God's Story: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration | Oct 13 2024 | 704 Church

704 Church

This week's sermon by Pastor Thaddeus Fennig dives deep into the overarching story of God's relationship with humanity through the four acts of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. We explore how our original, unhindered relationships with God, others, nature, and even ourselves were broken by sin, leading to separation and fracture. Despite the Fall, God's relentless pursuit of us is evident from the very beginning. Through His overwhelming, never-ending love, God has always sought to restore what was lost.
The message reveals the power of the Gospel: the good news that God’s Kingdom is not a distant future promise but available to us now, through Jesus Christ. His life modeled what it means to live the Kingdom life, His death paid the price for our sins, His resurrection conquered death, and His ascension secures our continual access to God. The message also highlights the ultimate promise of restoration—when God will dwell among His people once more, wiping away every tear and making all things new.
Main Points Covered:
Relationship Over Rules: Focusing on changing hearts, not just behaviors, and living as “human beings,” not “human doings.”
Four Acts of God's Story: Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration show the unfolding of God's redemptive plan.
Sin’s Impact: How sin separates us from God, fractures our relationships with others, distorts our self-view, and impacts our connection to creation.
God’s Relentless Love: Even after the Fall, God pursues us, displaying His reckless love and the first mention of the Gospel (Genesis 3:15).
The Kingdom of God: Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension open the way for us to enter into Kingdom Life now, where God dwells with us and in us.
Future Restoration: The ultimate hope of a new heaven and earth where God’s dwelling place is with His people, fully restoring relationships with God, others, nature, and self.
Scriptures Referenced: Genesis 1-3, John 1:14, Philippians 2:5-8, Luke 17:20-21, Revelation 21:1-7, Matthew 28:18-20, and others.
Join us for this week's message as we reflect on God's desire to dwell with us and restore every aspect of our lives. Discover how the Gospel invites us to begin living in God’s Kingdom here and now, experiencing true transformation and abundant life.
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