SOAKED IN RIGHTEOUSNESS #1

STANDING OUT IN THE CROWD
August 10, 2008
with Adam Waters


INTRO
•Football season is fast approaching.
•One of my favorite things to do is look for crazy fans who stand out in the crowds.
•The orange storm trooper (Cin), the pirates with spiked shoulder pads (Oak), the dogpound in Clev, the Hogs/Hoggettes in Wash, MATT JOHNSON today.
•As we retreat over the next 3 weeks, we will be looking at a man who stood out in his lifetime...

BODY
WHY DID NOAH STAND OUT? (6:8 “Noah found favor with the Lord.”)
 He was RIGHTEOUS
 Blameless (among the people of his time)
 He CONSISTENTLY followed God’s will
 Enjoyed a close relationship with God.
 He had 3 sons?
 6:22 He did everything EXACTLY as God had commanded him.
 Hebrews 11:7 – His faith developed his obedience in the impossible.

DID YOU REALIZE THAT GOD IS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE LIKE NOAH?

HOW DOES HE REACT WHEN HE FINDS HIM?
 Blesses him with children!
 Talks to him (shares the relationship with Noah!).
 Rescues his family (1Corinthians 7).
 7:16 “The Lord shut them in.”
 GOD RESCUES those like Noah (1Peter 3:21).


WRAP IT UP
HOW DO WE STAND OUT IN THE CROWD?
• Live differently from the rest of the world!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Walk with GOD (Enoch – Genesis 5/Hebrews 11).
• OBEY even when what he asks you to do seem ridiculous… remind us of our disciplines… bible college/ministry/Corrie and I leaping to plant the church… next?

TODAY, is a call to righteous living. Blameless, consistent, close to God, obedient living.
Will you commit to standing out for God?
Take this week and pray (fast if necessary) and decide.
Where would we be without NOAH?
God is looking for more people like Noah... could YOU be 2008's Noah? Could the history of the world hinge on your commitment to righteousness?