3. God creates mankind and appoints them as rulers and stewards of Earth
Genesis
1: 26-30
God creates mankind and appoints them
as rulers and stewards of Earth

4. Psalm 24:1 Job 41:11 “The Earth is the Lord’s, and
everything in it, the world, and
all who live in it”
Job 41:11
“Who has a claim against Me
that I must pay?
Everything
under heaven belongs to Me.”

5. Leviticus 25: 1-6 A “Sabbath Rest” is commanded by God for the land
every seven years.

6. Leviticus 25:23 “The land must not be sold permanently, because
the land is Mine and
you are but aliens and My tenants.”

7. Luke 12: 42-48 We have had no trouble filling the earth, subduing it,
and ruling over it…
but are we responsible caretakers of the world that God gave us?
What would our
“Performance Evaluation”
from God look like on this?
Luke
12: 42-48

8. “Every mammal on this planet
instinctively develops a natural equilibrium
with the surrounding environment,
but you humans do not. You move to
an area and you multiply and multiply
until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is
to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows
the same pattern… a virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet.”

9. “Wasting Away”: A World in Crisis
- U.S. Landfills: 3,091 active / 10,000 old
- U.S. trash has tripled since 1960
* 4.6 lbs per person/251 million tons total
- N. Pacific Gyre = 268,000 miles of trash
- Climate = more extreme / unpredictable
* 98% of disasters are in poorer countries
- 30% “over-budget” on Earth’s resources
- China & U.S. = 40% of Earth’s depletion
- Africa = stripped of diamonds/oil/gold

10. Isaiah 24: 5-6
5 “The earth is defiled by its people;     they have disobeyed the laws, violated the statutes and
broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore a curse consumes the earth;    its people must bear their guilt.”

11. Isaiah 24: (* Romans 8: 19-22)
19 “The earth is broken up, the earth
is split asunder, the earth is thoroughly shaken. 20 The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy
upon it is the guilt of its rebellion
that it falls—never to rise again.”

12. As believers in and
worshipers of God the Creator, no one should care more about creation than us. Yet… we often give up this job.

13. Some Common Arguments from Opponents of Creation Care:
Worship the Creator, not the created.
That’s New Age / Pagan / Wicca stuff.
God will end it all, not global warming.
“Save the Planet?” God’s ending it!
Environmentalism = Liberal Agenda
“Going green” is just a scam.
We need to focus on “real” ministry.
Love people, not the Earth.

15. Recycling “Everything” Conserve Energy & Water
7 “Green” Habits
Gardening
Composting
Driving only 1 car
Buying only locally
Recycling “Everything”
Shop Thrift & 2nd Hand
Conserve Energy & Water

16. “The Bible begins and ends with a tree.”
- Matthew Sleeth

17. The Supremacy of Christ’s Power
Colossians
1: 15-20
The Supremacy of Christ’s Power
and
The Scope of
Christ’s Reconciliation

18. Just as we should respect, honor, and never take for granted the beautiful creation that God has placed us in…
Christians must never forget to be thankful and grateful for the “precious” blood of Christ that was shed for us all.
(- 1 Peter 1:19)