Part 11 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 10 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 9 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 8 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 7 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 6 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 4 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 3 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 2 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 1 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Part 5 of the teaching series by Sidney Maxwell, Vancouver, Canada. The Seven Feasts of Jehovah include the Passover - Feast Of Unleavened Bread - Feast Of Firstfruits - Feast Of Weeks (Pentecost or Harvest) - Feast Of Trumpets - Feast Of Atonement - Feast Of Tabernacle. These are the festival events of the nation of Israel's calendar.

Dr Sandy Higgins - Joseph 06 Joseph in God's House.  Message presented in Waterloo, Iowa,  January 2007

Dr Sandy Higgins - Joseph 05 - Joseph in His Personal House. Message presented in Waterloo, Iowa,  January 2007

Dr Sandy Higgins - Joseph 04 Joseph in Pharaoh''s House. Message presented in Waterloo, Iowa,  January 2007

Dr Sandy Higgins - Joseph 3 - Joseph in the Prison House. Message presented in Waterloo, Iowa,  January 2007

Dr Sandy Higgins - Joseph Part 2 - Joseph in Potiphar's House. Message presented in Waterloo, Iowa,  January 2007

Dr Sandy Higgins - Joseph Part 1 - Joseph in His Parents House.  Message presented in Waterloo, Iowa,  January 2007

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Weekend conference on the life of David. Stout, Iowa, USA.

Introduction:The study of life is so large, that it is impossible for one person to be well educated in all areas of specialty.Faith and Theory:The faith in creation does not rest on a scientific theory. It rests on the faith in the word of a risen savior. Theories come and go with regularity.It has been said, “The Bible is not a book of science, therefore we don’t expect to find scientific truth within the Bible” However, the God who created our world is the author of the Bible. The Bible is not a book of science, but there are no scientific errors in the Bible.Views of Earth ScienceUniformity is a belief that “all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.” According to 2 Peter 3, these people assume that nothing cataclysmic has happened in the past and will not happen in the future. Uniformity teaches that the rate of change for erosion, transportation, sedimentation and other geologic processes have always run at the rate we now see.UnbeliefGod will hold men responsible for their unbelief. The Bible is not rejected because of evidence against it. Instead it is rejected because men love their pride and sin. “…scoffers walking after their own lusts.” Judgment that will fall upon the world will be because of unbelief. If God is going to punish the world for unbelief, then there must be no excuse for unbelief. Romans 1 says that unbelief is “without excuse.” God has given powerful evidence that his word is true and will hold us responsible for how we respond to him.ApologeticsApologetics is the defense of the Bible. Some people wonder if it is necessary to defend the Bible? A good defense for the Bible will strengthen faith of believers. However, a good defense for the Bible may not change the minds of intelligent people even if presented with the facts. This is because “the natural man receiveth not the things of God, neither can he know them.” (1 Corinthians 1). Uniformity and EvolutionThese “Siamese twins” of belief are linked so closely that logically they cannot be separated. A believer in one must necessarily believe in the other. The meaning of “science”Science is facts that can be observed, examined, demonstrated, described and repeated. While the theory of evolution cannot be proved, the only alternative is Special Creation which is unthinkable for a person who assumes there is no God.Education and EvolutionThe United States court systems have deemed that Creation cannot be taught in school. It would violate the “establishment clause” of the U.S. Constitution. The god of this world has a plan to remove God from the world, and rob him of glory.

ReviewThe scripture stands. “It IS written” means that it constantly is true. It was given once for all time. The Word of God is eternal.Defending God’s Word will strengthen the faith of believers who are under attack by natural thinking rather than spiritual thinking.Science is facts that can be observed, examined, demonstrated, described and repeated. The Origin of the UniverseThe “Gap Theory” is a belief that a vast amount of time, perhaps billions of years, exist between Geneses 1:1 and Genesis 1:2.Natural Origin TheoriesTheory 1A vast area of condensing gasses solidified became the universe.Theory 2The Big Bang theory states that since our universe is expanding, it must have begun at a single point in space.

UniformityHebrews 11 teaches “things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”Lower Forms of CreationProgression is a fact taught in scripture -Psalm 139:15 “My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.” Lower forms of life were created first. Man was the ultimate result and goal of the creation. However, there is no evidence for the emergence of new species as a change from another species. Fossil DatingFossil dating is a circular thinking process. Rock dates are determined by the type of fossils found in them. The fossil ages are also known by the rocks they are found in.Fossil Record and Natural SelectionNot a single transitional fossil has been identified in the record. If evolution is a slow process of gradual change, there should be millions of “missing links”. Darwin was not totally convinced about his theory because of the lack of fossil evidence. However, the people who followed Darwin were more extreme in his theory than Darwin himself.Darwin witnessed “adaptation” rather than “evolution”. Adaptation is sometimes called “micro-evolution.” Adaptation is the visible differences of genetic traits within a species. Dogs, cats and horses have multiple breeds, but the animals remain within their species. Radiation experiments with fruit flies have produced changes in DNA, but in destructive ways rather than in improvements.PresuppositionsCreationists have a presupposition - God exists. The evolutionist also has a presupposition - there is no God. The conclusions of the evolutionist, according to William Keaton, are then (1) present life forms were not created, (2) life forms have evolved over vast ages and (3) the process by which this happened had no purpose and not design. BioGenesisBioGenesis is the belief that life comes from life. The source of any living thing is another living thing. Spontaneous generation is a belief that life can come from chemical reactions or other non-living process. RadioActive DatingCarbon-based dating (radio metric dating) is the measure of the decay of radio-active elements in volcanic rock. Carbon dating is not accurate past several thousand years. The circle reasoning of time-scale and rock layer theory is used for very old rocks.The Geologic ColumnThe evolution belief is that the rock layers show a progression of primitive life to the present day complex ecosystem. The quaternary period is the present geologic age. Pre-Cambrian rock is supposedly 3 billion years old. Cambrian rock shows the first evidence of invertebrates. DinosaursFossil evidence clearly shows massive reptiles once lived on our earth. The pre-flood environment was a perfect environment for both animals and plants to grow to great sizes and live for long periods of time. If the dinosaurs were alive during Noah’s day, he would have taken specimens into the ark. Human Fossils“Lucy”, the famous skeleton found by Dr. Leakey, was dated to 2.3 million years old. However, the history of human fossil study has been marked by fraud. The best example, Piltdown Man fossil, was a complete and intentional fraud. Neanderthal man, the immediate predecessor to modern man, is supposed to be tens of thousands of years old because of the stone tools found with his bones. However, the same habits of supposedly stone-age people can still be found in societies today.

The First Man and DeathThe NT says seven times that Adam was the first man. It also teaches that Adam was the source of death in our world. Therefore the Bible would not support a long duration of death and decay before Genesis 1:2. Faith and the BibleThe belief in the Bible is based on Jesus’ life, death and resurrection. Prophecy and the resurrection give us the basis to believe what Jesus said. His teaching about Adam and other issues are trustworthy based on his resurrection.The Geologic Column (revisited)While the layers of life are definitely visible, the ordering of the layers is chaotic. Flood-Geology is the belief that the best interpretation of geology includes catastrophe rather than uniformity. The flood included huge cataclysmic upheaval in judgment, not just gradual rising water.“The Genesis Flood”, by Dr. Morris, has in-depth discussion on the hydraulic effects of a global flood. Dr. Morris asserts that convulsions and deposits happened in a short time period. Human fossils found everywhere in the world are a logically the result of the flood. Living FossilsAncient, extinct animals have been found alive in our world. Obviously, the assumptions of millions of years of extinction need to be revised.Human DevelopmentHuman language in ancient times was more complex than modern languages. Rather than believing that ancient humans were more primitive, the opposite is Evidence of a Young EarthA Shrinking SunThe Sun is shrinking at 5 ft/hour. 20 million years ago, the circumference of the Sun would have taken in the orbit of the earth.Slowing EarthThe rotation of the Earth has been slowing 1 second every 2.5 years. A million years ago, the rotation would take 9 seconds. Cosmic DustThe amount of dust in space points to a recent creation. Space falls to planets (and the moon) at a high rate, but the accumulation is very small, pointing to a young age of the moon.Ocean Floor SedimentThe sediment on the depths of the ocean should be about 30 times greater than it actually is according to the ancient earth theory.Helium GasHelium gathers in the outer atmosphere of the earth. TopsoilIf the earth was 4 billion years old, the topsoil on earth should be many times thicker than present reality.Population GrowthGrowth rates of our population indicate a world that started four thousands of years rather than millions. Jewish growth rates indicate that Abraham was alive several thousand years ago.TheoriesTheistic EvolutionThis idea was invented in the years following Darwin’s theory to make allowance for his theory.Day-Age TheoryThe Scofield Bible notes make allowance for uniformity by interpreting “day” as a long period of time. The problem is that “day” is interpreted consistently as 24 hours in the Genesis 1 and Exodus passages.Gap TheoryThe Gap Theory states that there was a vast amount of time between v.1 and v.2 of Genesis 1.Amino-Acids FormationThe “primordial soup” theory states that molecules were randomly combining until one formed into a living cell. The mathematical probability of simple life forming by chance is impossible, let alone complex life.

1. In creation, what was the purpose of the tree of life since God banished Adam from the garden?(Why did God put the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden?)2. Do you believe we are misled by the number of scientists who believe in creation? The media doesn’t tell us about believing scientists very often.3. Are the continents still drifting?4. Scientist say that only 25% of the human brain capacity is used. Why?5. Was there an ice age?6. What should our attitude be toward the environment?7. Why are there not many human fossils found?8. Why did men live longer before the flood than they do today?9. What was the population of the earth before the flood?10. How advanced was man before the flood?11. Was the earth created to look “old”? What about the theory that God created an “old earth” similar to the fact that God created an “old man”?12. What “form” did God make when he used dust to make adam?13. Did death exist in any form before the fall of man?14. Did Satan impart a fallen nature to Adam an Eve? Where did the desire to sin come from?15. Did the flood cause the tilt of the earth?16. If Creation is true, should we not be using this in sharing the gospel?

Intro:The message of Creation is more important than ever in a world of non-christian homes.Genesis 1Genesis is the most important book of the Bible. If you took Genesis out, the rest of the Book would be incomprehensible. If you took the Fall of Man from the Bible, the entire world is incomprehensible. Genesis, the Book of OriginsThe origin of the universe.The origin of order.The origin of energy.The origin of forces that shape the universe.The Six Days of Creation3 days forming3 days fillingThe order of creation and the order of evolution are incompatible with each other. Merging the two ideas sacrifices the teaching of one of the theories.The age of light from stars (millions of years) and the six days of creation seem incompatible. Creation was made to appear fully mature, not in its infancy. The speed of light has not always been a constant. “Create”bara - Hebrew word that means “create” (from nothing)Asah - The word means “form”.According to WE Vine, the interchangeable use of these words in Genesis chapter one leads us to believe that God created all things, not merely “formed” them.The GapVerse 1 says God created the heaven and the earth. Later God created the stars. Does this mean that God re-made the creation? The first sentence of the Bible has four clauses. The statements are all related and happen in sequence. The Bible teaches that death came with Adam’s sin. There must not have been death before then. Changing our Biblical interpretation based on current scientific theory will lead to mis-interpretation.Isaiah 45:18 tells us that the world was not created in vain - empty. Some would believe that Satan’s sin caused the world to become “vain”. There is no evidence to say that Satan’s sin caused destruction in the world. There is also no evidence to say that Satan’s sin was anything but a short time before Adam’s sin.“Darkness” and “Without form and void”. The meaning of the words is that the world was incomplete, unfilled. Isaiah 45:18 says that God didn’t not make creation to be empty. He intended to fill it.Faith and CreationThe faith you put in God’s word is tested on the very first verse of the Bible. If you can believe verse 1, then you can believe everything else that follows. The Bible claims to be a perfect book and promises judgment to those who reject it.