BUILDING GOD’S HOUSE
(Live Bible Study Sunday Morning at 8:45Am)
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1 Corinthians 3:10-23
LAYING A
FOUNDATION
V:10 By the
grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone
else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. 11 For no
one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus
Christ. 12 If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly
stones, wood, hay or straw, 13 his work will be shown for what it is, because
the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire
will test the quality of each man's work. 14 If what he has built survives, he
will receive his reward. 15 If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself
will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
A. It is the favor of God that each of us
is given the Word of God.
1. We were not given the Word just for
ourselves.
2. The Word of God is the foundation of
our faith.
3. We were given the Word to draw others
to Christ.
4. Faith is built on God’s word.
5. We must pay attention to the
directions given by the Word.
6. It is very important that we spend
time meditating on the Word.
7. We have a teacher which is the Holy
Spirit.
8. The Holy Spirit guides our
understanding.
B. We must be careful not to mix hearsay,
opinions, or personal agenda’s
With the Word of God.
1. The Bible is complete, according to
Revelations ;
Revelation 22:18-19
I warn everyone who hears
the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God
will add to him the plagues described in this book.
2. When we add anything to the Word, we
corrupt the foundation.
3. When we corrupt the foundation we
lead others astray.
C. Many of our preachers monetize the gospel.
1. Much peaching magnify the blessing of
God without
Without change or
repentance.
2. Much preaching magnify the glory of
God without sacrifice
Of the fleshly body for
the new body in Christ.
3. The Word of God is the silver, gold and
precious stones.
4. Heaven and earth with pass away in
the fire, but the Word of
God remains forever.
5. Wood and straw are the corrupt
doctrines of the world that will not
Stand test of fire.
6. The corrupt doctrines of the world will
not stand against the truth
In the day of judgement.
7. The true architect uses the right
building material that stands the
Test of time.
8. The false builder uses cheap material
that looks good on the surface
But falls apart under
test.
D. According to verse 14, there are two
types of Christians.
1. There are those who accept the Gospel
truths and live by the truth.
a. Those who live by the Gospel truths
store up treasures in heaven
By their sacrifice and
works.
2. There are Christians who accept the
Gospel truths but have no true works.
a. These stores up no treasures in
heaven.
b. These are void of sacrificial works.
c. These never get in game of spiritual
growth, but remain on
Bench of carnal living.
BUILDING GOD’S
TEMPLE
V:16 Don't
you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in
you? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple
is sacred, and you are that temple.
A. There are two who proclaim the Gospel
of Jesus Christ.
1. One is a true believer and the other
is a pretender.
2. The true believer is the temple of
God growing in the
Spirit.
3. The true believer lives by the
spirit.
B. The pretender has never accepted
Christ as Savior and remain
Unchanged.
1. The pretender is full of lies and deceptions
and caused divisions
In the body.
2. The pretender like Satan disguises
himself as an angel of light
With the intent of
destroying the body of Christ.
3. The true believer has a place in
heaven. The pretender has
A place in hell.
TRUE
WISDOM IS IN THE TEMPLE
V:18 Do not
deceive yourselves. If any one of you thinks he is wise by the standards of
this age, he should become a "fool" so that he may become wise. 19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight. As it is written:
"He catches the wise in their craftiness"; 20 and again, "The Lord knows that the
thoughts of the wise are futile."
A. True wisdom is found only in the Word
of God
1. Psalms 111:10
The
fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his precepts
have good understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise.
3. Wisdom does not begin in the world.
God is the master,
creator, and giver of wisdom.
4. A man without God has knowledge but not
wisdom.
B. God controls the future
1. God knows the consequences of any
action.
2. Man knows what happening now, but not
what will
Happens next.
3. The wise of the world collect stuff
for today but store no
Treasures in heaven.
4. The wise of the world are secure in
themselves, but lack
Security in heaven.
5. The man of God is secure in God who
controls his future.
C. The thoughts of the wise of the world
are futile because
They can end in nothing.
1. The foolish in the Lord are guided by
His wisdom and ends
In success.
2. They that humble themselves before
the Lord will be lifted up.
John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will
draw all men unto me.
BOAST IN
THE LORD
V: 21 So
then, no more boasting about men! All things are yours, 22 whether Paul or
Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future —
all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.
A. God created all things for the love
of man He created.
1. In the Garden of Eden God gave Adam
dominion over
His creation on earth.
2. We have no need to boast in any
individual because we
Are all servants of God.
3. We were all created equal in God’s
sight.
B. If we boast, we boast in the Lord.
1. The Lord is the owner of everything
and the controller of everything.
2. Our boasting in the man is futile
because they control only
What the Lord allows for
our good.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all
things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called
according to his purpose.
BUILD GOD’S HOUSE BY
FAITH
Rev. M. Mitchell
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