The Tower of Babel – Jonathan Cooper – Sunday evening 13th September 09

Genesis 11:1-9. Jonathan starts by giving an historical background to Babel, or Babylon, as it was later known. Cultures across the world, including Mexican and Polynesian, tell of a similar story of a great tower and the following judgement. However, God's intervention in this plan may well have been to save us from ourselves, as He would prefer diversity in the world. This story can teach us many things, including the need to surrender our will to God. Jonathan finished by sharing a vision of us being like a Viking long-ship, rowing against the Babel flow. We need to row hard, but we also need to be ready to save those caught in that flow.