Builders for God Psalm 127 1 Builders for

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 2

Noah’s Ark Genesis 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 3

The Tabernacle Exodus 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 4

The Tabernacle Exodus 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 5

Solomon’s Temple 1 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 6

Solomon’s Temple 1 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 7

Wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 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 8

Wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 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 9

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 10