LIVING A RIGHTEOUS LIFE IN A WICKED WORLD STUDIES IN GENESIS LIVING A RIGHTEOUS LIFE IN A WICKED WORLD GENESIS 6:8, 9: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.”

What Did God SEE? A JUST MAN GREAT WICKEDNESS GENESIS 6:8,9

Favor Grief GENESIS 6:8,9 GENESIS 6:5,6 What Did God FEEL?

THE CHALLENGE IN EVERY GENERATION Lot 2Peter 2:6-8 Moses Exodus 32:6-9 Prophets Isaiah 1:4-21 Jesus Matthew 12:38-45 THE CHALLENGE IN EVERY GENERATION

STUDIES IN GENESIS HOW BIG IS SIN?

The Decision To Walk With God Genesis 6:9 NOAH

Walking With God Is a conscientious decision Is an independent decision Ezekiel 14:12-20 Is a weighty decision Deuteronomy 30:19, 20 Walking With God

OBSTACLES at the CROSSROAD Indecision (1 Kin. 18:21) Duplicity (2 Kin. 17:41) Will not work (Hos. 10:2; Matt. 6:24) Stubbornness (Ps. 81:10-13) Not irresistible grace! Isa. 66:4; Jer. 7:13; Matt. 22:3; 23:37; Jn. 5:40; Rom. 10:21; 2 Pet. 3:9 OBSTACLES at the CROSSROAD

NOAH The Decision To Walk With God Genesis 6:9 The Decision To Work Out His Salvation Genesis 6:13-22 NOAH

FAITH—Hebrews 11:7 Received the warning Feared the warning Obeyed the warning Declared the warning Inherited righteousness FAITH—Hebrews 11:7

NOAH The Decision To Walk With God Genesis 6:9 The Decision To Work Out His Salvation Genesis 6:13-22 The Decision To Not Walk Away From God Genesis 7:1-7 NOAH

20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all His judgments were before me, And I did not put away His statutes from me. 23 I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. PSALM 18

SHOULD make us ask, “How does God feel about a violent culture SHOULD make us ask, “How does God feel about a violent culture?” SHOULD answer the question, “Is it possible to live right before God in a world that is saturated with wrong?” SHOULD demonstrate the necessity of a faith that works. SHOULD proclaim how few are saved! Genesis 6 & 7