TENT OR TABERNACLE - book of Acts - Lesson #13Sermon Notes |
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Date of Sermon: April 26, 2015
Main Idea: God always intended to live in people, not buildings Key Verse: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? Did not my hand made all these things?” Acts 7:49-50 Bible Reading: 44 "Our fathers had the tent of witness in the wilderness, just as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, according to the pattern that he had seen. 45 Our fathers in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations that God drove out before our fathers. So it was until the days of David, 46 who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob. 47 But it was Solomon who built a house for him. 48 Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made by hands, as the prophet says, 49 "'Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or what is the place of my rest? 50 Did not my hand make all these things?' Outline: I. Dwelling in a Tent (44-47) A. God initiated a relationship in a tent (44) B. The relationship stood the test of time and circumstance (45) C. God did not initiate change (46) D. David’s descendant built the temple (47) II. Dwelling in a Temple (48-50) A. God does not dwell in buildings (48) B. God is an infinite Spirit and does not need a building (49) C. God could have created a building if he’d wanted (50) |