How to build a temple for God
Sergio Pérez
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The speaker shares about his annual visionary retreat where he seeks God's vision for the year ahead. During one retreat, he was led to look at the three models in the Bible for building and financing temples. The first model is from Exodus 25 where God instructs Moses to collect offerings from those with willing hearts to build the tabernacle. The purpose of the tabernacle was to manifest God's presence among his people. The second model is from David's intention to build a house for God, which was later fulfilled by his son Solomon. David offered all kinds of riches from his personal treasure for the construction of the temple. The third model is from the book of Haggai where God rebukes the people for neglecting the building of his temple and encourages them to prioritize it. The speaker emphasizes the importance of building temples for the manifestation of God's presence and the transformation of lives.
The pastor talks about the biblical examples of God's people financing his projects, such as Moses building the tabernacle, David building the temple, and the exiles rebuilding the temple after captivity. He emphasizes the importance of voluntary giving and the contagious nature of generosity. The pastor also explains why God calls his people to finance his projects, which is to teach them to invest in eternal things and to trust in God. He encourages the congregation to seek first the Kingdom of God and his justice, and all other things will be added. The pastor shares his personal experience of receiving this word from God when he was young and struggling with financial worries.
The speaker shares his experience of receiving a word from God at a young age, which helped him overcome the devil's temptation to focus on money. He also talks about how God involves us in his big projects to expand our minds and teach us financial strategies. He shares examples of significant offerings he has made to the Lord and how God has blessed him and his family financially. He encourages the audience to commit to God's projects and learn from them, as it can lead to blessings and prosperity.
The pastor talks about the biblical examples of God's people financing his projects, such as Moses building the tabernacle, David building the temple, and the exiles rebuilding the temple after captivity. He emphasizes the importance of voluntary giving and the contagious nature of generosity. The pastor also explains why God calls his people to finance his projects, which is to teach them to invest in eternal things and to trust in God. He encourages the congregation to seek first the Kingdom of God and his justice, and all other things will be added. The pastor shares his personal experience of receiving this word from God when he was young and struggling with financial worries.
The speaker shares his experience of receiving a word from God at a young age, which helped him overcome the devil's temptation to focus on money. He also talks about how God involves us in his big projects to expand our minds and teach us financial strategies. He shares examples of significant offerings he has made to the Lord and how God has blessed him and his family financially. He encourages the audience to commit to God's projects and learn from them, as it can lead to blessings and prosperity.
I want to base something that the Lord ministered to me a few years ago. It happens that I am about 8 years old and at the beginning of the year I do a visionary retreat, I like to make this clarification because it is like a business meeting with God.
In other words, it is not that I am leaving to fast somewhere, to a camp, no, I'm going to a very elegant hotel, to a place that is one of my favorites in New England and I spend 5 days there. It doesn't matter what day January 1 falls, I'm already out on the 1st, I spend the next 5 days. This resource has been such a blessing because in those 5 days I focus on asking the Lord for the vision for the whole year, vision in four areas, vision of what I will be ministering to the church during the year, what I will be ministering to my home during the year, also the financial vision of the ministry and our work in relation to the region.
In other words, it is not that I am leaving to fast somewhere, to a camp, no, I'm going to a very elegant hotel, to a place that is one of my favorites in New England and I spend 5 days there. It doesn't matter what day January 1 falls, I'm already out on the 1st, I spend the next 5 days. This resource has been such a blessing because in those 5 days I focus on asking the Lord for the vision for the whole year, vision in four areas, vision of what I will be ministering to the church during the year, what I will be ministering to my home during the year, also the financial vision of the ministry and our work in relation to the region.
