BuildAccording To The

Pattern

What Is A Pattern?

• To a builder --- a blueprint

• To a seamstress --- a pattern

• To a manufacturer --- the spec’s

What happens when a pattern is changed?

What if everyone involved decided to make changes on their own?

What if only one person made a change to the pattern?

What Is A Divine Pattern?

• Same as the others: It is a blueprint, pattern, guideline, rulebook, example,etc…

• It cannot be changed or altered in any way without consequences.

• The result of following the pattern will give us what the Creator willed for us to do.

THE DIVINE PATTERN

• Comes from God• 2 Corinthians 2:11-12• Jeremiah 10:23• Proverbs 16:25

• God Showed Moses the pattern and Moses built it according to the pattern

• Exodus 25:8-9,40• Hebrews 8:5

The Divine Pattern

• David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple.

• 1 Chronicles 28:11-12, 19

• DOCTRINE• Acts 2:42• Mark those who do

not follow the apostles doctrine;

• Romans 16:17-18• 2 Thessalonians 3:6

Seed Of The Divine Pattern

• God’s law: Seed bearing after its kind• Gen 1:11-12• Seed is the word of God in Matthew 13• Plant the same seed (doctrine) from the

beginning of the church, and you get the same church.

• Paul talked of planting the seed of the church and God gives the increase. 1 Corinthians 3:6

Build Church According To The Pattern

• Name: Acts 11:26; Romans 16:16

• Foundation: 1 Corinthians 3:11, Matthew 16:18;

• Law: 1 Corinthians 14:37; 2 Timothy 3:16-17

• Membership: Acts 2:38,47; Galatians 3:26-27

Build Church According To The Pattern

• Organization: Acts 14:23; Philippians 1:1;Ephesians 4:11

• Worship: Acts 2:42; Ephesians 5:19;Acts 20:7

• Discipline: Matthew 18:17; 1 Corinthians 5:4-5, Revelation 2:14-16

• Love of Brethren: 1 Peter 1:22; Hebrews 13:1; John 13:34-35

According To The Pattern

• We could talk a long time about what is not following the pattern given to us in God’s word.

• 2 Timothy 1:13• We must be faithful to follow the pattern

given to us.• Psalm 127:1• Are you part of a group that has followed

the pattern?