This document discusses building the church of God and compares it to the tabernacle of Moses. It notes that God gave specific instructions for building the tabernacle and provided materials and skills. It then draws parallels to building the church, with Jesus as the foundation and each person's works being tested by fire. The document urges people to come to Christ as living stones and build up the church together through spiritual sacrifices.

1. Building God’s Church Pt 1 of 2
1 COR 3:10-15;
1 PETER 2: 3-5

2. TABERNACLE OF MOSES

3. Tabernacle of God
 God gave the blueprint how the tabernacle
should be built
 The people contributed overwhelmingly
the materials that were needed. Exodus
36:3-5
 God gave the Spirit of wisdom and skills on
the craftsmen. (Exodus 35:35)
 Sacrificial system established with priests
administering the sacrifices

4. Tabernacle of God
 32When they went into the tent of meeting, and
when they approached the altar, they washed, as
the LORD commanded Moses.
 33And he erected the court around the tabernacle
and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of
the court. So Moses finished the work.
 34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and
the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
 35And Moses was not able to enter the tent of
meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the
glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

5. Building the Church of God
1 Corinthians 3:9–15 (ESV)
9For we are God’s fellow workers. You are
God’s field, God’s building. 10According to the
grace of God given to me, like a skilled master
builder I laid a foundation, and someone else
is building upon it. Let each one take care how
he builds upon it.
11For no one can lay a foundation other than
that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
 Take care how EACH ONE of you build

6. Our works will be tested by fire
1 Corinthians 3:12–13 (ESV)
12Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver,
precious stones, wood, hay, straw—
13each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will
disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire
will test what sort of work each one has done.
 Our works will be tested by fire.
 Rev 22:12 (NASB)
12 “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with
Me, to render to every man according to what he has
done

7. How shall we then build?
1 Peter 2:4–5 (ESV)
4As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but
in the sight of God chosen and precious,
5you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a
spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual
sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
 Come to Christ – are you in the Inner or Outer Circle?
 Each brick cannot make on its own to become a
majestic house