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Common House Problems
• The Wrong Builder, Heb.3:3>can turn a dream home into a nightmare!
>So too with the “House of God” (cf.1Tim.3:15), if anyone other than Jesus Christ is the “builder”.
>Preachers, Elders, Deacons, Bible Class Teachers, and Members are all just “contractors building for the Lord!” Eph.4:11-12
Common House Problems
• A Bad Foundation.>The very words give us the shivers and raises our
blood pressure! Are there more frightening words to a home buyer/owner?
>Of such problems we are well warned, Matt.7:24-27.
>1Cor.3:10ff deals with problems of attempting to build on inadequate foundations. (cf.Eph.2:20)
Common House Problems
• Poor Lighting.>Seems to be fashionable to have dim, or “indirect” lighting. (I’m suspicious of such in restaurants!)
>Shouldn’t be the case with God’s House for Jesus is the Light! John 8:12; 12:35-36
>If He’s not present and made bright through emphasis, there will be light problems no matter how many “watts” are added.
>We should be illumined by His example, Phil.2:5-9; and His teaching, John 12:44-50.
Common House Problems
• Insufficient Insulation!>Ever lived in a house that was “hot as a hen in a wool basket”
in the summer, and “cold as igloo” in winter? That’s why “porch sitting” became so popular!
>The Lord’s House can have this problem too:
-Eph.4:11-12, diversity of offices is to “equip the saints”.
-For what?
-To “build up the body (or in this case, “house”) of Christ.”
-For how long or how high?
-Note v.13, “until we all attain the unity of the faith…”
>Why? See v.14. This is an insulation issue!
Common House Problems
• Insufficient Insulation! (continued)
>We can’t completely insulate ourselves from the world as individually or collectively (see 1Cor.5:9-10), but….
>we must insulate ourselves to the extent that we are able to keep the cold world outside, and the warmth of love & fellowship inside! 1John 5:19 & James 4:1-4.
Got “House Problems”?There’s only one thing to do:
Go back to the original blueprint and build it right!
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