Jesus is Our Tabernacle 06: Jesus is the White Linen of the King

26 “Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker. 2 All the curtains are to be the same size—twenty-eight cubits long and four cubits wide. 3 Join five of the curtains together, and do the same with the other five. (Exodus 26.1-3, NIV) TheContinue reading “Jesus is Our Tabernacle 06: Jesus is the White Linen of the King”

How to Behave in Church 04: Men and Women 01 – Move to the Middle Lane

8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing. 9 I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, 10 but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God. (1 Tim. 2.8-10 NIV) Now, thisContinue reading “How to Behave in Church 04: Men and Women 01 – Move to the Middle Lane”

Jesus is Our Tabernacle 05: The Light of the World

31 “Make a lampstand of pure gold. Hammer out its base and shaft, and make its flowerlike cups, buds and blossoms of one piece with them. 32 Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand—three on one side and three on the other. 33 Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be onContinue reading “Jesus is Our Tabernacle 05: The Light of the World”

How to Behave in Church 03: Pray in Church

2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;Continue reading “How to Behave in Church 03: Pray in Church”

How To Behave in Church 02: Don’t Act Without Meaning

5 The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith. 6 But some people have missed this whole point. They have turned away from these things and spend their time in meaningless discussions. 7 They want to be known as teachers of theContinue reading “How To Behave in Church 02: Don’t Act Without Meaning”

How To Behave in Church 01 We Should Behave in Church!

14 I am writing these things to you now, even though I hope to be with you soon, 15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth. (1 Tim. 3.14-15,Continue reading “How To Behave in Church 01 We Should Behave in Church!”

Jesus is Our Tabernacle 04: Jesus is Our Bread of the Presence

23 “You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, a cubit its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 24 You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a molding of gold around it. 25 And you shall make a rim around it a handbreadth wide, and a molding of gold around theContinue reading “Jesus is Our Tabernacle 04: Jesus is Our Bread of the Presence”

Jesus is Our Tabernacle 03: Jesus is Our Mercy Seat

17 “Then make the Ark’s cover—the place of atonement—from pure gold. It must be 45 inches long and 27 inches wide. 18 Then make two cherubim from hammered gold, and place them on the two ends of the atonement cover. 19 Mold the cherubim on each end of the atonement cover, making it all of one piece of gold. 20 TheContinue reading “Jesus is Our Tabernacle 03: Jesus is Our Mercy Seat”

Jesus is Our Tabernacle 02: Jesus is Our Ark

Have them make a chest of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold moulding around it (Exodus 25.10-11, KJV) Now we are continuing our series to look atContinue reading “Jesus is Our Tabernacle 02: Jesus is Our Ark”

Jesus is Our Tabernacle 01: He Is in the Midst of Us!

One of the most spectacular and clearest pictures of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament is the tent in the wilderness, what is commonly called the tabernacle. The Bible takes a lot of time to describe this tabernacle – it starts in Exodus 25 and finishes in Exodus 40. That is a lot of spaceContinue reading “Jesus is Our Tabernacle 01: He Is in the Midst of Us!”