Christ’s instruction for temple builders
Rev. Dennis Lee uses Zechariah 4:6-10 and the historical narrative of Israel's temple rebuilding to encourage believers that God's church is built not by human might and power, but by the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit. The sermon applies the Old Testament account typologically to the contemporary Christian's calling to participate in God's building project, emphasizing both the difficulty of the task and God's faithful provision through His grace.
Rev. Dennis Lee, pastor of Kalamazoo PRC in Kalamazoo, Michigan Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the...
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