Pastor Brian Taylor 

Philippians 2:19-24

We are all children of God and God uses us to build His church.

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How does He build this Church?

And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. (Matthew 16: 18)

1. By _________________.
   Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 16: 17)
2. By _________________.  In Luke Chapter 15 a man had two sons and lost them both.
3. By ____________________.  (Genesis 15: 1-5).  Promise of Abram’s own son.

One generation shall tell another.

They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born, that He has done this. (Psalm 22: 31)

• Children ______________ - servants simply serve.
• Children ______________ - servants take.
• Children ______________ - servants divide.
• Children ______________ as family – servants speak as individuals.
• Children _______________ the leadership – servants trade it off for their own agendas. Noah had three sons. One did not act like a son. 
  And Noah began to be a farmer, and he planted a vineyard.  Then he drank of the wine and was drunk, and became uncovered in his tent.  And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside.  But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness.  So Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done to him. (Genesis 9: 20-24)
• Children _________________ the leadership – servants continually question and criticize.
• Children ______________ the vision of the house – servants want their own vision in the house.
• Children are _______________ in who they are – servants are not, they feel like orphans.
• Children ________________ their hearts – servants are constantly on guard about their heart.
• Children have ____________ feet – servants have huge ones.