The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands.The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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Him I proclaim to you. God who made the world and everything in it, since he is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. nor is he worshiped with men's hands as though he needed anything. Please understand you're not doing God a favor raising your hands and even being in church this morning. He doesn't need anything from you. He, we need him. He doesn't need us. He needs nothing. as though he needs anything since he gives to all life, breath, and all things. And he has made us from one blood. This is so important. You think you're better than somebody because the color of your skin or the lack thereof. this is telling you where the human race came from for he has made us from boy don't isn't this a time for that verse to be highlighted in the world he has made us from one blood every nation of men to dwell on the face of the earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their dwelling. …
… but it does fill us in on a secret that affects the way we pray. Look at Acts chapter 17, verse 24 and 25. This is Paul talking on Mars Hill, a bunch of people that were completely opposed to the gospel. Look at what Acts chapter 17, verse 24 says. The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. Now here's the verse I want us to think about, verse 25. And he is not served by human hands as if he needed anything because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. And that's the secret. I want you to think about it with me. The God who made the world is not served by human hands as if he needed anything because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. Here's the secret that the early church knew. The early church knew that the secret to seeing the power of God in the church is not found in serving God. …
… Acts chapter 17. The God who made the world, this is the apostle Paul talking, and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by human hands and he's not served by human hands as if he needed anything. Rather, he himself gives everyone life and breath. Romans 11, 36. For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever, amen. How can I illustrate that? Well, let me go back to marriage. Lisa and I got married 42 years ago. We didn't have to have kids, did you know that? I mean, we were doing great. just me and my mate. Everything was fine. Everything was dandy. Every night was a date night. It was romantic. We could just flow, you know? We chose to have kids. Did we need them? No, we wanted them. That's just a scintilla of our great God. That's how much we matter to him. The third thing is God's immutability. …