1 Chronicles 29:13 CEB And now, to our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name.
TOOLS MAKE THE JOB EASIER!
EXAMPLE: TILE REMOVING MACHINE!
DISCLAMER: YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO USE THE TOOL!
WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS?
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET READY TO MOVE INTO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER HAD…PEOPLE CAN GET CONFUSED…SO LET’S CLEAR IT UP!
THESE “NEW BUILDINGS” ARE SIMPLY
AND THEY WILL DEFINITELY MAKE OUR JOB MUCH EASIER!
BUT PLEASE REMEMBER THIS…
THESE BUILDINGS ARE NOT “GOD’S HOUSE”!
Isaiah 66:1-2 (VOICE) Heaven is My throne, and earth is where I rest My feet. So what kind of structure would you build Me? What man-made space could provide Me a resting place?
WISE MAN SOLOMON NEW THIS __TRUTH:
1 Kings 8:27 ERV
The whole sky and the highest heaven cannot contain you. Certainly this Temple that I built cannot contain you either.
THAT’S SOME OLD TESTAMENT… HOW ABOUT PAUL’S OPINION!
Acts 7:48 ERV “But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands.
Acts 17:24 GW
The God who made the universe and everything in it…He doesn’t live in shrines made by humans…
BUILDINGS ARE NOT THE CHURCH YOU AND I ARE THE CHURCH!
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 MSG You realize, don’t you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you? …Remember, you are the temple.
“…every time we encounter “church” in the New Testament, it designates the people (ekklēsia), not a building.” Edmund Clowney (Biblical Theologian)
BUILDINGS ARE TOOLS TO BE USED BY THE CHURCH!
WE’VE USED/BORROWED A LOT OF TOOLS OF THE YEARS!
• SOME LARGE TOOLS- LARGE CROWD BGA 1 & 2
• FUN TOOLS- PARTY CENTRAL 1& 2 SURGE
• BEAUTIFUL HISTORIC TOOLS- STRAND- MUNICIPAL
COMEDY/WORSHIP PRESHOW MUNICIPAL
• REGAL 9 SIGNS TINSELTOWN
GREAT TOOL- GREAT SEATS AND VIEWS!
HAVE THERE BEEN CHALLENGES USING THESE TOOLS?
HOME DEPOT TOOL RENTAL
LIMITED ACCESS AND EXPENSIVE TO RENT
REMINDER OF WHY WE CHOSE THE BOARDWALK?
SOLVES THESE 2
THE BOARDWALK = BETTER PRICE & MORE ACCESS!
WITH SOME EXTRA BONUSES TOO!
THE EVENT CENTER CAN GENERATE SOME INCOME!
EVENT CENTER ENTRANCE
WE WILL NEED IT…EXPENSES GO UP!
WE DON’T HAVE TO…WANT TO!
1 Peter 5:2 CEV Just as shepherds watch over their sheep, you must watch over everyone God has placed in your care. Do it willingly in order to please God, and not simply because you think you must.
Let it be something you want to do, instead of something you do merely to make money.
A TOOL TO REACH PEOPLE…SERVE THE
SOLVE PROBLEMS!
THINK OF THE TOOLS WE WILL HAVE NOW…EVENT CENTER- GRASS AREA-PLAYGROUND - OUTDOOR CAFÉ- STREETS AND OUTDOOR STAGE
KIDS BUILDINGS A STUDIO- LARGE MEETING ROOM
“SPECIALTY TOOLS” TO REACH AND SERVE PEOPLE!
EVEN BETTER…A BUILDING CAN BE A… “POWER TOOL”
CAN YOU IMAGINE- FIREWORKS 4TH! CHRISTMAS THROUGHOUT THE BOARDWALK!
FATHER’S DAY CAR SHOW!
CONCERTS ON THE GRASS-KIDS ON PLAYGROUND!
DUCK DAY- 10 YR BDAY- IT IS ALL POSSIBLE…BUT DON’T FORGET…
“WE” ARE THE CHURCH AND GOD USES US TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!
WE NEED YOU…WE ARE NOT DONE YET! WANT TO HELP…COME TONIGHT!