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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

From one man: A Christian response to racism

August 2, 2020 • Pastor Paul Becker

"The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for “‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring.’" —Acts 17:24-28

When we remember that God not only created us, but provides everything we need and desires us to live as His offspring in a relationship of love and gratitude with Him and each other, we will have found the only effective response to the racism that threatens to tear us apart.

1. God is the Maker of heaven and earth
a. He made the world and everything in it. He owns it
b. He gives mankind life and breath and everything

2. From one man He made every nation
a. He scattered us and created diversity of language and tribe
b. He determines allotted times and boundaries of our dwelling

3. He desires all mankind to live in a relationship of love
a. He is not far; in Him we live and move and have our being
b. We are indeed His offspring -- in Jesus, crucified and risen

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