Exodus 25: 8-9
I Corinthians 3:16-17

Pastor Dix advised the congregation that there isn’t one area in our lives that we can afford to excuse God from.  We must realize that had it not been for God breathing life into our souls, we could do absolutely nothing.  Often times believers become so bogged down in the cares of life that we often ignore the voice of God, and as a result we end up in a quandary that leads us down our own path instead of the road that God wants us to travel. As diplomats of Christ we have to remember that whatever God creates, He also sustains!  Pastor reminded the congregation that our sin keeps us from drawing close to God and that same sin causes God to stand back from us.  The Word clearly states that sin stinks in the nostrils of God.   

As we go about our daily routine of work, school, caregivers and students, we must always know that we were created to be a reflection of God’s personality and character in the earth.  And as we seek to become more like Christ, we must desire a tabernacle experience.  When God instructed Moses to build Him a tabernacle (portable tent that was a place of worship), He specifically instructed Moses on the types of material He wanted used to build this sacred place. God specified the types of treasured linen He wanted used in the courtyards and on the altar; He only wanted beautiful wood to be covered in precious gold. This illustration alone teaches us that God wants our first and He wants our best! 

In closing, Pastor Dix said God wanted Moses to build a tabernacle, so that the Israelites would have a place to come and receive a Word from God.  Even today, Jesus wants our bodies to be tabernacles so that everywhere we go, God would be with us and we can receive of Him.    

Quote of the sermon:

"God's 'hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear!'" - Pastor George Dix Jr.

Scripture References:

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

• 1 Peter 4:12, 1, 15-16 - Prayer & Scripture (Pastor Alvin Gaither)
  
• Exodus 25: 8-9 - "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it."
  
• I Corinthians 3:16-17 - " Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
  
• Isaiah 59:1: - "Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear."