Scriptures supporting green living
I was searching online a while back and saved this sermon that I found. It is the preaching notes so you'll have to look up the verses yourself. Here is the outline:
I. New Testament Lessons
1. Jesus Christ and Creation
Christ as Creator and Reconciler of all of creation
Colossians 1: 15-20; I Cor. 8: 6.
Christ as Creator and Sustainer of all of creation
Hebrews 1:1-4.
Christ as Creator
John 1: 1-3.
God sending Christ for the whole cosmos
John 3:16.
2. Christians' responsibility to care for creation
Christians are to preach the good news of Christ's reconciliation to all of creation.
Mark 16:15, Col. 1:15-20.
We help show God's glory on earth by helping creation sing the Creator's praises.
Revelation 4:11, Revelation 5:13, Revelation 21:5-6
The Holy Spirit will help us. Romans 8:26-27
We are to teach others.
Mark 1:16-18
There are consequences for destroying the earth.
Revelation 11:18.
Creation is waiting for Christians to fulfill their stewardship obligation.
Romans 8:18-22.
3. Creation-care is people-care, too
One way we express love for our neighbor is to care for the creation that God has provided for them and that they depend on.
Luke 10:27, Luke 6:31, Matthew 7:12.
There are consequences to ourselves and to others if we do not care for God's creation.
Revelation 11:18, Matthew 25:44-45.
4. Creation-friendly Lifestyles
Begin now to heal the rest of creation from the damage caused by pollution and overconsumption in preparation of Christ’s final reconciliation in the future.
Rom. 8, especially verses 18-23 (see also Schaeffer, Pollution and the Death of Man, Chapter 5).
The story of the rich young man as an invitation by Christ to free us from that which keeps us from fully following Christ.
Mark 10:17-27.
True contentment comes from the presence of Christ in our lives, not through overconsumption which harms us spiritually and the poor and the rest of creation physically.
Heb. 13:5.
II. Old Testament Lessons
1. All creation praising God
Psalm 148
portions of Psalm 104
Psalm 96:11-13
2. God's care for the creation
Psalm 119: 89-91
Psalm 65:9-13
3. The earth is the Lord's
Psalm 24: 1
Psalm 95:3-5
Genesis 1, the creation story
Nehemiah 9:6 (mentions oceans)
Job 38:2,4,8-11 (mentions oceans)
Job 12:7-10 (mentions oceans)
4. Creation affected by humanity's sins
Hosea 4: 1-3
Ezekiel 34:17-18
Genesis 3:17-19, 23
Isaiah 24: 4-6
Leviticus 18:24-26,28
Isaiah 5:8
5. The final goal of creation: a new heaven and new Earth.
Isaiah 11:6-9
Isaiah 32:15-17
Isaiah 65:17, 21-22
Psalm 72:18-19
1 Comments:
thanks-I just printed this out so I could look up the verses later-maybe my devotion for the next few days.
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