• History can teach us if we look to God’s word
    • Romans 15:4
    • John 20:31
    • Ephesians 3:4-5
  • A few examples of the messes humans have made in the scripture
    • Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:1-19
    • People of Noah’s day (Genesis 6
    • Abram and Sarai (Genesis 16:1-6
      • They tried to help God fulfill His promises. With Hagar, Ishmael and his descendants were created (Genesis 25:12-16
    • Peter in the garden
      • John 18:1-11 - Peter cut off the ear of Malchus
  • And today … What messes do we make?
    • The family
      • God defined family as husband and wife and children (Ephesians 5:22-6:4
        • World: single parent homes
        • World: live together, no marriage (Matthew 5:27-28
        • World: divorce and remarry for any reason (Matthew 19:3-9
    • The assembling of the Lord’s body
      • Attendance: We are to encourage one another (Hebrews 10:23-25
        • Priorities are evident by our actions (Romans 6:16
          • Do we miss for: work? sports? don’t feel well?
          • When we stand before God, will we say these are more important?
          • Are there times when we could have been here and were not?
    • How we as Christians are perceived by the world
      • Do we teach the lost? Mark 16:15
      • The examples we set
        • Speech - Colossians 4:2-6
        • Dress - Matthew 5:28
    • Our own growth
      • Commanded to study (II Timothy 2:15
      • Must grow/mature (I Corinthians 3:2
  • Do you love the Lord?
    • Matthew 6:33