Introduction

• II Corinthians 5:17

Created vs. evolved

• Genesis 1:1, 27
• Genesis 9:6 – Why is man’s life different? Because we are made in the image of God.
• Matthew 10:28
• There is no sense of “ought” if God did not create us.
• Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – “Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.”
• I Corinthians 8:10-11

Loving vs. selfish

• Matthew 18:1-4 – We must have the humility of a child!
• Matthew 19:30; 20:16
• A Christian views things differently!
• Acts 8:13, 18
• II Corinthians 5:14-15
• How does love change my schedule? My money habits?

Optimistic vs. pessimistic

• Matthew 12:20 – God doesn’t want to give up on us! He sees the potential that is there.
• I Corinthians 13:7
• John 3:16