1. HEBR ON Don’t Forget: Nursing Home, 2:00 Pew Packers, 5:45 VBS, June 6-9 Welcome to thechurch of Christ May 23, 2010

5. Built by God 1.The Template 2.The Time 3.The Treasure 4.The Treatment A H o u s eP s a l m 1 2 7

6. The Templat e: Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain –It is a labor of vanity if: We do not count the cost to build (Luke 14:28-30) We build on the wrong foundation (Mat. 7:24-29) We build with the wrong material (I Cor. 3:12-13) a. For design of a godly house

7. The Templa te: Psalm 127:1 Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain –It is a vain watch if: We watch for the wrong things (I Peter 5:8) –Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it We fall asleep on the watch (Matthew 26:40) a. For design of a godly house b. For protection of a godly house

8. The Time: Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so He giveth His beloved sleep –How does this time benefit your family (I Timothy 6:9-10)? –How does this time bear on the important things (Luke 12:16-20)? a. The vanity of wasted time

9. The Time: Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so He giveth His beloved sleep –God blesses those whose priorities are in order (Matthew 6:33) –God blesses those who relationships are solid (Proverbs 17:6) a. The vanity of wasted time b. The richness of quality time

10. The Treasure: Psalm 127:3 Lo, children are a heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is His reward –Children are our inheritance from God 3 John 4 I have no greater joy, than to hear that my children walk in truth –Children are our reward from God a. The origin of the treasure

11. The Treasur e: Psalm 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are the children of thy youth –They protect us from selfishness –They protect us from loneliness –They protect us from bitterness –They protect us from rashness a. The origin of the treasure b. The benefit of the treasure

12. The Treatme nt: Psalm 127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate –Godly families will have many enemies: The world at large Themselves a. The way the world will treat them

13. The Treatme nt: Psalm 127:5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate –Godly families will not give in to the world (Romans 1:16) –Godly families will defeat their enemies (Genesis 6-8) a. The way the world will treat them b. The way they will treat the world

14. What kinds of houses are we building? Are we sheltered in the house of God?

15. Consider During the Lord’s Supper: Isaiah 53:3-5 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.