Building for the Lord

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Building for the Lord

• How Do Facilities Fit in Gods Plan?

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Here is the church and here is the steeple Open
the doors and see all the people.
"I feel ..."
"I think ..."
"The Bible says ..."
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The Tabernacle

• Specifically commanded by God.
• (according to the pattern)

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The Tabernacle

• Specifically commanded by God.
• Served a specific purpose.
• The place to meet with God
• The place to experience Gods glory
• The place for worship, prayer, sacrifice

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The Tabernacle

• Specifically commanded by God.
• Served a specific purpose.
• A physical shadow (or type) ofeternal realities.
• an object lesson to fully understand the work of
  Christ

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The Temple

• Origin found inDavids heart.
• Later urged byGod as an indication of the
  peoples hearts.
• Merely a human structure that in no way limited
  God.

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The Temple

• Its purposes
• Place of prayer
• Place of meetingwith God
• Place where foreigners could meet God
• Place for teaching
• Place for healing

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The Church

• The temple of God
• The facility of God
• The church met
• For edification, instruction, preaching, prayer,
  hymns, and sharing The Supper.
• For sharing common meals.
• For conducting business and discipline.

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The Church

• The church replacedthe functions of the Temple
  
• Place of prayer
• Place of meeting with God
• Place where foreigners could meet God
• Place for teaching
• Place for healing

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So what about facilities?
Our facilities become an extensionof ourselves
in accomplishing God work.

• Providing a place of prayer
• Providing a place to meet God
• Providing a place to introduce foreigners to
  God
• Providing a place for teaching
• Providing a place for healing

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So what about facilities?
Our facilities become an extensionof ourselves
in accomplishing God work.

• Facilities are NOT
• Institutional headquarters
• An insulating fortress
• A way to exclusively serve the desires of Gods
  people

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So what about facilities?
Our facilities become an extensionof ourselves
in accomplishing God work.

• Facilities ARE
• A tremendous tool granted by God
• A way to honor and glorify God
• A means to communicate values and priorities
• More than church owned property.