- The Foundation upon which we rebuild or repair the Walls
- The Cornerstone, Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 2:7-8
- The Foundations, Apostles and Prophets, Ephesians 2:20
- The Gospel revealed (mystery), Ephesians 3:5
- Building upon the Foundation with Living Stones
- Believers like Living Stones, 1 Peter 2:4-5
- Righteous, Faithful Ones
- No ordinary stone wall
- Christ in Us – Jesus Christ
- Believers like Living Stones, 1 Peter 2:4-5
- Cornerstone: Christ Jesus
- Foundation: Apostles and Prophets
- Living Stone: Believer; Holiness
- Plumb Line: Righteousness
- Level Line: Justice
- Mortar: Love
All leads back to the source:
Jesus Christ
- The walls are first and foremost to protect the hearts of the people (from a word received 05/25/19)
- Vigilance for the heart, Proverbs 4:23
- The walls will be built upon the foundations
- The walls will be discussed in future sessions
- The Foundation
- The Apostles and the Prophets
- Built off the Cornerstone
- In perfect alignment with the Cornerstone
- Establishing and Teaching the Word of God
- The Word is Jesus Christ
- The Apostles and the Prophets
- The Line
- The line of sight of an instrument (level, laser, etc.)
- Setting the level
- Justice (silver)
- Just behavior or treatment
- Loving one another
- God is Love
- Jesus Christ
- The Plumb Line
- Finding the depth or setting the vertical
- Righteousness (cedar)
- We are covered by the righteousness of Christ
- Jesus Christ
- If we are not true to the plumb line, the walls can be pushed or pulled over
- Song of Solomon 8:9-10 speaks of El Shaddai leading one to peace
- Silver, cedar, tower
- One said the final three gifts of Tabernacles are:
- Righteousness = Plumb Line
- Justice = Level Line
- Holiness = Living Stones or Believers
- Justice
- Silver: Pure words of God; Truth; Redemption
- Psalms 12:6
- Righteousness
- Cedar: Strong, flourishing person; Royalty; Enduring quality; Used in Solomon’s Temple
- Strong roots; not easily uprooted
- Psalms 92:12-13
- Holiness
- Consecrate yourselves and be holy
- Leviticus 11:44; 1 Peter 1:15-16
- The Living Stones
- Set apart unto God
- Holiness is necessary to see the Lord
- Hebrews 12:14
- Consecrate yourselves and be holy
- God is a God of Truth
- Truth
- Righteousness
- Judgment
- Proverbs 21:3
- Doing righteousness and justice is greater than sacrifice
- Proverbs 21:15
- Justice done is a joy to the righteous
- We are to judge ourselves
- 1 Corinthians 11:31, 1 John 1:9
- Discernment
- 1 Corinthians 11:31, 1 John 1:9
- Isaiah 11:3b-4a
- Judgment with righteousness and fairness
- God is a God of mercy where there is repentance and His mercies are new every morning
- 2 Chronicles 7:13-14; Luke 24:46-47; Lamentations 3:22-23
- God is Love
- 1 John 4:8
- 1 John 4:7-8 “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
- The Lofty Goals
- To Love Perfectly
- Perfect Obedience in Love
- The Gates
- Setting the Atmosphere
- The Walls
- Building the Ministry on the Foundation – Christ
- Building up the Body of Christ
- The Kingdom of God is overtaking the Church Age
- Come out of Laodicea into Ephesians