A New Year’s Sermon

December 27, 2015

1884

• Depression of 1882 – 1885 continued• Strong earthquake in Northeastern US• California received heaviest rainfall in recorded

history• Grover Cleveland elected President• Cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty laid• Washington Monument completed• Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry

Finn

Rev. 21:5: “And He that sat upon the throne said, ‘behold, I make all things new.’”

Gen. 9:9 – “Behold, I establish My covenant with you and your descendants.”

Matt. 1:23 – “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and you shall call His name Emmanuel.”

Matt. 3:16: “When He had been baptized…behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. “

Matt. 28:7: “And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead…Behold, I have told you.”

1 Cor. 15: 53: “Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed…”

Effects of the Fall

• Mankind was separated from God

• Death became a reality

• People lost sight of the purpose for which they were created

• Minds were darkened by sin

• A state of depravity was produced

“If chance be the Father of all flesh, Disaster is his rainbow in the sky, And when you hear State of Emergency! Sniper Kills Ten! Troops on Rampage! Looters go Looting! Bomb Blasts School! It is but the sound of man worshiping his maker.”- “Creed”; Steve Turner

Rev. 21:5: “And He that sat upon the throne said, ‘behold, I make all things new.’”

All Things New: In This Life

• We have fellowship with God

• We have His Spirit– God actually lives in us

• We are a new creation

• We have a new hope

So What?