Wednesday, January 25, 2012

What is the Difference between Teaching and Preaching part 2

From the teaching 1/21/12

What is The Difference between Teaching and
Preaching? Part 2

Jonah 3:3:So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.

A preacher must go!

Mt. 4:18: And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.

 19And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.



 20And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.



 21And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.



 22And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.



 23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Elisha and his 12 Oxen

I Kings 19:19: So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
 20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?



 21And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.



Elisha asked for a Double Portion



II Kings 2:8: And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.



 9And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.



 10And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.



 11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.



 12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.



 13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
 14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.



Elijah's First Miracle



I Kings 17:9: Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.



 10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.



 11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.



 12And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.



 13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.



 14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.



 15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days.



 16And the barrel of meal wasted not



Elisha's Double Portion Working



II Kings 4:1:Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.



 2And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.



 3Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.



 4And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.



 5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.



 6And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.



 7Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.



Rom. 10:13:For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.



 14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?



 15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!



The Apostles Sent Out


MT. 10:1:And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.



And...


:5: These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:



 6But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.



 7And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.



 8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.



 9Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,



 10Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.



 11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.



 12And when ye come into an house, salute it.



 13And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.



 14And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.



 15Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.


Saturday, January 21, 2012

What is The Difference in Teaching and Preaching? part 1

From the teaching on 1/14/12



What is The Difference in Teaching and Preaching? Part 1

Jonah 3:1-10: And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying,

 2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.



 3So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey.



 4And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. According to the word of the Lord. Jonah, preached an Eight word message that convicted and changed an entire city. It is not “how long” a message is, but it's about preaching the message that God wants you to preach.



 5So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.



 6For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.



 7And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: The message stirred up the King and even got him to preaching.



 8But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands.



 9Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?



 10And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.


II Tim. 4:2: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

II Tim. 2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Luke 4:16: And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

 17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,



 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,



 19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.



We were encouraged to continue reading/studying in the chapter of Luke 4. Also, the statement was made that we need to know where the scriptures are! 

Friday, January 13, 2012

Have You Read Your Contract With God and Do You Know The Terms? part 3

From the teaching 1/7/12

Have you read your contract with God, and
Do you know the terms? Part 3

The first contract Jesus offered in the New Testament is found in:
Matthew 5:1-12.

Mt. 5:1: And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

Blessed (defined):

          1. happy
          2. spiritually prosperous with life, joy, and satisfaction in God's favor
            regardless of their outward conditions..
:2: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
    a. the destitute in spirit.
    b. those who feel their spiritual need.



     4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

    a. they will be consoled
    b. they will be given courage, and comfort.

    5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

    a. the gentle, the patient, humble minded
    b. the mild, patient, long suffering
    c. happy are they who claim nothing for the whole earth will
    belong to them.



    6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

    a. Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness, and
    right standing with God.
    b. For they shall be completely satisfied.

    7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

    a. they shall be shown mercy
    b. they will receive compassion

    8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

    a. clean heart

    9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

    a. those who make peace
    b. the makers and maintainers of peace
    c. for they will be ranked as Sons of God
          d. God shall call them his Sons.

    10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

    a. those who have endured persecution for the cause of righteousness
    b. for being and doing right
    c. for to them belongs the kingdom of heaven

    11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

    a. when they reproach you
    b. denounce you
    c. abuse you
    d. give you a bad name
    e. cruel to you, and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on
    my account.

    Remember you are happy and blessed


    12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

    a. be joyful and triumphant
    b. be accepted with gladness
    c. for you will be richly rewarded in heaven
          d. they persecuted the prophets the same way before you


    Mt. 28:18: And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

    The Father gave all power after he achieved redemption. It had
    been his equally with the Father, and the Holy Spirit before becoming
    man, but he had become limited while being a man. (That is why he
    had to pray to the Father. He had power because God was with him).

     19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:



     20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

    John 17:4: I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

     5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

    Wednesday, January 4, 2012

    Have You Read Your Contract With God and Do You Know The Terms?

    From the teaching 12/31/2011

    Have You Read Your Contract With God
    and Do You Know The Terms?

    Bible (defined):

            1. The Book
            2. The sacred volume in which are contained the Revelations of God,
              the Promises of God, the principles of Christian Faith, and the rules
    rules of practice. It consists of 2 parts called The Old Testament and
    The New Testament.

    Testament (defined):

            1. Contract
            2. Covenant

    Contract (defined):

            1. An agreement between two or more people to do something, especially one set forth, in writing and enforceable by law.

    God's First Contract: His first contract was everlasting and for perpetual generations. To Noah, His Seed, Beasts, and Perpetual Generations.

    Gen. 9:8: And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
     9And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;



     10And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth.



     11And I will establish my covenant with you, neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.



     12And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
     13I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.



     14And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:



     15And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.



     16And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

    God's Healing Covenant

    Ex. 15:26: And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

    The Fiery Serpents

    Num. 21:5:And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

     6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.



     7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.



     8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.



     9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.



    A. The brazen serpent was a symbol of Christ being bearing the sins
    and sicknesses of all men.
    B. The serpent itself was a symbol of sin, Christ was made sin for us that
    we might be free from sin.



    II Corth. 5:21: For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.



    John 3:14:And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:



     15That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.



     16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.



    God's contract was with the whole world



    Mt. 26:27:And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;



    John 12:32: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.



    Luke 24:49:And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.



    But, you for your part, stay right here in the city.


    Endued (defined):



    • clothed with
    • invested with
    • armed with


    Acts 1:4: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

    Acts 2:1: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.



     2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.



     3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
     4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.



     5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.



    Dwelling(defined): To be settled, or live in a place.



     6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.



     7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?



     8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?



     9Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,



     10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,



     11Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.



    Acts. 1:8: But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.



    John 14:16: And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;



     17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.



    And...


    :26: But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.



    John 15:26:But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
     27And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

    Friday, December 23, 2011

    Christ came in a human body, Demonstrated and Lived Everything, The Church is to Be

    From the teaching 12/17/11


    Christ came in a human body, Demonstrated and Lived
    Everything, The Church is to Be

    Text Scriptures:

    I Peter 2:21: For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

     22Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:



    I Corth. 11:1: Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.



    Isaiah; Prophesy of Christ's Birth


    Isa. 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.



     7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.



    The Angel Announces Birth to Shepherds



    Luke 2:8:And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
     9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
     10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
     11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
     12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling
      clothes, lying in a manger.
     13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
     14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
     15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
     16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.


    The Wisemen


    Mt. 2:1:Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
     2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
     3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
     4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
     5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
     6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
     7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
     8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
     9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
     10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
     11And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.



     12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.



     13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

     14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:



     15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
    Hosea 11:1
     16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,



     18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
    Jeremiah 31:15



     19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,



     20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.


    Isaiah Prophecy of Jesus's Stripes


    Isa. 53:4:Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 
     
     5But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.


        1. The blows that fell to Jesus have brought us healing
        2. The chastisement the he bore is health for us
        3. He was lashed and we are healed


    Peter looked back to the Cross


    I Peter 2:24: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.


    Mt. 27:26: Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
    Scourged (explained): A Scourge was a Roman implement for severe bodily punishment. It consisted of a handle with a dozen leather cords which had jagged pieces of bone or metal at each end. The victim was tied to a post and the blows were applied to the bare back and loins, and some times to the face and bowels. The flesh was cut in several places by each blow, so hideous was the punishment, that the victim often fainted, and some died under it.


    The Romans permitted, by law, up to 40 stripes (Dt. 25:3) and the Jews reduced this to 39 stripes and one can see how his body was marred more than any other man.
    Isa. 52:14: As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:



    One man, Jesus in this scourging took the pain of these stripes for all mankind in that one body, so that we wouldn't have to suffer.

    Where Is The Man God Is Looking for Now? In Our Day?

     From the Teachings December 9th and 10th  NOTE:  I am sorry about the poor quality of editing here.  I was out of town when I typed these and due to sketchy internet times.. I was unable to save it in the original form...had to take it from the PDF.  This is a beautiful, life changing teaching.  I've never had a clearer picture of what the term, Help Meet, means.  The teaching changed my life!
     
    Where Is The Man God Is Looking For Now,
    In Our Day?


    Text: Psa: 8:3: When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the
    stars, which thou hast ordained;
    4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
    5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory
    and honour.
    6Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all
    things under his feet:
    7All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
    8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths
    of the seas.


    Gen. 1:26:And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them
    have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
    and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
    27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and
    female created he them.


    Image (defined):
    1. resemblance
    2. outward form
    3. a representative figure
    Likeness (defined):
    1. model

      2. shape
    3. to become similar


    What we look like is the outward appearance, what we act like is on the inside.


    Gen. 2:18: And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will
    make him an help meet for him.


    Help meet (defined):

     
    1. A helper correspondent to himself.
    2. Helper as his counterpart.
    3. Help to be a companion for him.
    4. Helper suited to him
    5. Mate of his own kind
    6. Suitable helper completing him.


    Gen., 2:21: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept:
    and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
    22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and
    brought her unto the man.
    23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be
    called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.


    Woman (Hebrew) “Ish-sha” (pronounced: Ish-Shaw):
    1. Feminine form of man which is “Ish.
    2. Literally defined as She-man, womb-man, man with the womb because
    she was taken out of man.


    God needs Fellowship of A Man

    Adam
    Gen. 3:8: (this is the first time Adam ever hid from God) And they heard the voice of the
    LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid
    themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
    9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
    10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked;
    and I hid myself.
    11And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree,
    whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?




    Flesh under control can meet God in peace.


    And God found another man, Enoch
     
    Gen.5:21: And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
    22And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and
    begat sons and daughters:
    23And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:
    24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
    1. Enoch continued to please God and was not found for God translated
    him.
    2. Enoch lived close to God and disappeared.
    3. Then God took him to himself.


     
    Noah

     
    Gen. 6:1: And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and

    daughters were born unto them,
    2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them
    wives of all which they chose.
    3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is
    flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
    4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God
    came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became
    mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
    5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every
    imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
    6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his
    heart.
    7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the
    earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it
    repenteth me that I have made them.
    8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.



    Grace (defined):

     
    1. Favor
    2. Unmerited love of God.
    3. The divine influence upon the heart and it's reflection in the life
    of an individual.


    9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations,
    and Noah walked with God.


    II Peter 2:5:And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher
    of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
    6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an
    overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
    7And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
    8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his
    righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the

    unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

    Job

     
    Job1:1:There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was
    perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.


    David

     
    Acts 13:22: And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their
    king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of
    Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
    Eph. 2:15: Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments
    contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
    16And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the
    enmity thereby:
    Eph. 4:11: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and
    some, pastors and teachers;
    12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the
    body of Christ:
    13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God,
    unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:



    Eph. 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave
    himself for it;
    26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
    27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or
    any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.