37 As the days of Noah were, so the coming of the Son of Man will be.
Matthew 24:37 (CSB)
1. Guard Your heart.
8 Noah, however, found favor with the Lord. [Why did he have it?] 9 These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:8-9 (CSB)
1 When mankind began to multiply on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves. 3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt., Their days will be 120 years.” 4 The Nephilim were on the earth both in those days and afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of mankind, who bore children to them. They were the powerful men of old, the famous men. 5 When the Lord saw that human wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every inclination of the human mind was nothing but evil all the time, 6 the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and he was deeply grieved. 7 Then the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I created, off the face of the earth, together with the animals, creatures that crawl, and birds of the sky—for I regret that I made them.” 8 Noah, however, found favor with the Lord.
Genesis 6:1-8 (CSB)
• You have to listen to God.
13 Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.
Genesis 6:13 (CSB)
22 And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.
Genesis 6:22 (CSB)
• You have to believe God.
• You have to respond to God.
22 And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.
Genesis 6:22 (CSB)
1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:1 (CSB)
5 And Noah did everything that the Lord commanded him.
Genesis 7:5 (CSB)
9 two of each, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, just as God had commanded him.
Genesis 7:9 (CSB)
16 Those that entered, male and female of every creature, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
Genesis 7:16 (CSB)
23 He wiped out every living thing that was on the face of the earth, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were wiped off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark.
Genesis 7:23 (CSB)
18 So Noah, along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, came out.
Genesis 8:18 (CSB)
2. Live Counter-culturally
• PROTECTION
16 Those that entered, male and female of every creature, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the Lord shut him in.
Genesis 7:16 (CSB)
• He gained POWERFUL PRESENCE
2 The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority.
Genesis 9:2 (CSB)
• He gained POSSESSIONS
3 Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.
Genesis 9:3 (CSB)
• He gained a PROMISE
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations: 13 I have placed my bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:12-13 (CSB)
3. God offers hope, not condemnation.
9 These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:9 (CSB)
18 Noah’s sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.
20 Noah, as a man of the soil, began by planting a vineyard. 21 He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent. 22 Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked.
24 When Noah awoke from his drinking and learned what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said: Canaan is cursed. He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers. Don’t try to justify Noah’s behavior.
Genesis 9:18-25 (CSB)