DAN THE BUILDER
Pastor Phil Perkins
Sunday, July 26, 2020

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ” 1 Peter 4:10-11 (NIV)

“I have filled him with the Spirit of God in skill, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship, to make artistic designs for work with gold, with silver, and with bronze,  and with cutting and setting stone, and with cutting wood, to work in all kinds of craftsmanship…I have given ability to all the specially skilled, that they may make everything I have commanded you: the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the atonement lid that is on it, all the furnishings of the tent,  the table with its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,  the altar for the burnt offering with all its utensils, the large basin with its base,  the woven garments, the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons, to minister as priests,  the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the Holy Place. They will make all these things just as I have commanded you” Exodus 31:3-11 (NET)

“I realize how kind God has been to me, and so I tell each of you not to think you are better than you really are. Use good sense and measure yourself by the amount of faith that God has given you. A body is made up of many parts, and each of them has its own use. That’s how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as part of one another. God has also given each of us different gifts to use. If we can prophesy, we should do it according to the amount of faith we have. If we can serve others, we should serve. If we can teach, we should teach. If we can encourage others, we should encourage them. If we can give, we should be generous. If we are leaders, we should do our best. If we are good to others, we should do it cheerfully” Romans 12:3-8 (CEV)

“Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord [always doing your best and doing more than is needed], being continually aware that your labor [even to the point of exhaustion] in the Lord is not futile nor wasted [it is never without purpose]” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (AMP)