Stan Roberts
Ephesians 6:18 GW
“Pray in the Spirit in every situation. Use every kind of prayer and request there is. For the same reason be alert. Use every kind of effort and make every kind of request for all of God’s people.”
James 4:7 KJV
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Exodus 25:8-9 NLT
8 “Have the people of Israel build me a holy sanctuary so I can live among them.
9 You must build this Tabernacle and its furnishings exactly according to the pattern I will show you.
Exodus 33:11 NLT
11 Inside the Tent of Meeting, the Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Afterward, Moses would return to the camp, but the young man who assisted him, Joshua son of Nun, would remain behind in the Tent of Meeting.
1. The Outer Court:
Gratitude turns ‘what you have’ into ‘enough’.
Psalm 100:4 NIV
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.
Enter with giving thanks!!!!
2. The Brazen Altar:
Romans 5:6 NLT
6 When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
Isaiah 53:5
“But he was pierced (His hands)for our transgressions, he was crushed (spear in His heart)for our iniquities; the punishment (crown of thorns) that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds (beaten/stripes on His back) we are healed.
3. The Laver.
Offer every part of my life to God.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Romans 12:1 NIV
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
4. The Candlestick:
2 Timothy 7-1:6 NLT
6 This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
5. The Table of Showbread:
Matthew 4:4 NIV
4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
6. The Altar of Incense:
PRAISE is for what He did!
WORSHIP is for WHO HE IS!!!
Psalm 95:6-7 NIV
6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice
A man on his face can never fall from that position.
Proverbs 18:10 NIV
10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
7. The Ark of the Covenant
Crying out for the NEEDS OF OTHERS!
1 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV
“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.”
GOD WILL MEET US THERE!
Prayer should be our first response, not our last resort!