After a worship service at First Baptist Church in Newcastle, Kentucky, a mother with a fidgety seven-year-old boy told me how she finally got her son to sit still and be quiet.
About halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered, "If you don't be quiet, Pastor Charlton is going to lose his place and will have to start his sermon all over again!"
It worked.
This is a body conscious worldWe have many products to help us clean up,
paint up, and fix-up our bodiesGreat concern over our physical shape &
healthMany types of diets & food life styles
Exercise clubs and exercise machines aboundAs Christians we add another dimension of
concern for our bodiesOur body as the home of the Holy Spirit
This phrase should remind us of the O.T. templeGreat care to its designGreat wealth placed in its construction 1 Chr
29:1-5People knew God dwelt thereOur bodies are just as important because they
are the dwelling place of the Holy SpiritDedication of Solomon’s temple 2 Chr 7:1-15Today we have no such place
God desires to fellowship with His creationEx 25:8; Jn 1:14; 1 Cor 1:9; Jn 14:23
Your body is the temple of GodBe careful…
where it goes – Prov 4:14; Ps 1:1what it does – Col 3:17; 1 Cor 10:31what it ponders – Prov 23:7; Zec 8:17;
Col 3:2how it reacts – Rom 12:17; 1 Pet 3:9; 1
Thes 5:15; Eph 4:26
The Bible clearly bears this outJesus makes the promise – Jn 14:15-26The epistles explain it – Rom 8:6-17; Gal 3:1-
5The Spirit is with you wherever you go & do
His power is there when you need itJgs 14:9; 1 Sam 10:6; Mic 3:8; Lk 4:14; Rom
15:13; Eph 3:16
With the Spirit indwelling you, every word, every thought & every action is in His view
He regenerates – Jn 3:3-5He indwells – Rom 8:11He baptizes – Mt 28:19He empowers – Mic 3:8He sanctifies – Rom 15:16He teaches – Jn 14:26He comforts – Jn 14:16-26He gives joy – Rom 14:17He gives discernment –1 Cor 2:10-16 He bears fruit – Gal 5:22-23He gave gifts – 1 Cor 12:3-11