Psalm 19, Romans 1:19,20

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Palm Sunday
Creation and Wonder
40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

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The sky is talking
1 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 reveal knowledge.

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How does the sky speak?
3 They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them.
4 Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.

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Image and Imagination
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. 5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

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Image and Imagination
In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. 5 It is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course.

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For the Left-Brained
6 It rises at one end of the heavens
and makes its circuit to the other;
nothing is deprived of its warmth

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What is it saying?
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 people are without excuse.

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Belgic Confession #2
The Means by Which We Know God
We know him by two means:
First, by the creation, preservation, and government of the universe, since that universe is before our eyes like a beautiful book in which all creatures, great and small, are as letters to make us ponder the invisible things of God:

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Six Words for Word
7 The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord ...
8 The precepts of the Lord ...
The commands of the Lord ...
9 The fear of the Lord ...
The decrees of the Lord ...

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Word Images
10 They are more precious than gold,
than much pure gold;
they are sweeter than honey,
than honey from the honeycomb

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Belgic Confession #2
The Means by Which We Know God
We know him by two means:
...Second, he makes himself known to us more openly by his holy and divine Word,

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The mystery of knowing
11 By them your servant is warned;
in keeping them there is great reward. 12 But who can discern their own errors? Forgive my hidden faults.

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Seventh Day, head and heart resting in the Redeemer
14 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

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So how does this work?
1. Pay attention
2. Stop and stare
3. Ask curiousity questions
4. Apply to creation and Word

April 10th - Creating Space for God: Creation and Wonder