Divine Disruptions Sermon Series Part 4

The Disruption of Building

Genesis 6:14

Intro: If there was ever a man that experienced a “Divine Disruption”, it was Noah.

Can you imagine what must have gone through his mind after his conversation with the Lord?

I. God’s Assessment – vs. 5, 6, 7, 11, 12

Genesis 6

5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

NOTE: We are there!!

Matthew 24

36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

II. God’s Assistant – vs. 8, 9

22 Thus did Noah, according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Noah was a man of:

A. Perfect Integrity – vs. 8, 9

2 Peter 2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

B. Providential Intimacy – and Noah walked with God…

C. Personal Investment -– vs. 14 – Make THEE

D. Passionate Involvement -22 Thus did Noah, according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

III. God’s Assignment – vs. 14-21

Noah’s building project wasn’t really optional:

God is looking for people to BUILD AN ARK for the saving of others.

Hebrews 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Noah, to build the Ark, had to: