1. The Significance of Christ Excerpts from the writings of T. Austin Sparks

2. And the Lord said, ‘Behold, the man has become one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he puts forth his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever – Therefore the Lord sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So He drove out the man. Gen 3:22-24

3. THE INTIMACY BETWEEN GOD AND MAN WAS DESTROYED AND….. GOD TURNED HIS FACE AWAY

4. Numbers 6:25 – the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace 1 Chronicles 16:11 – Look to the Lord and His strength…. seek His face. 2 Chronicles 7:14 – If my people who are called by my Name, will humble themselves and seek My face. Psalm 4:6 – Let the light of your face shine upon us, oh Lord. Psalm 27:8 – My heart says to you, ‘Seek His face,’ Your face Lord, I will seek. Psalm 31:16 – Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

5. When the Garden was lost….. A wilderness was birthed

6. DEATH Destruction Evil Temptation Rebellion Punishment CURSED Hopeless

7. Isaiah 40:1- Comfort, Comfort My people…prepare the way of the Lord…make straight in the wilderness a highway… Isaiah 35:6 – Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert..

8. My God, My God! Why have you Forsaken Me?

9. WHY DID GOD TURN HIS FACE AWAY? READ: Ezekiel 28:12-19 Lucifer, Adam and the King of Tyre were all created beings, models of perfection, wisdom and beauty. Something was found in them that brought corruption to that perfection, Beauty and wisdom. READ: ISAIAH 14:12-15

10. WHAT DID THEIR NATURE CONSIST OF? Conceit Self-Ambition Self-Exaltation Jealousy Possessiveness Lust for Power/Position Rivalry Arrogance Selfishness Control/Power Hungry

11. PRIDE According to ‘Thayers’ – An empty assurance which trusts in its own power and resources and shamefully despises and Violates divine laws and human rights.

12. God’s plan was to bring to earth another man (Jesus) that would totally contrast this nature of PRIDE that was found in the first Adam. God wanted to make it clear that Jesus’ was very different in nature. The Virgin Birth The Birthplace His Birth Rejected by Men His Family Lived in Poverty His Death