Thought For The Week 10, June 2018

Welcome to our services of worship today. Last week Rory kicked off our Care for Creation series looking at our mandate from scripture to be good stewards of God’s creation. He left us with a provocative question; are we doing a good job of this? If you missed it you can listen to his message on our website under sermons (www.timarupres.org.nz).

Today we are looking at a topic which would suggest we are not doing a very good job of caring for creation. Climate change: fact or fiction? The reason this is posed as a question is because there are some very vocal skeptics who claim climate change is a big hoax designed to produce a gravy train for the worlds scientist who will make millions off it. The ‘man in the street’ is left confused and wondering if it really is true or just a hoax.

Did you know that at least 97% of the world’s scientist are in agreement that our climate is changing primarily because of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane, released through human activity? This level of agreement is rare in the scientific community but the evidence is overwhelming.

This morning we will look at some common objections to humanities culpability in climate change and weight these against the facts. My hope is that as our awareness grows we will become more considerate of our environment and the impact our lifestyle choices have on it. So that we might truly treasure the gift God has given us in his good earth.

Blessings,

Brent