Meet Your Craftsman

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Session 2 of the Retreat: Jesus is the Master Craftsman

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

JESUS

The Master Craftsman

GOD'S PLAN

Owner-Architect-Contractor-Steelworker-Carpenter-Plumber-Electrician-Designer ....
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WE HAD OUR OWN PLAN.

No entry allowed.
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ALL HAVE SINNED

And fall short of the glory of God.
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BUT GOD.....

had a plan.
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MEET JESUS

The author and finisher of our faith
Hebrews 12:2

WHAT DOES A CARPENTER DO?

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CARPENTERS

Greek is tekton: carpenter, craftsman, workman, planner
Greek is tekton

a worker in wood, a carpenter, joiner, builder
a ship's carpenter or builder
any craftsman, or workman
the art of poetry, maker of songs
a planner, contriver, plotter
an author

From Wikipedia
In the Septuagint the Greek noun tektōn either stands for the generic Hebrew noun kharash (חרש), "craftsman," (as Isaiah 41:7) or tekton xylon (τέκτων ξύλον) as a word-for-word rendering of kharash-'etsim (חָרַשׁ עֵצִים) "craftsman of woods." (as Isaiah 44:13).[5] The term kharash occurs 33 times in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible.
As an alternative to kharash, some authors have speculated that the Greek term corresponds to the Aramaic term naggara (Hebrew נגר naggar "craftsman") and in 1983 Geza Vermes (1983) suggested that given that the use of the term in the Talmud "carpenter" can signify a very learned man, the New Testament description of Joseph as a carpenter could indicate that he was considered wise and literate in the Torah.[6] This theory was later popularized by A. N. Wilson to suggest that Jesus had some sort of elevated status.[7][8]
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A CARPENTER MAKES THINGS

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WE ARE GOD'S HANDIWORK

Created in Christ to do good works (Eph 2:10)
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GREEK IS POIĒMA

Handiwork - Creation - Workmanship
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POIĒMA = POEM

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WE ARE GOD'S POEM!

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WHAT IS MADE

God's invisible qualities are understood from
Romans 1:20 NIV
[20] For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities---his eternal power and divine nature---have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

What has been made, same word, poiema, masterpiece, Poem

CREATION

God's Handiwork, His POEM!

CRADLE TO GRAVE

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CREATES

Colossians 1:15-17
Jesus is Creator

Colossians 1:15-17 NIV
[15] The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. [16] For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. [17] He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
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FOLLOWS A PLAN

From the beginning to end
Jesus followed the Father's plan

John 6:40 NIV
[40] For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
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INTENT IN MIND

Carry to completion (Philippians 1:6)
Philippians 1:6 NIV
[6] being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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TEAMWORK

Cannot accomplish the job alone
1 Corinthians 3:5,9 NIV
[5] What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe---as the Lord has assigned to each his task. [9] For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
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SERVES ANYONE IN NEED

All who are helpless (Luke 19:10)
Luke 19:10 NIV
[10] For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

CONSTRUCTS

I will build my church (Matt 16:16-19)
Matthew 16:16-19 NIV
[16] Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” [17] Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. [18] And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. [19] I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
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SKILLED

Who is this? (Mark 4:39-41)
Mark 4:39-41 NIV
[39] He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. [40] He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” [41] They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
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BUILDS USEFUL THINGS

I chose you and appointed you (John 15:16)
John 15:16 NIV
[16] You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit
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MAKES BEAUTIFUL THINGS

1 Peter 1:3-5 NIV
[3] Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, [4] and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, [5] who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
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MAKES STRONG THINGS

Power of Christ dwells in me (1 Cor 9:9-10)
2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV
[9] But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. [10] That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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HAS TOOLS

Transforms us (2 Cor 3:18)
2 Corinthians 3:18 NIV
[18] And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
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RETROFITS FOR A PURPOSE

James 2:5
James 2:5 NIV
[5] Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

REPAIRS

Old is gone! New has come. (2 Cor 5:17)
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NAILS

Jesus chose them

JESUS DIED FOR YOU

UNLOCK

Jesus came to unlock the bolt we put on ourselves, to restore us back to God's plan.

No matter how rusty, he can take care of it.
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CHIEF CORNERSTONE

Ephesians 2:20-22
Ephesians 2:20-22 NIV
[20] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. [21] In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. [22] And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.
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