Verde Valley Christian Church

Verde Valley Christian Church
Oct 30 – Nov 5, 2022

Series: The Story Of Reality
Title: "Reality is Puzzling"
Speaker: Jim Hammond

I. The BEGINNING of they story

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Who? God

Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Pagan religions believed matter was eternal and the gods shaped it.

Darwin believed matter was eternal and that evolution shaped it.

Big Bang Theory

II. What do you believe is REALLY REAL?

The story of reality is the worldview that makes the most sense of everything.

Jigsaw puzzle of a World 🗺️ Map. One side is God’s view and the other side is a different view. Picture on the box helps you put the world together and the other side has no picture to show you how to put it together.

III. Is reality a CLOSED BOX or an OPEN BOX?

Causal agent? Sciencetism

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