The Heavens Declare – Sizing up the Universe

“The universe reveals God’s attributes,” says Morris. “Because God is strong his creation shows power. Because God is great his creation is vast. Because God is beautiful, his creation reflects glory. Because God is love, his creation includes you.” Join Morris as he explores the vastness of the universe, digs into questions such as what makes stars twinkle, and reminds us of our own smallness before a great and loving God. Come magnify the lord by magnifying in his creation and exalting his name together!

• The Universe and Scripture
  • Psalm 34:3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together
  • Job 38:31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
  • Amos 5:8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land – the Lord is his name.
  • Psalms 33:6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
  • Isaiah 40:18 With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
  • Isaiah 40:12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
• The Universe and our Minds
  • Why do Stars twinkle?
  • The size of the universe
  • Numbers – some context
  • The milky way galaxy
  • Methods of measurements
    • stellar parallax
    • red and blue shift

The Heavens Declare: Sizing up the Universe was presented by Morris Yoder at Teachers Week 2015.