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Builders for God. Psalm 127:1. Builders for God 1 Cor 3:9-10. The church , Acts 4:11-12; Eph 2:19-22; 4:14-16; 1 Cor 14:26 Ourselves , Acts 20:32; Col 2:6-7; 2 Pet 1:5-8 Our relations , Rom 14:19; 15:2; 1 Ths 5:11; Eph 4:29. Noah’s Ark Genesis 6:13-7:5.
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Builders for God Psalm 127:1
Builders for God1 Cor 3:9-10 • The church, Acts 4:11-12; Eph 2:19-22; 4:14-16; 1 Cor 14:26 • Ourselves, Acts 20:32; Col 2:6-7; 2 Pet 1:5-8 • Our relations, Rom 14:19; 15:2; 1 Ths 5:11; Eph 4:29
Noah’s ArkGenesis 6:13-7:5 • Obedient heart, Gen 6:22; 7:5 • Cost of obedience, Lk 6:46; 14:27-28 • Faithful endurance, Heb 11:7 • Massive size, few workers, animals, food, time lapse, unrepentant hearers • Deliverance from God, Heb 11:7
The TabernacleExodus 25-40 • God’s pattern, Exo 25:8-9 (Heb 8:5) • Build up the church in truth, Eph 4:15 • Build up ourselves with the gospel, Acts 20:32 • Build up our relations like Christ, Rom 15:2-3
The TabernacleExodus 25-40 • Giving is essential, Exo 25:1-8 • Willing hearts, Exo 35:4-5, 20-22 • Successful building is accomplished through our freewill offerings, cf. Exo 35:29; 2 Cor 8:5, 11-12; 9:7
Solomon’s Temple1 Chron 28-29 • Preparation, 1 Chron 28:2; 29:2-3 • Desire in the heart • Prepare with all your might • Prepare our hearts and lives to build: • Set our minds, Col 3:1-2 • Diligent workers, 2 Tim 2:15 • Remain diligent, Phil 3:12-14
Solomon’s Temple1 Chron 28-29 • We build for God, not men, 1 Chron 29:1, 16 • Work together for God’s glory, 1 Cor 3:5-10 • Always keep God and His will in sight
Wall of JerusalemNehemiah 1-6 (2:17-18) • Undying commitment, Neh 1:2-4 • Watch out for apathy and delay, Acts 20:19-20 • A “mind to work”, Neh 4:6 • The importance of the work compels us, 1 Cor 15:58
Wall of JerusalemNehemiah 1-6 • Withstand opposition, Neh 4:1-6; 6:1-4 • Enemies will: • Despise you, Neh 4:4 • Try to discourage you, Neh 4:1 • Try to distract you, Neh 6:2-3, 6-9 • We have a great work! Matt 5:10-12
God wants us to build Hebrews 3:4 • God uses willing workers who work in faith to build the church, to strengthen personal faith and to secure godly relations • Requirements include: Obedient faith, sacrifice, submission, preparation and commitment that withstands opposition