The Value of the Church Exodus 25:1-9; Acts 7:38 Part 8 "The Pattern of the Church"
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God’s Vision of the Church
God’s Shared Vision
The Divine Pattern
God’s Vision of the Church—Foreknowledge
God’s Vision of the Church—Foreknowledge
Rom.8:29 “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
Rom.8:29 “For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”
Jer.1:5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
Jer.1:5 “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
Ps.139:1-2 “O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.”
Ps.139:1-2 “O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.”
Jer.29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Jer.29:11 “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Jesus Vision of the Church—Matt.16:17-18 “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Jesus Vision of the Church—Matt.16:17-18 “And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
Acts 2:41 “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.”
Acts 2:41 “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.”
Acts 2:42 “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
Acts 2:42 “And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.”
Word Centered
Word Centered
Christ identifying
Christ identifying
Growing (Numerically & Spiritually)
Growing (Numerically & Spiritually)
Doctrinally Strong
Doctrinally Strong
Fellowshipping as a Family
Fellowshipping as a Family
Communion in Homes
Communion in Homes
Prayer Saturated
Prayer Saturated
God Shared His Vision with Moses
God Shared His Vision with Moses
7 Times scripture tells us that God gave Moses a pattern
Ex.25:9 “According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.”
Ex.25:9 “According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it.”
Ex.25:40 “And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.”
Ex.25:40 “And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.”
Ex.26:30 “And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.”
Ex.26:30 “And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.”
Ex.27:8 “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.”
Ex.27:8 “Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.”
Num.8:4 “And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.”
Num.8:4 “And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.”
Acts 7:44 “Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”
Acts 7:44 “Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.”
Heb.8:5 “Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”
Heb.8:5 “Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.”
The Pattern
The Pattern
Common to Look Upon—Isa.53:2 “For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, And as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; And when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”
Common to Look Upon—Isa.53:2 “For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, And as a root out of a dry ground: He hath no form nor comeliness; And when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.”
Composed into Three Parts
Composed into Three Parts
Prophet
Priest
King
Mobil for Functionality
Mobil for Functionality
Evidence that God is among them
Evidence that God is among them
Evidence that something better is coming
Evidence that something better is coming
Jer.29:11
Jer.29:11