INTRODUCTION:<\/p>\n
A. Almost 11 centuries after the creation of Adam and Eve, Lamech had a son whom he called Noah<\/p>\n
1. Lamech was 182 year old when Noah was born<\/p>\n
2. Methuselah was Noahs grandfather and was a contemporary with Adam for 243 years.<\/p>\n
3. Methuselah knew first hand the events of the garden of Eden creation, provisions, the fall<\/p>\n
4. Lamech, again the father of Noah, was 56 when Adam died and clearly understood the fall of man and the curse of God;cf. Genesis 5:29<\/p>\n
5. Methuselah and Lamech heard Enoch preach and saw the example of his noble life of Enoch it was said that he walked with God (Genesis 5:24).<\/p>\n
6. All of this must have made a deep impression on Noah<\/p>\n
B. But something terrible happened, man refused to obey God<\/p>\n
1. Genesis 6:5-6<\/p>\n
a. Man did only evil continually<\/p>\n
b. They did nothing pure, nor noble, nor good, nor honorable<\/p>\n
c. Man had become a festering sore<\/p>\n
2. The Bible teaches that a man can become so morally reprobate as to go beyond the point of return<\/p>\n
a. Hebrews 6:4-6<\/p>\n
b. This was happened to those in the days of Noah<\/p>\n
C. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD (Genesis 6:8)<\/p>\n
1. Noah was a great man who lived in the midst of runaway immorality<\/p>\n
2. Many believe that even his grandfather and father succumbed to this fatal influence<\/p>\n
D. It is possible to live righteous in the midst of unrighteousness<\/p>\n
1. Daniel did it<\/p>\n
2. Abraham did it<\/p>\n
3. Moses did it<\/p>\n
4. Jeremiah did it<\/p>\n
5. Paul and Silas did it<\/p>\n
6. Remember Exodus 23:2 this includes our kinfolk<\/p>\n
E. Let us now for a few moments look at the life of Noah.<\/p>\n
DISCUSSION:<\/p>\n
1. Noah was courageous because he stood alone against the world<\/p>\n
a. He had to withstand the influence of his grandfather and father<\/p>\n
b. Too many today are following their family members into wickedness<\/p>\n
2. Noah was courageous because the odds did not stop him<\/p>\n
a. He spoke boldly in Gods name<\/p>\n
b. 2 Peter 2:15<\/p>\n
3. Noah preached many years without a single convert<\/p>\n
a. Only his family heeded his preaching<\/p>\n
b. And we think we have it tough!!!<\/p>\n
4. Noah to his eternal credit did not become discouraged nor did he begin to doubt the message.<\/p>\n
a. I see many becoming discouraged today but Galatians 6:9 says <\/p>\n
b. Noah kept sowing the seed, but saw it fall only on hard ground<\/p>\n
c. We need to remember 1 Corinthians 3:6<\/p>\n
5. It would be great if we could convert the whole world!<\/p>\n
a. But Jesus said Matthew 7:13-14<\/p>\n
b. We need to be like Noah, and do our part and let God take care of the rest<\/p>\n
6. In the midst of wickedness, we must do as Noah did:<\/p>\n
a. Preached righteousness<\/p>\n
b. Taught truth<\/p>\n
c. Defend the faith<\/p>\n
d. Sow the seed<\/p>\n
e. Dont worry about the results<\/p>\n
1. Genesis 6:9<\/p>\n
2. To be just (or righteous, as other versions have) is to do what is right<\/p>\n
a. Psalm 119:172<\/p>\n
b. 1 John 3:7, 10<\/p>\n
3. Noah was perfect<\/p>\n
a. Not sinless, but blameless<\/p>\n
b. How was Jesus made perfect?<\/p>\n
1) Hebrews 5:8-9<\/p>\n
2) Though Jesus did not sin, He was not made perfect until He obeyed<\/p>\n
c. How was Noah perfect?<\/p>\n
1) He obeyed God<\/p>\n
2) Because Noah was just and perfect he was said to walk with God<\/p>\n
1. Hebrews 11:7<\/p>\n
a. Notice that Noah moved with godly fear and prepared and ark<\/p>\n
b. Action describes the faith of Noah<\/p>\n
2. If Noah would not have been a man of action, he would not have been a man of faith<\/p>\n
a. Faith must obey<\/p>\n
b. Vain faith does not obey<\/p>\n
3. James 2:22, 24<\/p>\n
a. Faith produces works of obedience<\/p>\n
b. No man was ever blessed on account of his faith until that faith manifested itself in acts of obedience<\/p>\n
1. Hebrews 11:7 says that Noah moved with fear<\/p>\n
2. This is another thing that moved Noah to obey<\/p>\n
3. Noah was one who knew the majesty of God, and knew He was to be reverenced in Godly fear<\/p>\n
4. To be godly means:<\/p>\n
a. Love God<\/p>\n
b. To be a follower of God<\/p>\n
c. To emulate God<\/p>\n
5. To have godly fear means:<\/p>\n
a. To have respect and reverence for God<\/p>\n
b. Being unwilling to do anything that would cause God to be displeased<\/p>\n
1. Obedience is the one word that best describes the life of Noah<\/p>\n
2. One can not be courageous, just, faithful, and have godly fear unless they are obedient<\/p>\n
3. God told Noah to build an ark and gave him exact dimensions and a list of materials to be used<\/p>\n
a. And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him (Genesis 7:5)<\/p>\n
b. Noah was given a pattern and he obeyed plain and simple<\/p>\n
4. Today we have been given the dimensions and materials to be used in the present day ark of safety the church<\/p>\n
a. How it is to be constructed<\/p>\n
b. What it is to be made of<\/p>\n
c. How to take care of it<\/p>\n
5. What would have happened to Noahs ark had he not obeyed Gods plan? It would have sank!<\/p>\n
6. Today if we do not build the ark of safety according to Gods pattern, it too will sink!<\/p>\n
7. Noah was saved through his obedience, and will we.<\/p>\n
CONCLUSION:<\/p>\n
A. Noah is an example we should emulate:<\/p>\n
1. Courageous<\/p>\n
2. Righteous<\/p>\n
3. Faithful<\/p>\n
4. Full of godly fear<\/p>\n
5. Obedient<\/p>\n
B. 1 Peter 3:21<\/p>\n
1. Water cleansed the world of filth in Noahs day<\/p>\n
2. Today the waters of baptism will wash away the dirt of sin if we have:<\/p>\n
a. Believed<\/p>\n
b. Repented<\/p>\n
c. Confessed the name of Christ<\/p>\n
C. Let us all strive to be more like Noah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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