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*INTRODUCTION: Our response to wisdom either helps to purify or pollute our lives and the church.*
*PROPOSITION: We need to practice wisdom, with those who build into our lives.*
*TRANSITION: This morning, I want us to see three needs as we pursue wisdom in church relationships.*
*A. **We Need to Build With Caution.
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*1. *Be careful that no one messes with the right foundation.
*1 Cor.
3:10-11*
· The foundation is the Gospel.
*1 Cor.
15:1-8*
· Anyone attempting to mess with the foundation should be stopped.
· If someone can alter the foundation, they can then alter everything that will be built on the foundation.
*2. *Inspect what is being constructed.
*1 Cor.
3:10-15*
· Make sure that the builder is sticking to God’s blueprints.
· Make sure that the builder is using God approved materials.
*3. *Recognize and accept that God will bring many people to build into your life.
*1 Cor.
3:21-23*
*4. *God will deal with those who seek to bring harm to His Church.
*1 Cor.
3:16-17*
*B. **Builders Need to Maintain the Right Motives.*
*1. *Builders need to see themselves clearly.
*1 Cor.
4:1*
· They are Servants of Christ.
· They are Stewards of what God been entrusted.
*2. *Builders must prove themselves faithful.
*1 Cor.
4:2*
· Faithful in how they have handled the secret things of God.
· Faithful in how they have built into Christ’s Church.
· Builders prove their faithfulness to God, not us.
*C. **We Need to Choose the Correct Response.
(to the Builders and What is Being Built)*
*1. *How should we respond to the builders?
· We need to recognize that Builders are *God’s* servants.
*1 Cor.
4:1*
· It is not our place to judge the motives of the builders.
*1 Cor.
4:2-5*
· We should not play favorites among the builders.
*1 Cor.
4:6-7*
*a. *As a body, there are many people who build into our lives (Elders, Teachers, H.F Leaders, Etc…).
*b. *As the Elders put together the surveys, we were particularly concerned here & sought to be very careful.
· Honor the builders that God has brought into your life.
(Treat them with love and respect.)
*1 Cor.
4:8-15*
*2. *How should we respond to what is being built into our lives?
· Don’t get proud.
(This is the fruit of God’s servants, God’s Spirit & your willingness to be teachable.)
· Guard your attitude toward the builders.
There was a very strong attitude here that said /– (We don’t need you /
/anymore Paul.
We’ve grown beyond you!) (Some of us may need to make things right with former builders.)/
· Remember, we are being built to worship and Serve God. (Not our families, careers, hobbies, bosses, etc…)
*3. *Ultimately, you set the environment of relationship between you and the builders.
*1 Cor.
4:18-21*
· One choice is an environment of arrogance and battle.
· Another choice is an environment of love and gentleness.
*CONCLUSION: *
*We need to practice wisdom, with those who build into our lives.*
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