You have had technology problems before right? What is the number one thing said by tech support? “Have you tried turning it off and back on again?”

A reboot of the system often corrects communication problems that arise between the System and the Hardware. The all important operating system must be working correctly or else we are going to have severe tech problems.
When it comes to being human, we too have an operating system. We have a moral code and consciousness. We have a system inside us that was created by God. We have a heart, a mind, a soul… and it is only a matter of time before we experience our own system error.
In the Garden of Eden mankind experienced a system error called sin. Like a broken piece of technology our world started to not work properly. Things like death, divorce, hatred, murder, greed, stealing, and lying started to pop up like an adware computer virus… These are things that were never in our original manufacturer settings, but now sin is within us all.
It is far more than a few system errors. Our system is down and seemingly beyond repair.
“Have you tried turning it off and back on again?” Are you ready to try something new? Do you want a reboot?

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Reboot 1 – System Down
Sermon notes by Pastor Chris Fluitt
Redemption Church Plano Tx
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Raise your hand if you have had technology problems.
Everyone in the room raised their hands.  I am sure you watching or listening online could raise your hand as well.
Technology has become a huge part of our life. Our refrigerators have a wifi internet connection now, with web cams built inside so you can look inside your fridge from the grocery store.  Our phones have become super computers with every kind of app built into them.  You can stream just about anything these days… The international space station has a streaming webcam! (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload) How did they get the wires to reach?
As we grow more reliant on technology the more stress comes to us when our tech is not working.
One of the things I google the most is “tech support.”  “How do you fix… What is the support number for…?”
 
When things go wrong with our tech systems what is the first thing we are told to do? This suggestion has become a running joke in help desk circles… “Have you tried turning it off and back on again?”
Mistakes happen in the area where the operating system and the hardware meet and often a reboot will correct the communication of your tech. It is only a matter of time before an error occurs and the restarting of the system often takes care of the errors.
 
When it comes to us, we too have operating systems.  We have a moral code and consciousness. We have a system inside us that was created by God. We have a heart, a mind, a soul… and it is only a matter of time before we experience a system error.
We have errors when we do not live according to our operating system.
Way back in the garden of Eden there was a System Error
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned–(NIV)
When sin entered in to the heart, mind, and soul it brought death.  Sin is like like the blue screen of death… or the red ring of death for xbox users.. Things were not working like they were supposed to work. In fact it looked like they would never work again.
System Error
Mankind was not supposed to die. This was NOT how the system was intended to operate. But now through sin all die.