Noah built an ark for the saving of souls

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2 Isaiah (Isaya) 61:4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.

3 Noah built an ark for the saving of souls Hebrews (Waebrania) 11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

4 Abraham looked for a city built by God. Hebrews (Waebrania) 11:8-10 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.

5 Abraham looked for a city built by God. Hebrews (Waebrania) 11:8-10 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

6 Abraham looked for a city built by God. Hebrews (Waebrania) 11:8-10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.

7 Abraham looked for a city built by God. God selected Abraham to be the Father of Faith to all those who would live in that City of God.

8 Jesus Said He would build His Church Matt ( Matayo)16:18 I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

9 We are God s Fellow Workers 1 Corinthians (Wakorinto) 3: 9-11 For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building

10 We are God s Fellow Workers 1 Corinthians (Wakorinto) 3: 9-11 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.

11 We are God s Fellow Workers 1 Corinthians (Wakorinto) 3: 9-11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

12 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent, Careful and Persistent Work and Effort ( Be careful how you build ) Proverbs (Mithali) 12:11 He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment. 24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

13 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent, Careful and Persistent Work and Effort ( Be careful how you build ) Proverbs (Mithali) 14:23 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor. 18:9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

14 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent Careful and Persistent Work and Effort Careful first with their Own Lives

15 Liz Last week, Psalm (Zaburi) 69:6 Let not those who wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel.

16 Paul teaches... Deal with yourself first. 1 Corinthians ( Wakorinto) 9: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

17 Dealing with yourself first. 1 Corinthians ( Wakorinto) 9: Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

18 Dealing with yourself first. 1 Corinthians ( Wakorinto)10:1-13 (Context Israel s sin) 12. So if you think you are standing firm be careful you do not fall.

19 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent Psalm (Zaburi) 110:3 Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy majesty,... Remove the hard heartedness and become submissive to Jesus the Master builder. Poverty of Spirit

20 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent Ecclesiastes (Mhubiri) 10:18 If a man is lazy, the rafters sag; if his hands are idle, the house leaks.

21 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent 1 Peter (Petro)1: Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be selfcontrolled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do;for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

22 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent 1 Peter (Petro) 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

23 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent 1 Peter (Petro) 2: 4-5 As you come to him, the living Stone-- rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him-- you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

24 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent 1 Timothy (Timotheo) 3: Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

25 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent 1 Timothy (Timotheo) 4:1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.

26 God s Fellow Workers are Diligent 1 Timothy (Timotheo) 4:15-16 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.

27 We are building an Ark for the Saving of Souls. As God s Fellow Workers we need to be diligent in our lives, so others will see the difference Jesus makes.