Foundations for Life “Let There Be Light.”

I. Introduction

A. The Beginning of a new series.

II. A look at the text.

1. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
   1. If there was a beginning, there will be an _______________ .

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      1. The universe is not _______________.
         

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      2. Understanding _______________.
         

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   2. BARA means to create.
      1. Created out of _______________.
         

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      2. God is transcendent.
      3. Creation from a pagan understanding is very

      different.

2. “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the

face of the deep.”

1. TOHU WA BOHU
2. What is the “Gap” theory?
3. The process of creation – God takes chaos and brings

_______________, He takes darkness and brings _______________.

4. The Spirit of God _______________s over the waters.

C. And God _______________.

III. 5 Foundational Truths
A. God is to be_______________ and foremost in our lives.

1. If He does not have preeminence, we have made an idol.
2. Don’t fall victim to Pantheism, “the belief that God is _______________ and _______________ is God.”
   

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3. Don’t fall victim to the _______________ that we can commune with nature, we are communing with God.
   

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4. Don’t fall victim to humanism where God is replaced by _______________ as the measure of all things.

2. God is not an optional idea; He must be central to our lives.
3. We are dependent on Him and need Him every day of our

   lives.

4. When we live for Him, we find _______________ and _______________.
   

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5. God is still creating by His _______________ and by His _______________.
   

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IV. Conclusion