Build the Ship
Ownership & Relationship
Open, the next five weeks
- Building off the Noah:Build the Boat
- Depravity of Man
- Determination of Noah
- Dependence of God
- Design by God seen in Noah
- We are to Build our Ships
- This is in regards to our life and the life of the church
- Relationships, stewardship, discipleship, worship
- Shipyards are messy, complicated, noisy, costly. Have a purpose
- But in fullness, it is God who builds the church, we are his to do with as he desires
- KEY VERSE of month - Matt 16:18 - I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it
Transition
Does man own anything? Truly anything? Do we even own ourselves?
NOPE - We are not our own - we are his and everything is his. We came in with nothing and we will leave with nothing
Ship #1 … OWNERSHIP
Everything is His … Psalm 24:1
Five-Fold Claim of His Ownership
- Claim by Creation … he formed us, created us, from Him is everything
- Genesis 1:27-28
- Claim by Preservation … keeps us, in him all things held together, protects is
- Colossians 1:13-17
- Claim by Providential Care … consider the Lillies, every meal, every breath
- Mathew 6:25-32
- Claim by Redemption … we were bought with a price, by His blood
- Ephesians 1:7, 10
- Claim by Final Consummation … we will all stand/bow before him, all roads lead to God, yet only one gets you in
- Hebrews 9:27
And He created us for relationships
Ship #2 … RELATIONSHIPS
It is not good for man to be alone. We need each other. We need Him.
- RELATIONSHIP with Him is vital
- We are His children
- We are His friends
- We are His radiant bride
- Mary, at the feet of Jesus, choose the one important thing
We are His people, together as His body, growing together, family
Nature of Sonship with God
- Only those who believe are given the right to be called the children of God
- John 1:12-13
- Must reborn of the Spirit
- John 3
- Joint heirs with Christ
- Romans 8:16
- Through Faith
- Galatians 3:26
- Brought into His family by His love, a gift of His grace
- 1 John 3:1
CHARACTERISTICS OF SONSHIP
(this is the key point of today ——)
- Family Resemblance
- Obedience by Desire
- Access to the Throne
- Authority given though Jesus
- Obligation to Multiply … more ships
Wake up
… Get back into the intimate relationship God has for each of us and for all of us
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Next Week, digging deeper … Stewardship and Debtorship