October 14, 2007

WHY> Week 5

WHY the Conflict…Science and the Bible?

Psalm 19:1-4(Message)

1-2 God's glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon.

Madame Day holds classes every morning,

Professor Night lectures each evening.

3-4 Their words aren't heard,

their voices aren't recorded,

But their silence fills the earth:

unspoken truth is spoken everywhere.

___________________(a) and _________________(b)

are not at war.

Colossians 1:16(TNIV)

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.

Some of the Key Evidence:

Psalm 102:25(TNIV)

In the beginning you laid the foundations of the earth,

and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Romans 1:20(TNIV)

For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

The Negative Evidence

• _____________________________(c) Evidence

• _____________________________(d) Evidence

Micro Evolution _______________________________________

Macro Evolution ______________________________________

The Positive Evidence

• ___________________________(e)

• ___________________________(f)

• ___________________________(g)

• ___________________________(h)

Answers:

a. Science b. Faith c. Invalid d. Crumbling

e. Cosmology f. Physics g. Biochemistry h. DNA

Next Steps

• Make a decision to invite God into your life today. Then tell someone.

• Join a Why> Life Group and join in on the conversation (Meets 3 more times during this series. Sign up at the Information Booth.)

• Get the Why> book in the CCM Word of Life Bookstore

• Invite people to come on Sundays to experience the Why> questions. (invitations in the Café and Bookstore)

Sources:

Lee Strobel, Dr. Dean Kenyon, Michael Behe and quoted individuals

Recommended resources available in the CCM Bookstore:

WHY>, Judd Wilhite, Lee Strobel; Darwin’s Black Box by Michael Behe; The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel;

Watch Unlocking the Mystery of Life” by Lad Allen

Today’s message is available in the bookstore on CD or DVD. Streaming audio and videos of today’s message are also available on our website: ccmonline.org.