House of His Honor 52613 HONOR GOD BY

House of His Honor 5/26/13

HONOR GOD… BY GIVING HIS WORDS AND HEART THE MOST WEIGHT John 12: 49 -50 49 I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. 50 And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say. (For additional study: John 5: 19 -30; John 8: 28 -29; John 14: 10 -11)

…BY HONORING HIS PEOPLE I John 4: 20 -21 20 If someone says, “I love God, ” but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see? 21 And he has given us this command: Those who love God must also love their Christian brothers and sisters.

…BY HONORING HIS PEOPLE 1. Assign them the same value that God does 2. Look for the extra-ordinary in them (Be a treasure hunter) 3. Enjoy their strengths without tripping over their weaknesses **This includes those who lead us, our peers and those we lead. (For additional study: I Peter 4: 7 -8; John 13: 33 -35)

…BY HONORING HIS HOUSE I Timothy 3: 14 -15 (NIV) 14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, 15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

…BY HONORING HIS HOUSE Psalm 92: 12 -15 (NAS) 12 The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree, He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Planted in the house of the LORD, They will flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and very green, 15 To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. (For additional study: Psalm 52: 7 -9; Ephesians 2: 19 -22)

…WITH YOUR FINANCES Proverbs 3: 9 -10 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. 10 Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.

…WITH YOUR FINANCES Matthew 6: 19 -21 19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. 21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (For additional study: Malachi 3: 10 -12; Acts 2: 42 -47)

A New Decade House of His Honor HONOR GOD … BY GIVING HIS WORDS AND HEART THE MOST WEIGHT …BY HONORING HIS PEOPLE 1. Assign them the same value that God does 2. Look for the extra-ordinary in them (Be a treasure hunter) 3. Enjoy their strengths without tripping over their weaknesses **This includes those who lead us, our peers and those we lead. …BY HONORING HIS HOUSE …WITH YOUR FINANCES