October

The Day of Fire

1 Corinthians 3:13

Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones

1 Corinthians 3:12

Wood, Hay, and Straw

1 Corinthians 3:14-15

Inspecting the Motives

Building with Integrity

Psalm 26:1-2

The Weight of the Build

2 Corinthians 5:10

Tested Faith

that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ

The Refiner's Fire

"But who can endure the day of his coming? And who will stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderers’ soap; and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine

The Furnace of Affliction

"Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction."

"Joy in the Crucible"

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

"The Pruning Shears"

"I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that doesn’t bear fruit, he takes away. Every branch that bears fruit, he prunes, that it may bear more fruit."

"Purified as Silver"

"For you, God, have tested us. You have refined us, as silver is refined. You brought us into prison. You laid a cold burden on our backs. You allowed men to ride over our heads. We went through fire and through water, but you brought us out into a wealthy place."

"The Fourth Man in the Fire"

"Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, 'Didn’t we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?' They answered and said to the king, 'True, O king.' He answered and said, 'Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.'"

"You Are God's Temple"

"Don’t you know that you are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are."

"A Living Sacrifice"

"Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God."

"Vessels of Honor"

"Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay; some for honor, and some for dishonor. If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work."

"Clean Hands and a Pure Heart"

"Who may ascend to Yahweh’s hill? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully."

"The Divine Plumb Line"

"He showed me this: behold, the Lord stood beside a wall made by a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. Yahweh said to me, 'Amos, what do you see?' I said, 'A plumb line.' Then the Lord said, 'Behold, I will set a plumb line in the middle of my people Israel. I will not again pass by them any more.'"

Dedicating the House

"Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and Yahweh’s glory filled the house. The priests could not enter into Yahweh’s house, because Yahweh’s glory filled Yahweh’s house. All the children of Israel looked on, when the fire came down, and Yahweh’s glory was on the house. They bowed themselves with their faces to the ground on the pavement, worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh, saying, 'For he is good; for his loving kindness endures forever!'"

An Unshakeable Kingdom

"Therefore, receiving an unshakeable kingdom, let’s have grace, through which we may offer service acceptably to God with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire."