2. God Commanded Noah To Get In The Ark God Commands Us To Enter The Church

3. Noah’s Ark Christ’s Church Objections

4. God Commanded Noah To Build An Ark Because of the coming flood, Gen. 6:17 Sin, Gen. 6:5 Mercy, Gen. 6:8

5. God Commanded Noah To Build An Ark According to the pattern, Gen. 6:22 Penchant For Patterns Tabernacle Plan of Salvation Ex. 25:9, 40 Rom. 6:17, 18

6. God Commanded Noah To Build An Ark According to the pattern, Gen. 6:14-16 Gopherwood Pitch Length: 300 Width: 50 Height: 30 Window Door Decks

7. God Commanded Noah To Build An Ark Man would not have built such an ark! Sails Oars Rudder Doors Windows Decks Cedar-lined closets?

8. God Commanded Noah To Build An Ark The ark was sufficient for the purpose God intended— The Preservation of Noah & His Family! Gen. 8:15-19

9. Jesus Built His Church Because of the coming judgment, 2 Pet. 3:1-14 He is the Savior of the Body - Eph. 5:23

10. Jesus Built His Church We must follow the pattern, Col. 3:17 Christ is the head, Eph. 5:23 One door, Jn. 10:7-10 One window, 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 4:5

11. Jesus Built His Church We must follow the pattern, Col. 3:17 Independent congregations, Acts 20:28; 1 Pt. 5:2 Plurality of pastors, Acts 14:23; 1 Tim. 3:1-7 Phil. 1:1 Name, 1 Cor. 1:2; Rom. 16:16; 1 Tim. 3:15

12. Jesus Built His Church Man does not build such a church! Doors: Buddha, Mohammed, Joseph Smith Windows: BOM, Methodist Discipline Decks: Earthly Headquarters, Denominational Ties Denominational Names Sail & rudders: Social gospel

13. Jesus Built His Church The church is sufficient for the purpose God intended— The Salvation of mankind! 1 Cor. 15:23-24

14. Objections To The Ark & Church Where is the danger? Matt. 24:36-39, 40-44 No evidence. Never happened before. God is not that severe.

15. Objections To The Ark & Church Our ark is as good as yours! Eph. 1:22-23; 4:4; Col. 3:15 All churches serve the same purpose. We are all headed in the same direction. It is arrogant to think yours is the only one.

16. Objections To The Ark & Church No ark is needed—I’ll climb to higher ground. Eph. 2:16; Acts 2:38, 47 Acknowledge danger. Take some action.

17. Objections To The Ark & Church If we get in your ark, we will be the only ones left. Matt. 7:13-14 Our friends will not be with us. Our children will not have others to play with.

18. Objections To The Ark & Church These Objections Do Not Change The Truth, They Only Harden Those Who Hold Them And Seal Their Doom!