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  • 1 Peter 1 "Our Living Hope"
    "We all remember Peter, that disciple that opened his mouth too much with Jesus. Peter later, however, because one of the chief pillars of the early church. Peter and Paul were the two major apostles in bringing the gospel to the Jews (Peter) and Gentiles (Paul). The themes are hope, holiness, and suffering. This letter was mainly to bring encouragement and renewed motivation to live in Godliness no matter what the circumstances"
  • Nehemiah 13 "Cleaning House"
    "When you clean your house do you only have to do it once and then it remains clean? No. There is dirt around here and messy people. It takes a continual maintenance and cleaning. When you take a bath do you only have to do it the first time and then you don't have to bathe anymore? No, we get dirty living in this world. We need to keep on cleaning or we stink and become grotesque. The people had made many promises in chapter 10 of what they were going to do for God and how they were going to live. Unfortunately, when Nehemiah went back to report to the King the people had turned quickly back to the sin and impurity that they had said they would not do. Through God's Word, and spiritual leadership, God's people were going to clean house again. This chapter is about cleaning that which was rebuilt. It is a maintenance process to examine your life, family, church, and leadership to make sure they are according to the standard of purity that God has shown us in His Word. "
  • Nehemiah 11-12 "Rebuilding Together"
    "The work of rebuilding is not something we can do alone. We need God obviously, but we also need one another. There are a few lasting lessons that we can take with us about rebuilding our lives. We are given a reminder of those lessons in these final chapters. The people were now right with God, and together they continued in the day-to-day decisions that made this rebuilding last. Let us be reminded that: Rebuilding Together Needs People. Rebuilding Together Needs Praise. Rebuilding Together Needs Provisions."
II Chronicles 6-7

2 Chronicles Chapters 6-7 “The Benefits of Being in the House of God”

  1. I) There was a Plan to Build the House of God (Chapter 6:1-21)

  1. 1) God’s plan included the city of Jerusalem and the son of David (1-11)
  2. 2) God’s plan came true (12-17)
  3. 3) God’s plan is bigger than the temple (18-21)

  1. II) There is Profit in Coming to the House of God (Chapter 6:22-7:11)

  1. 1) In God’s house Relationships with others are made right (22-23)

& Eph 4:31-32 “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”

  1. 2) In God’s house there is Restoration for those who have been defeated (24-25)

& Joel 2:25 "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…”

& Gal 6:1-2 “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.”

& Matt 12:20 “A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory”

  1. 3) In God’s house Rain of blessing will return to your life (26-27)

& Mal 3:10 “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this," Says the LORD of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.”

  1. 4) In God’s house there is a Removal of spiritual famine, sickness, and burdens (28-31)

& Ps 147:3 “He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.”

& Matt 11:28-30 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest .  29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light."

  1. 5) In God’s house we can Reach out to the foreigners (32-33)

& Ps 22:27-28 “All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.  28 For the kingdom is the LORD's, And He rules over the nations.”

& Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem , and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

  1. 6) In God’s house we will Rise above the enemy (34-35)

& 2 Tim 4:18 “And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!”

  1. 7) In God’s house Repentance is available (36-40)

& Acts 11:18 “When they heard these things they became silent; and they glorified God, saying,"Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life.”

& Rev 2:4-6 “Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.  5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place — unless you repent .”

  1. 8) In God’s house we will Receive the glory (6:41-7:3)

& Rev 21:23 “The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory  of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light.”

  1. 9) NKJV In God’s house we Reap what we sow (4-7)

& 2 Cor 9:5-7 “Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren to go to you ahead of time, and prepare your generous gift beforehand, which you had previously promised, that it may be ready as a matter of generosity and not as a grudging obligation. 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver”

  1. 10) In God’s house there is Rejoicing (8-11)

& Acts 13:52 “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”

III) There are Promises Connected to the House of God (Chapter 7:12-22)

  1. 1) The promise of a good life (12-18)
    1. Humility, turning from wickedness, seeking God’s face, and keeping His word all lead to a happy and fulfilling life.

 

  1. 2) The promise of a bad life (19-22)
    1. Rejecting God can only result in calamity.