15th October 2023.
1st Bible Reading – Deuteronomy 32:4-18.
2nd Bible Reading – 1st Corinthians 3:3-15.
Theme: The Mystery of God.
Topic: The Churches One Foundation.
Speaker: Apostle Paul Simon Bassey.
Text: 2nd Samuel 22:47-51, Romans 11:16-20.
Points:
- Jesus is the one and only sure foundation of the church.
- The church is founded upon Jesus.
- There’s no life in the church without the spirit of Jesus.
- Foundation-: That on which something is founded.
- The natural or prepared ground upon which a structure is raised.
- The basis or ground to build.
- There’s no building without a foundation (no church without Jesus).
- The foundation is not visible, but it determines what structure to be built on.
- The foundation unites.
- Jesus upholds, sustains, and bears the affliction of the church.
- Any other foundation that is not completely in agreement with Jesus is not the foundation of a living church.
- Not every church is the church of Jesus.
- Men’s tradition is not practiced in the church of Jesus.
- Jesus is the builder of the church.
- Jesus builds the church with lively stones, and we are those stones.
- The church is more spiritual than physical.
- The foundation of the church is spiritual.
- Jesus laid the foundation with His own blood (in the spiritual)
- The foundation is to a building what the root is to every tree.
- The unity of the church is determined by what flows from the root.
- Jesus is the Rock of our salvation, in whom we have the fountain of living waters.
- You must strive to find your place in the Rock.
- If you are not in Christ, you cannot participate in the building (You must be born again).
- Through the death of Jesus, you are justified, His resurrection guarantees your sanctification.
- You must exercise the capacity given to you to be Holy & righteous.
- Righteousness is a process, and you must work to become better everyday.
- You must not be satisfied with the level of your righteousness; you must keep pressing forward.
- A foundational ministry is a ministry upon which other ministries can come forth.
- A foundation is laid sacrificially; you must sacrifice to be a part of a foundation.
- You must allow the church to be in you; don’t only be in the church.
- You must know and be careful of what you build on the foundation.
- You must build with quality materials your work will be tried by fire.
- Your attitude in building must be:
- In obedience.
- In faithfulness.
- Sacrificial.
- God expects you to serve Him in season and out of season.
- God is interested in men who serve Him even when it is not convenient.
References: Matt. 16:18, Acts 20:28, 2nd pet. 3:5, 1st Corinth 10:1-6, Rev. 21:14, Gal. 5:21, Rom. 1:16- 17; 6:3.
