Psalm 127:-1-5 Stephen Caswell © 2003 Not Built In A Day It took many years to build Verdum into a fortress. This city-fortress the Crown Prince strove in vain to carry by storm during the World War. He marched his men in solid mass, shoulder-to-shoulder, and eight hundred thousand died. But the fortress-city…

St. Matthew 7:24-27 Introduction In the Gospel of Matthew 7:24-7, at once it seems that we are faced with two parables. But what appears to be two parables are in actuality a single parable in antithetical parallelism. It is the contrasting of two opposing ideas concerning one event in an effort to paint…

Using the right building materials

Introduction Praise The Lamb = SOM Someone tell me what this is ( S ). This tower is famous for 2 reasons. 1 – It is over 800 years old. 2 – The foundation was poorly laid causing it to lean. 2 – The foundation was poorly laid causing it to lean. Work on the tower began August 14, 1173. The tower began…

“David said, ‘Here shall be the house of the LORD God and here the altar of burnt offering for Israel.’ “David commanded to gather together the resident aliens who were in the land of Israel, and he set stonecutters to prepare dressed stones for building the house of God. David also provided great quantities…

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that…

Sermon: A Risk to Build - The risk of Noah Series: Risky Business Text: Genesis 6:9-22 May 27, 2007 PM /Genesis 6:9-22 (NIV) 9 "This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God. 10 "Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth. 11 "Now…

Introduction I love ancient civilizations and so from time to time I will look at pictures and read articles about them. It is incredible to me that right now buildings exist that were constructed in ancient times. For example, the isle of Malta is home to temples believed to be several thousand years…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Carl Sagen is one of the leading minds in our world in the realm of astronomy. He has played a major role in the space expeditions to the planets. He is responsible for a record which was on board the Voyager's one and two. It is now wondering between the stars, and it will tell…

The theme of the passage this morning is growing. Growth is what God designed into life. As we look around us at this time of year, we see all kinds of growth around us. The plants and trees, the flowers, the grass, the weeds, everything is growing as it is intended. For those who plant gardens, now…

Through a remnant, the Lord will redeem/release and rebuild his people calling them from the marginalized parts of the world. They will live in abundance, be satisfied in God's goodness and assume a new position/posture of worship and declaring his goodness.

What are building incentives? The passage we are looking at today uses the analogy of building, and brings out the incentives that the Lord has for us. Open to 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 . As we are continuing in 1 Corinthians 3 , let’s keep in mind the context. Paul has been challenging the believers in…

Launch: The Launch Pad Jeff Jones, Senior Pastor Nov. 30-Dec.2, 2007 Amazing, isn’t it, that this is the last service in this building. As involved as I have been in all of this replant, I still have a hard time believing it is really happening, that it is really real. So, what do you do on your last…

The world is full of false worship Today’s text is one of the hardest chapters in the Bible. It’s a difficult chapter. There’s certainly plenty of controversy and confusion regarding this chapter. It’s a chapter written by Paul, and it’s hard. In , Peter said of some of Paul’s writings, “And count the…

Foundations : building a life that can withstand “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the…

In my reading this week I was led to the prophet Haggai. Haggai is the first in a series of three prophets who ministered in Judah after the exiles had been allowed to return from captivity in Babylon. His sermons are dated “In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month (1:1),…

It was a beautiful card. The font was very elegant. As my wife and I read it we were informed of the couples love for one another, it showed where they would be married and even stated when, had a sweet picture of their hands, it gave us where they were registered… yet only a hint of WHO was sending…

How are we involved in the construction of the Church? is it according to the mind of God? How much of the works that we do is lasting and is precious which will stand the test of Fire on the judgment day?

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4 »Por tanto, cualquiera que oye estas palabras Mías y las pone en práctica, será semejante a un hombre sabio que edificó su casa sobre la roca; y cayó la lluvia, vinieron los torrentes, soplaron los vientos y azotaron aquella casa; pero no se cayó, porque…

Replace Stealing with Working and Giving Relational:So that he may have something Negative:Steal Positive:Labor Theological Reasoning:Share with anyone in need Replace Corrupting Talk with Edifying Talk Relational:Come out of your mouths Negative: Corrupting Talk Positive: Talk that builds up Theological…

This month, we’re beginning a new series on spiritual gifts titled, Blueprints. This is a broad topic, I’ve thought of a number of scriptures on building, but then I got a song in my heart. "Build Your Kingdom Here." Main Point: If you aren’t willing to let Jesus build His kingdom in you, how can you be used to build it in others?

This morning we are going to consider three verses in light of last week’s message on the powerful salvation you and I can receive! SALVATION has always been God’s Plan “A” from the beginning… as we read through the pages of scripture we see God revealing over time “the grace that would come”. Peter…

The not so easy... of something easy to understand: Through our study of 1 Peter so far we have looked at FOUNDATIONAL ASPECTS that are now going to be PRACTICALLY APPLIED to the Life we live… We have looked at: The Power of our salvation The Plan and Purpose of this salvation we have Peter has challenged…

Peter stands before Christ as Jesus ask him a very direct question… his answer resonates with the same powerful truth as it did that day and the revelation Jesus declares impacts you and I even to this day!!! ( Matthew 16:15-18 ) He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered,…