Rebuilding for His Presence

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Rebuilding for His Presence

• July 26, 2009
• First Baptist Church

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• The Rise of Gods Rebuilders
• July 26 Rebuilding for His presence
• Aug 9 Rebuilding the Walls of Revival
• Sept 13 Rebuilding for the Future

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• Q When is rebuilding needed?

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• Psalm 51
• 16 You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would
  bring it
• you do not take pleasure in burnt
  offerings.
• 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit
• a broken and contrite heart,
• O God, you will not despise.

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• 1. A broken and contrite heart is precious to God

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• Think of brokenness.
• Think of the cross.

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• Q Where does brokenness take us?
• Nehemiah 11-11

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• 2. Brokenness is a journeynecessary for all of
  Gods rebuilders

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• Dont run from pain, dive into it.

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• Q God breaking me is fine. But why should I come
  to church to be broken?

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• Eph 525b Christ loved the church and gave
  himself up for her.
• John 1721 I pray also for those who will believe
  in me through their message, that all of them may
  be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in
  you.

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• Church is Gods idea.
• Christ loves us until we get it.

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• May your heart be broken by the things that
  break the heart of God.
• 1984, personal message
• in a gift bible from Dr Laval Yau

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• 3. Rebuilders begin by renewing their identities
  in the presence of God

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The Presence of God

• Exod 4034-35 34Then the cloud covered the Tent
  of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the
  tabernacle. 35Moses could not enter the Tent of
  Meeting because the cloud had settled upon it,
  and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• John 11-2 1In the beginning was the Word, and
  the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He
  was with God in the beginning.

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• Q We may be pleased to be in the presence of
  God, but
• Is God pleased to have our presence with Him?
• 1 Sam 167b The Lord does not look at the things
  man looks at. Man looks at the outward
  appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.

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• Rebuilder Identity 1
• Not run from brokenness
• Nehemiah 14

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• Rebuilder Identity 2
• Practice the presence of God
• Nehemiah 15-7

Presence
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• Rebuilder Identity 3
• Recognize what belongs to God
• Nehemiah 18-10

Promise Priority
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• Rebuilder Identity 4
• Commit to God-given Burden
• Nehemiah 111

Purpose
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• 1. A broken and contrite heart is precious to
  God
• 2. Brokenness is a journeynecessary for all of
  Gods rebuilders
• 3. Rebuilders begin by renewing their identities
  in the presence of God