022116 | The Genetic Code | Part One | Allen Hickman

DNA stores all information that makes up any organism. That’s quite a lot of information but what’s interesting about DNA is that it is made of just four building blocks, which are – cytosine (C), thymine (T), guanine (G) and adenine (A).  1 single gram of DNA is capable of holding an amazing 700 terabytes of data! (terabytes = 1 trillion bits of data).  If someone manages to unwind all DNA molecules in a human body and place them end to end, the total length that can be covered is 10 billion miles! That’s the distance covered in a trip from Earth to Pluto and back to Earth.  If you could type 60 words per minute, eight hours a day, it would take approximately 50 years to type the human genome. A parent and child share 99.5% of the same DNA.

Our genetic code as believers, comes straight from our Father God.  In order to know who we are we need to know what we are made of.  Once we know and understand our genetic code it makes living for God a joy.  One of the first codes that are embedded in us as Christians is we love people.  We love them because God loves them.  It is His love in us that gives us strength and power.  

There are four basic ways our genetic code enables us to love.  First we tell people about the good news of Jesus.  Second we build a relationship with them and pour into them the love God has given us.  Third we love people in the Power of the Holy Spirit and lastly we give people the same value and dignity our Father does.

Pastor Allen begins this series about our genetic code with a powerful and enlightening message that culminates with a video from the Passion of the Christ as to why Jesus did what He did for all of mankind.