Life Lesson (verse 2 Chronicles 2:1)
There is something powerful about the name of God, the name of Jesus
Life Lesson (verse 2 Chronicles 2:6)
You cannot put God in a box.
Life Lesson (verse 2 Chronicles 2:7)
We are all skilled or gifted in an area or areas. Find your gifting and serve God with your whole heart.
Life Lesson (verse 2 Chronicles 2:16)
Where God guides, God provides.
Life Lesson (verse 2 Chronicles 2:18)
God wants to use people, like you and me, to build His church.
Ps 135:1 NKJV
Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord; Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
Ps 113:2 NKJV
Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore!
Matt 28:19 NKJV
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 3:6 NKJV
Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk
Acts 4:18 NKJV
So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Matt 18:20 NKJV
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them."
John 14:14 NKJV
If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
Acts 4:12 NKJV
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."
Ex 20:7 NKJV
"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
Ex 20:7 NLT
"You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
John 2:23 NKJV
Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name when they saw the signs which He did.
2 Chron 2:6 NLT
But who can really build him a worthy home? Not even the highest heavens can contain him! So who am I to consider building a Temple for him, except as a place to burn sacrifices to him?
2 Chron 2:7 NLT
"So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David.
Jonah 1:3 NKJV
But Jonah arose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
Acts 10:5-6 NKJV
5 Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. 6 He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do."
Eph 4:11-13 NLT
11 Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. 12 Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. 13 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
Eph 2:17-22 NKJV
17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
1 Peter 2:5 NKJV
you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Ps 84:10 NKJV
For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Ps 84:10 NLT
A single day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else! I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
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