Life & Environment

LIFE:
Life is communication
All living things, whether plant or animal, are
alive only as long as they communicate, or
interrelate with their environment.
Breathing, nourishing, exchanging, returning
waste, are signs of LIFE
When this interrelation stopsit is dead.
There are different LEVELS of communication.

 We saw that there are different levels of knowingthe

way, the truth, and the LIFE!
Life is IN Him!
In the beginning was the Word(communication), and the
Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the
beginning with God. All things were made through Him,
and without Him nothing was made that was made. In
Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the
light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not
comprehend it. John 1:1-5

 katalambano to take eagerly, to obtain or

attain, to seize or possess
Do you see the idea of aggressively, actively,
assertively laying hold as opposed to not
This life(zoe) is the light(phos) of men
Luminousness or fireto shine or make
manifest

 The proof is in the fire!

What you tolerate will eventually dominate!
It is possible to entertain demonic activity in
the name of perseverance.
See 2 Sam.5 in life of King David.
God shows up, by NAME, in the form of what
you need.

 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I

go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver
them into my hand? 2 Sam.5:19
And the Lord said to David, Go up, for I will
doubtless deliver the Philistines into your
hand.
There was a battle going on in heaven over
David establishing his kingdom on earth!

 There is a war in the heavens going

on right now. It is a war over
REALITY!
In other words it is determining
WHOs will is going to be done on
earth. Upper heaven or earths upper
atmosphere.

 God wants to USE you to establish

His REALITY on this earth, in you, in
your family, in your city, and in the
world!
The means is found in Davids
answer:
Baal-perazimthe God of

 ENVIRONMENT: the conditions which

surround someone or something; the
conditions and influences that affect
growth, health, progress, (LIFE), of
someone or something

Clear endings

New
Beginnings

2 Cor.5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a
new creation; old things have passed
away; behold, all things have become new.
Live
Live
Live
Live

Positionallyin Christ
Positivelynew creation
Posthumouslypassed away
Powerfullybecome new

2 Essential Aspects of Salvation

Thru Christ

Dead Ep.2:1-3

Alive

 The Gospel must include BOTH aspects to be

true and have power behind it.
For the kingdom of God is not in word but in
power. 1 Cor.4:20
The apostles and prophets foresaw a house of
true faith, NOT built by people but being built
OUT OF PEOPLE! You dont go to church,
church is something you become!

 Students will at sometime come across in a

science class what is called biotic potential
By definition it isthe inherent capacity of
an organism or species to reproduce and
survive
It is what makes Gods creation unique and
amazing!

 It is not known in the world of technology. No

machine can reproduce itself.
But in nature, God has built into life a Divine
order And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that
yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that
yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its
kind. And God saw that it was good. Gen.1:12

 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the

blade, then the head, after that the full grain
in the head. Mark 4:28
Growth cannot be made or forced but biotic
potential is enhanced when environmental
resistance is kept to minimum.
Matt.13:24-30; 36-43