Moreover, I have selected Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, as his assistant. I have also given skill to all the craftsmen, that they may fashion all that I have commanded you:Behold, I myself have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all who are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded you:And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:
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This is the word of God for you, the people of God. Thanks be to God. So there are two other readings listed in the bulletin for this morning. We'll come back to them in a minute. First, let's talk Exodus. When I went to Divinity School, first-year students were tasked over their first two semesters of study with reading the entire Bible, the whole thing, Genesis to Revelation. It was quite an experience. I had, of course, read portions of the good book before, although whenever it got too boring or too strange, I would set it aside. Reading the Bible from start to finish as an assignment was a different experience. It exposes you to wild and unsettling stories. Did God really send a worm to eat the prophet Jonah's only source of shade? Did Paul really preach such a long and boring sermon that a member of the youth group fell asleep and then fell out the window? Book of Acts. Traveling the arc of scripture, you encounter all sorts of things. …
I'm going to call it glory in the changing. Glory in the changing. And Lord, I need you. I really, really do. I need your wisdom, your spirit, your prophecy, your creativity to help take this burden that you placed in my spirit and to lay it out before your people. I believe now more than ever in this ever-changing world that we need reminders that glory can exist in the changing. You've given me this word. You've given me this gift and ability. And God, I just lay it at your feet and I say build your church. Open their hearts to receive this word. Allow this word to be confrontational with the areas that are resistant to change. allow this word to lure them closer into the presence of God to the extent that they would be changed for sure but also that they would believe that they are called to bring change to the world I thank you God for studying me for giving me peace clarity and vision I receive it in Jesus name amen amen amen okay let's go to work again. Child, we go to work again. I want to try and unpack this revelation that God has given me, but I'm going to try and use an analogy about how our minds work. And in the process of giving you this analogy of how our mind works, I believe that it's going to help us to understand more accurately what the Hebrew children were experiencing when they were in the wilderness. …
God has not just given him the template for building the tabernacle, but he's also let him know that he has given him resources that he may not have realized were there in order to build the tabernacle. So this message, Nothing Into Something, is a revelation that God has given me that I believe is going to be helpful for those of you who God is calling to build, whether they are ministries or businesses or just a different version of yourself. Last week, we talked about doing something unnatural, and I want to talk a little bit about what it takes to build nothing into something. Spirit of the living God, you know I need you, and I know you're here. So i'm asking that where anxiety where nerves where fear where doubt or worry would try to distract me from your presence That you would remove it now in the name of jesus God and i'm asking that not just for me, but for everyone who is connected to this word That they would have a divine encounter with you that fills them to the overflow That they would leave this place with clarity with power with strength with peace god and that you would release us to build with our hearts, with our minds, with our hands, that which you have assigned to us. God, I thank you for your spirit resting in this room. …