1. Apostles Creed
Maker

2. Maker of heaven and Earth.
I believe in God
The Father
Almighty
Maker of heaven and Earth.

3. How do we know what God is like?
By what He DOES.
Made us
Keeps us safe
Sent Jesus to die
Why does it matter? ….

4. Since God created us, We are not here by chance.
We are here on purpose
We are here for a purpose.
All human life is precious

5. YOU are evidence of God
Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think that God is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man. (Paul speaking in Athens, Acts 17:29)
Can life come from non-life?

6. You having life shows there is a God
“The father has life in himself, and he has given the son also to have life in himself, so the Son can give life to anyone he wants to.” John 16:5

7. God is Spirit So you too have a spirit.
God created your body as a home for your spirit. At death, spirit and body separate temporarily. In eternal life, you will get your body again.

8. Because you’re made by God:
You are not an accident.
You have unlimited value
You have purpose in life
Peter writes, “You are the people of God …. SO THAT you can show how great He is.” 1 Peter 2:9

9. What did God create?
“By Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.” (Colossians 1:16)

10. Where does the Bible say God Created?
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
(Genesis 1:1)
“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”
(Hebrews 11:3)

11. The Trinity created
Jesus was there at creation: “All things were made by him”
(Colossians 1:12)
The Spirit was there at creation: “The Spirit of God moved on the face of the waters.”
(Genesis 1:2)

12. What invisible things were made?
Angels “are sent to serve those who are being saved.” Hebrews 1:14
Some angels rebelled against God, and became Satan and his followers, the evil spirits or demons

13. Those who say God did not create
Are showing that they have faith in “chance.”. This position cannot be proven by science.
Science deals with what can be seen and measured. Science does not deal with supernatural things. Science can see that there was a beginning, but they cannot see whether or not there was a God who got it all started.

14. The wonders of creation
The laws of the universe are just right so life can happen
he position of the earth is just right so that life can survive on it.
Complicated actions --- like blood clotting, which needs 17 steps --- could hardly come abojut by chance.

15. SINCE GOD MADE EVERYTHING,
How would you respond if someone says:
I can harm my own body if I want to;.
I have decided not to let my baby be born.
I can pollute the earth if I want to.

16. NOT JUST ONCE But continually --- God keeps things going
Look at God’s care for you today ---
Your body’s ability to heal
Your ability to feel pain
Your ability to blink
What other ways has God provided for you to keep you life going?

17. Note this Bible promise
“My God will provide for all your needs,
Through the riches of his glory
In Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
Does he provide “directly” or “through others?”
These “others” are God’s gift to you.
And --- You are God’s gift to others.

18. Why is there evil?
God did not create evil. After creation, God said “it is good.”
Satan and his followers rebelled; rejecting God is evil.
Then the human race rebelled. “The heart of man is evil from his youth”.

19. Why do bad things happen to good people?
All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23)
Bad things motivate us to turn to God.
Bad things increase our trust in God. Paul writes that he was in despair because of the many bad things that happened to him, then adds, “but that was to make us rely not on ourselves, but on God…” (2 Corinthians 1:9)

20. Worship God for Creating us:
John saw worship in heaven. They were singing:
Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
To receive glory and honor and power.
For you created all things.
By your will they existed and are created.
Revelation 4:11