T $ % P Q % & R S 7 8 9 : < < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V / =!"#$% i4@4NormalCJOJPJQJmH <A@<Default Paragraph Font*B`* Body TextCJ,>`,Title$a$5CJV!z z zJVV  < V V XdiX:::::- -^Macintosh HD:Users:brianbrodersen:Documents:Microsoft User Data:AutoRecovery save of Document1- -GMacintosh HD:Users:brianbrodersen:Desktop:Creation and Regeneration.doc@l#V @GTimes New Roman5Symbol3 Arial3Times hfnfmf[( >0U)@Creation and Regeneration - - Oh+'0t  $ 0 < HT\dl'Creation and Regeneration .reareareaNormaln- -1-Microsoft Word 10.1@y0@@s@T)( ՜.+,0 `hpx  ' U Creation and Regeneration Title  !"#$%&)Root Entry FLCk+1TableWordDocumentSummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8CompObjXObjectPoolLCkLCk FMicrosoft Word DocumentNB6WWord.Document.8