08 Sep The Dancing Hand of God

Dancing Hand God Overview

In ‘The Dancing Hand of God,’ Pastor explores the intimate, hands-on nature of God’s love and creative power. Beginning a new sermon series, he examines how God’s love requires an object to express itself to, leading to His decision to create mankind. Unlike everything else spoken into existence, humans were uniquely hand-crafted by God from clay, demonstrating His personal investment in our lives. The message emphasizes that the Holy Spirit was present from creation’s beginning, hovering and brooding over the waters like a mother hen warming her eggs. Pastor connects this to how sin became humanity’s greatest pandemic, passing to all people through Adam, but emphasizes that through Christ’s blood, we become immune from sin’s power. The sermon establishes foundational truths about God’s unchanging nature, the necessity of recognizing our need for salvation, and the corporate anointing that occurs when believers gather together. Drawing parallels between God’s daily walks with Adam in Eden’s vast garden and our need to prioritize God first in our daily lives, the message sets the stage for understanding God’s continued hands-on involvement in believers’ lives today.

Dancing Hand God Outline

• 0:00 – Introduction to New Series: Pastor introduces ‘The Dancing Hand of God’ series following the previous ‘Hands-On Experience of God’s Love’ series.
• 3:00 – God’s Sovereign Love Needs Expression: Exploring how God’s self-sufficient sovereignty and love’s need for an object led to creation.
• 8:00 – The Hands-On Creation of Man: Contrasting how God spoke everything into existence but hand-crafted humanity from clay.
• 12:00 – Sin: The Greatest Pandemic: Comparing COVID-19 to sin’s spread through all humanity and our need for salvation.
• 18:00 – The Holy Spirit’s Role in Creation: Examining Genesis 1:1-5 and the Spirit’s hovering, brooding presence over the waters.
• 25:00 – Corporate Anointing in Gathering: Understanding why believers must gather together and the Spirit’s warming presence.
• 30:00 – God’s Daily Walk with Adam: Exploring Eden’s vast garden and God’s custom of walking with Adam in the cool of the day.
• 35:00 – Putting God First: Applying the principle of firsts to our daily priorities and relationship with God.

Scripture References

Genesis 1:1-5, Romans 5:5, Romans 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Hebrews 13:8, Malachi 3:6, Jeremiah 31:3, Zephaniah 3:17, Isaiah (referenced regarding covering sun/moon), Philippians 4:19

Key Takeaways

• God’s love requires an object to express itself to, which led Him to create humanity with personal, hands-on care rather than just speaking us into existence.
• Sin is humanity’s greatest pandemic, passing to all people through Adam, but Christ’s blood provides immunity and complete cleansing from sin’s corruption.
• The Holy Spirit was present from creation’s beginning, hovering and brooding over the waters like a mother hen warming her eggs to bring life.
• When believers gather together in unity, they experience corporate anointing as the Holy Spirit rests upon and warms the congregation.
• God desires daily fellowship with us, just as He walked with Adam in Eden’s garden during the cool of each day.
• We must prioritize God first in our lives – first fruits, first day worship, first moments of each day – rather than only approaching Him with our needs.
• Recognizing our sinful condition is essential for salvation; we cannot be saved without acknowledging our need for a Savior and the cleansing power of Jesus’ blood.

Dancing Hand God Notes

Pastor begins this powerful new series by establishing a profound theological foundation about God’s nature and His relationship with humanity. He explains that while God is completely sovereign and self-sufficient, existing without any external aid or need, love itself requires an object to express itself toward. This divine principle led to God’s decision to create humanity, not out of loneliness or need, but as an expression of His perfect love. The pastor shares a touching personal testimony about meeting his wife at ages 11 and 12, knowing immediately they would marry, and celebrating 55 years together as an illustration of love’s power.The creation account reveals God’s unique approach to making humanity. While everything else was spoken into existence through God’s voice, humans received special treatment. God hand-crafted man from clay, personally shaping and forming us before breathing the breath of life into our nostrils. This wasn’t breathing into a mannequin or CPR dummy, but into dirt – showing how God humbled Himself to create us with intimate, personal care.Addressing one of today’s most relevant topics, Pastor compares sin to the COVID-19 pandemic, explaining how sin spread to all humanity through Adam. Unlike an epidemic that remains regional, a pandemic affects everyone globally. Sin’s pandemic nature means every person born inherits a corrupted nature, contrary to popular beliefs that people are naturally good. Scripture clearly states that none are good, not one, and all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory.The Holy Spirit’s role in creation receives detailed examination through Genesis 1:1-5. When the earth became without form, void, and chaotic with darkness covering everything, the Spirit of God hovered over the waters. The Hebrew word for ‘hovering’ means to brood, sit, or rest, like a mother hen sitting on eggs to warm them. This imagery shows the Spirit’s nurturing, life-giving presence bringing order from chaos and warmth from coldness.Corporate worship receives special emphasis as Pastor explains why believers must gather together. When like-minded believers assemble, the Holy Spirit comes to rest upon them, creating a corporate anointing that individuals can experience. This isn’t just any gathering, but believers united in biblical truth about being born again, baptized in the Holy Spirit, and experiencing God’s living power.The Eden narrative reveals God’s desire for daily fellowship with humanity. Before creating Adam, God personally planted a vast garden – not a small plot but massive forests spanning enormous territory. Every day, God would walk with Adam in the cool of the day, not discussing needs or problems (since none existed), but sharing revelation, explaining creation, and enjoying perfect fellowship.This leads to practical application about prioritizing God first in our lives. Just as God established the principle of firsts throughout Scripture – first day of the week for worship, firstfruits offerings, first moments of each day – we must give God our initial attention rather than approaching Him only when everything else pressures us. When we put God first, we walk in His blessing naturally rather than constantly begging for His attention on our problems.

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