““Don’t Complain—Don’t Complain—Proclaim!”Proclaim!”

Pastor Timothy Hinkle Pastor Timothy Hinkle

July 24, 2011July 24, 2011

The spoken word…The spoken word…

……is creativeis creative ……is important to Godis important to God ……can bring life or deathcan bring life or death ……affects your attitude affects your attitude ……can affect your healthcan affect your health ……can change your lifecan change your life

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1 In the beginning God created the 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness without form, and void; and darkness waswas] on the face of the deep. And the ] on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.of the waters.3 3 Then God said, “Let there be Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.light”; and there was light. 4 And 4 And God saw the light, that God saw the light, that it wasit was good; and good; and God divided the light from the God divided the light from the darkness. darkness.

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5 God called the light Day, and the 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. and the morning were the first day. 6 6 Then God saidThen God said, “Let there be a , “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 Thus God made the firmament, and Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which divided the waters which werewere under the under the firmament from the waters which firmament from the waters which werewere above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second evening and the morning were the second day. day.

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9 9 Then God saidThen God said, “Let the waters under , “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry one place, and let the dry landland appear”; appear”; and it was so. 10 And God called the dry and it was so. 10 And God called the dry landland Earth, and the gathering together of Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw the waters He called Seas. And God saw that that it wasit was good. good. 11 11 Then God saidThen God said, “Let the earth bring , “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb forth grass, the herb thatthat yields seed, yields seed, andand the fruit tree the fruit tree thatthat yields fruit yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed according to its kind, whose seed isis in in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

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12 And the earth brought forth grass, 12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb the herb thatthat yields seed according to yields seed according to its kind, and the tree its kind, and the tree thatthat yields fruit, yields fruit, whose seed whose seed isis in itself according to its in itself according to its kind. And God saw that kind. And God saw that it wasit was good. 13 good. 13 So the evening and the morning were So the evening and the morning were the third day. 14 the third day. 14 Then God saidThen God said, “Let , “Let there be lights in the firmament of the there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; seasons, and for days and years;

CreativeCreative15 and let them be for lights in the 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then God made two great lights: the greater God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. to rule the night. He madeHe made the stars the stars also. 17 God set them in the firmament also. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 and to rule over the day and earth, 18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that from the darkness. And God saw that it it waswas good. 19 So the evening and the good. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day. morning were the fourth day.

CreativeCreative`20 `20 Then God saidThen God said, “Let the waters abound , “Let the waters abound

with an abundance of living creatures, and with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” 21 face of the firmament of the heavens.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that its kind. And God saw that it wasit was good. 22 good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So the evening and the morning were 23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day. the fifth day.

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24 24 Then God saidThen God said, “Let the earth , “Let the earth bring forth the living creature bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the creeping thing and beast of the earth, earth, eacheach according to its kind”; according to its kind”; and it was so. 25 And God made the and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God earth according to its kind. And God saw that saw that it wasit was good. good.

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26 26 Then God said,Then God said, “Let Us make “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in earth.” 27 So God created man in His His ownown image; in the image of God image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created him; male and female He created them. He created them.

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28 Then God blessed them, and God 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “See, I have given 29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb you every herb thatthat yields seed which yields seed which isis on the face of all the earth, and on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. you it shall be for food.

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30 Also, to every beast of the earth, 30 Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that creeps on the earth, in which in which there isthere is life, life, I have givenI have given every green herb for food”; and it every green herb for food”; and it was so. 31 Then God saw was so. 31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and everything that He had made, and indeed indeed it wasit was very good. So the very good. So the evening and the morning were the evening and the morning were the sixth day. sixth day.

Important to GodImportant to GodThe Hebrew children displeased God when The Hebrew children displeased God when they murmured and complainedthey murmured and complainedExodus 15:24 (King James Version)Exodus 15:24 (King James Version)

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?shall we drink?

Exodus 16:2 (King James Version)Exodus 16:2 (King James Version)And the whole congregation of the children of Israel And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

Exodus 17:3 (King James Version)Exodus 17:3 (King James Version)And the people thirsted there for water; and the people And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?our children and our cattle with thirst?

Can Bring Life or Can Bring Life or DeathDeathMatthew 10:32 (King James Version)Matthew 10:32 (King James Version)

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in him will I confess also before my Father which is in heavenheaven

Mark 1:5 (King James Version)Mark 1:5 (King James Version)And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

Romans 10:9 (King James Version)Romans 10:9 (King James Version)That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.saved.

Can Bring Life or Can Bring Life or DeathDeathMatthew 12:34 (King James Version)Matthew 12:34 (King James Version)

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.heart the mouth speaketh.

Ephesians 4:31 (King James Version)Ephesians 4:31 (King James Version)Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:with all malice:

1 Peter 3:10 (King James Version)1 Peter 3:10 (King James Version)For he that will love life, and see good days, let him For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:speak no guile:

Proclaim!Proclaim!

Psalm 23:6 (King James Version)Psalm 23:6 (King James Version)Surely goodness and mercy shall follow Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.in the house of the LORD for ever.

1 Peter 2:24 (King James Version)1 Peter 2:24 (King James Version)Who his own self bare our sins in his own Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.whose stripes ye were healed.

Proclaim!Proclaim!

Deuteronomy 28:3 (King James Version)Deuteronomy 28:3 (King James Version)Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:13 (King James Version)Deuteronomy 28:13 (King James Version)And the LORD shall make thee the head, And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:this day, to observe and to do them:

Proclaim!Proclaim!

Nehemiah 8:10 (King James Version)Nehemiah 8:10 (King James Version)Then he said unto them, Go your way, Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.the joy of the LORD is your strength.

Psalm 103:1 (King James Version)Psalm 103:1 (King James Version)Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.is within me, bless his holy name.