Sermons By Subject: Evolution
Creation vs. Evolution
I. Purpose of this study
1. For the last 150 years, there has been a concerted effort to destroy people's believe in God by casting doubt on the belief that the universe and life were created by God.
2. This has been accomplished by developing and promoting the Theory of Evolution which is said to be the process by which species of organisms arise from earlier life forms and undergo change over time through natural selection.
3. The Theory of Evolution requires astronomical amounts of time for this hypothesized process to take place.
IV. The folly of the fairytale of evolution
1. Today the Theory of Evolution is taught as if it were a scientific fact.
2. It is important to distinguish microevolution from macroevolution.
A. Microevolution - Evolutionary change within a species or smaller group of plants or animals, taking a relatively short time
B. Macroevolution - Evolutionary change over a long period, leading to the appearance of new groups of plants or animals
3. Microevolution happens all the time and has been observed and well documented.
D. There was a global flood approximately 4,400 years ago.
i. The Bible describes the great flood in detail.
a. The earth had become corrupt and full of violence in the years preceding the flood (Gen 6:11).
b. God had had enough and told Noah that he was going to destroy the earth and all flesh with it (Gen 6:12-13).
c. God told Noah to build an ark of gopher wood (Gen 6:14).
1) The dimensions of the ark were (Gen 6:15):
A. Length: 300 cubits (450ft - 550ft)
B. Width: 50 cubits (75ft - 92ft)
C. Height: 30 cubits (45ft - 55ft)
(1 cubit = 18-22 inches, 1.5-1.83 feet)
