1. Naturalists Loving God Out of Doors

2. NATURALISTS HELP US WORSHIP THROUGH THE APPRECIATION OF THE BEAUTY AND WONDER OF GOD’S CREATION

3. Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.

4. Psalm 19:1-4 3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. 4 Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. NIV

5. Psalm 8 LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. 2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.

6. Psalm 8 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? 5 You made him a little lower than the

7. Psalm 8 heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: 7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, 8 the birds of the air,

8. Psalm 8 and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! NIV

9. Naturalists Point to the grandeur of God through the Beauty of Creation.

10. Psalm 8 3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, 4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?

11. Naturalists Discover the presence and peace of God in the serenity of pastoral scenes, mountain vistas, and idyllic settings.

12. Hagar seeks him in a desertHagar seeks him in a desert Abraham on a mountainAbraham on a mountain Jacob at a river crossingJacob at a river crossing Moses at a burning bushMoses at a burning bush Jesus found renewed strength and peace by withdrawing from the crowds to the sacred scenes of God’s creation.Jesus found renewed strength and peace by withdrawing from the crowds to the sacred scenes of God’s creation. Jesus met with God by the sea, on a mountain and in a desert.Jesus met with God by the sea, on a mountain and in a desert.

13. Naturalists Marvel at the Character of God revealed through his Creation.

14. Rom 1:20 20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities-his eternal power and divine nature- have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. NIV

15. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES 1. Take your Bible outside and read it; meditate while feasting your eyes and spirit on natural beauty 2. Rest 3. Worship as the dawn breaks 4. Go for a walk, hike in the woods. 5. Take a drive at sunset. 6. Walk a river bank. 7. Lay on your back and stare at the stars.