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5. Introduction 2. How was it lost, how do we find it? The tree of life sustained man in fellowship with God Sin separated man from God & the tree of life God revealed a plan to renew our fellowship We find eternal fellowship with God in heaven: the tree of life awaits us there! 5

6. 6 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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8. 8 8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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13. 13 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

14. 14 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

15. 15 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

16. 16 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

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19. III. God Revealed a Plan to Renew Our Fellowship A. In the Patriarchal Age God Promised a Savior Promise repeated to Abraham’s descendants: Isaac, Jacob, Judah, etc. 19

20. III. God Revealed a Plan to Renew Our Fellowship B. In the Mosaic Age God Prepared to Send a Savior Judah’s family went to Egypt 400 years, then Moses led the Jews to Canaan 20

21. 21 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

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23. 23 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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25. 25 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

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32. C. In the Gospel Age Our Savior is Here! In Christ & his church, we find:  Seed of woman who defeats Satan  Seed of Abraham who blesses all men  Christ’s new covenant, testament, or law  Our new King  The new kingdom of God  The perfect sacrifice for our sins  The new temple with river of life & tree of life

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37. 37 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

38. III. God Revealed a Plan to Renew Our Fellowship D. God Perfectly Fulfilled His Plan to Save Us: the Gospel Age Began in Acts 2! 38

39. 39 1800 B.C. PROMISE TO ABRAM: SAVIOR Gen. 12:3 1400 B.C. LAW OF MOSES Ex. 20 A.D. 33 CHRIST Reigns The Gospel ACTS 2 PATRIARCHAL AGE Adam to Moses MOSAIC AGE Moses to Christ GOSPEL AGE Christ to End

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44. Invitation 2. How was it lost, how do we find it? The tree of life sustained man in fellowship with God Sin separated man from God & the tree of life God revealed a plan to renew our fellowship We find eternal fellowship with God in heaven: the tree of life awaits us there! 44

45. 45 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

46. 46 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.