When God Speaks

Message by Bob Crosthwaite, Pastor Emeritus A BIG world of disappointment, regret, and HURT. Genesis 1:3 (NIV) Genesis 1:3 (The Message) ** A Scripture Feast: Genesis 1:2 – shows literal blackness and chaos Genesis 1:4 & Matthew 27:45 – the absence of light; physical darkness Exodus 10:21 & Isaiah 13:9-10 – judgment Job 34:22 – where evildoers try to hide Job 17:13 – a land of darkness Romans 2:19 – intellectual darkness Acts 13:11 – Paul undergoes blindness Matthew 8:12 – place of outer darkness Luke 22:53 – the world’s dominant evil powers Ephesians 5:8 – a state of being (unsaved) Romans 13:12 – evil works Often portrayed in a moral sense. ** Isaiah 45:7; 1 John 1:5; Isaiah 29:16 ** John1:5 = the Best News! ** 1 Peter 5:8 – a roaring lion 1 Corinthians 15:14 John 8:12 Revelation 22:5 Ephesians 5:13 1 Thessalonians 5:5 2 Corinthians 5:20 – God’s ambassadors Matthew 5:14 – the light of the world