DEEPERCHRISTI

ANLI
FEMINISTRY
HEADQUARTERS,
GBAGADA,
LAGOS.
Memo
Fr
om:
Chur
chSecr
etar
y To:
Nati
onal
/St
ate/
Regi
onOver
seer
s
&LagosGr
oupPastor
s
Dat
e:17thJul
y,2017

Pr
eparat
ions ForThe Commissi
oni
ng OfThe DeeperLi
fe
I
nter
nati
onalHeadquar
ter
sChur
chAtGbagada

Wegiveallt
heglorytot
heAlmightyGodforhit
her
toHehashel
pedus.Aswe
arenowatthetailendofthi
shist
ori
cproject
,muchmoneyisst
il
lneededt
o
payourcont
ract
orsandfini
shwell
.

OnSunday,30thJul
y,2017,wearegoi
ngtohavethefi
nalfundrai
singfort
he
complet
ionofGbagadapr oj
ect.Al
lmembersoft
hisgreatDeeperLif
efamil
y
mustplaythei
rr ol
eincontri
buti
nggener
ousl
ytowardsthefini
shi
ngoft hi
s
edi
fi
ce.

Allmoneypl
edgedandr
edeemedmustber
emi
tt
edwi
thoutdel
ay,al
lwi
thi
n
four(
4)mont
hs.

Iwanttoremi
ndy outhattheamountallocatedtoy ourGroup/State/Nationis
the Mi
nimum expected.Nat i
onalOv erseers who hav e notr ecei
ved any
all
ocat
ionshouldletushav etheverybestcomi ngf r
om theirCount r
ies,at
l
east,above previ
ous all
ocat
ion t
oy ourCount ryinr espectofGbagada
proj
ect
.Theattachedistheinf
ormati
ononr emit
tanceoff orei
gncur r
encies.

Thepr
ogr
ammef
ort
heSpeci
alSunday
,30thJul
y,2017i
sasbel
ow:

Local
Time (
GMT)
7:
508:10am (
6:50-
7:10)Pr
ayer

8:
108:
20am (
7:10-
7:20)Congr
egat
ional
Song
8:
208:
50am (
7:20-
7:50) STS Lesson810:Sol
omonBui
l
dsGod
s
Temple

8:
509:
00am (
7:50-
8:00)Pr
ayer

9:
009:
15am (
8:00-
8:15)Congr
egat
ional
Songs

9:
159:
30am (
8:15-
8:30) Prayer
/Offer
ing/
Wel ng 1st Ti
comi mer
s
/Announcements

9:
309:
40am (
8:30-
8:40) Bi
bleReadi
ng

9:
4010:
10am (
8:40-
9:10) Vi
deo Pr
esent
ati
on on t
he St
ate oft
he
Work

10:
1010:
25am (
9:10-
9:25) Pl
edges&Speci
alCol
l
ect
ionf
orGbagada
Pr
oject

10:
2510:
35am (
9:25-
9:35)
Choi
r

10:
3510:
45am (
9:35-
9:45)
Pray
er

10:
45 (
9:45.
)GS
Message

Pleasefi
ndattachedt
heSearchTheScri
ptures(STS)lesson810,t
it
led:
SolomonBui
l
dsGodsTempl
ewhi
chwi
llbetaughti
nalll
ocations.

Don
tfor
get
,Yeshal
lonl
yber
emember
edbywhaty
ouhav
edone

Godbl
essy
ou.

Your
sinHi
sPr
ivi
l
egedSer
vice,

(Si
gned)
S.M.Afuwape,
ChurchSecr
etar
y.
 LESSON810
SOLOMONBUI
LDSGOD
STEMPLE
MEMORYVERSE: Concerni
ngt
hishousewhichthouarti
nbuil
ding,i
fthouwi
ltwal
kin
myst at
utes,andexecutemyjudgments,andkeepallmycommandment st
owalkin
them;thenwillIper
form mywordwiththee,whichIspakeuntoDavidthyfat
her
(
1
Kings6:12)
.

TEXT:
1Ki
ngs5:
1-18;
6:1-
38;
2Chr
oni
cles2:
1-18;
3:1-
17;
4:1-
22

T hebui
l
dingofGod
stempl
ebyKi
ngSol
omonwho

succeededhi sf at
herwasal ongawaiteddr eam thatevent uall
ycamet rue.Alt
hough
i
twasconcei vedbyKi ngDav i
d,Godr est
rainedhimf rom goi ngaheadt hroughPr ophet
Nathan.Thewor doft heLORDcameunt oNat han,say i
ng,Goandt el
l myservantDav i
d,
Thussai t
ht heLor d,shal tthoubui l
dmeanhouse?Iwi l
lsetupt hyseedaf terthee,
whichshal lproceedoutoft hybowel s Heshal lbuildanhousef ormyname( 2
Samuel7: 4,5,12,13).This pr opheti
c statementcame t o pass dur i
ng the rei
gn of
Solomon.
Thisstudyf ocusesont her easonsforbuildingthet emple,t heprovi
sionsmadef or
thebuildi
ngoft het empleandt heclar
ioncal lforallbeliev erstobecommi t
tedt o
bui
ldingGod sspirit
ual t
empl e.

THEPURPOSEFORBUI
LDI
NGGOD
STEMPLE(
1Ki
ngs5:
5;2Chr
oni
cles2:
1;2Samuel
7:
1,2;
1Ki
ngs6:
1)

And, behold,Ipur poset obui ldanhouseunt ot henameoft heLORDmyGod, ast he

LORDspakeunt oDav idmyf at
hersay i
ng, t
hysonwhom Iwi l
lsetupont hythronei nt hy
room, heshallbui ldanhouseunt omyname (
1Ki ngs5: 5).
TheJewi sht empl ewasapl acef orthewor shipofYahweh.Thet empl eissev er all
y
referred toi nScr ipturesasTheHol yTempl e( Psalm 79: 1);t heHouseofGod ( 1
Chr onicles6:48;29: 2);t heSanct uary,TentorTaber nacleofGod( Exodus25: 8,9;1
Chr onicles17:5) .Pr i
ort othebui ldi
ng,thechildrenofI sraelwor shi
ppedi nt abernacl es
duringt heirwildernesswander ing.
Thet empl econst ructedbySol omonconsi stedoft hreesect i
ons:t hepor chthr ough
whi cht heyent ered;thehol ypl ace,whichcont ainedt hegol denl ampst ands,twot abl es
ofshewbr eadandani ncenseal tar(1Kings7: 48,49);andt hehol yofhol i
es,contai ning
twowoodencher ubim ov er
laidwi thgoldandt hear koft hecov enant,wi t
hitslidcal led
themer cyseat( Lev it
icus16: 14,15).Every
thingaboutt histemplewasapoi ntertoGod.

Quest
i Hi
on1: ghl
i
ghtsomeoft
her
easonsSol
omonbui
l
tGod
sTempl
e.

Thetempl
ethatSol
omonbuil
tservedvar
iouspur
poses.One,i
twastoest
abli
sha
pl
acesuit
abl
eforwor
shi
panddevot
iontoGod.Two,t
hetemplewasadwell
i
ngplaceof
theLord.I tbroughtGod spr esenceamongHi speopl e(1Ki ngs6: 13,14).Thr ee,it
dir
ect
edt hemi ndsofthepeopl etowardsGod.Four ,
itwasasy mbolofspi rit
ualt hings,
andbyt hat,Godwasr ever
enced.Five,i
twast oserveasapl acewher ethesi nnercoul d
fi
ndGodandpeace.Si x,i
twaswher ethepeopleofGodpour edoutt heirhear tsand
madet heirpeti
tionsuntoGod( Exodus33:7).Today
st empleorpl aceofwor shipcannot
beanyt hi
ngl esst hanwhatGodexpect edoft heOldTest amentt emple.Whi l
eChr i
st
wasonear t
h,Het ookvehementst epstocleansethet emple.Hesai d,Itiswr i
tten,My
houseshal lbecal l
edt hehouseofpr ayer;butyehav emadei tadenoft hiev es

(Matt
hew21: 12-14;Mark11:15-17;Luke19:45,
46).

Quest
ion2:Whati
mpr
essi
ondoesChr
ist
sact
iongi
veusaboutt
oday
stempl
eorpl
ace
ofwor
shi
p?

Thet empl eshoul dbeapl aceofr ef ugewher ethespiri

tualatmospher edri
vesGod s
consciousnessi ntothewor shipper s.Fort heLORDt hyGodwal kethint hemidstofthy
camp, todel i
verthee,andt ogiv eupt hineenemi esbeforethee;thereforeshallt
hycamp
behol y:thatheseenouncl eant hingi nthee,andt urnawayf r
om t hee
(Deuteronomy
23:14).Today
stempl eshouldbeapl aceofsuccourf oral
l:thewr etched,ri
chandpoor ,
youngandol d,educat edoril
lit
erat e;thedi scouragedandsi n-laden.Ast hereisroom for
everyoneatt heCr oss, sot
herei si nGod st emple.
Thechi l
drenofI sraelunder stoodt her elevanceofbui l
dingGod st emplewher ethe
arkofcov enant( symbol i
cofHi smaj est y
spr esence)dwelt.Andt heyr oseupt othecall
toprov i
def orthebuilding.

THEPROVISIONFORBUI LDI
NGGODSTEMPLE( 1Ki
ngs5:
1-18;
6:1-
38;
2Chr
oni
cles2:
1
-
18;1Chr
onicles29:
19;
Exodus35:
4-11;
36:
1-7)

Alt
houghDav i
dhadpr eparedgol dandsi lveri nabundancef orthebui ldingoft he
temple,Sol omonhi ssonst il
lneededt omakepr epar ationst ogett i
mberandst ones
readyf orthewor k.Ther ef or
e,he sentt oHi ram,say ing,. .
.Ipurposetobui ldanhouse
untot henameoft heLORDmyGod. .
.Nowt her ef
or ecommandt hout hatt heyhewme
cedart reesoutofLebanon;andmyser vant sshal lbewi t
ht hyservants:andunt othee
wi l
lIgivehireforthyser vant saccor dingt oal lthatt houshal tappoint
(1Ki ngs5: 2,
5,6) .
Ther esponseofKi ngHi ram t oSolomon sr equesti sapr oofthatGod swor kwi llnev er
l
ackr esources.Ev eni nthewi lderness, thechi ldrenofI sr aelgav esacri
ficiall
ybef oret he
commencementoft hebui l
dingpr oj ectunt il Mosesgav ecommandment ,andt hey
causedi tt
obepr oclaimedt hroughoutt hecamp,say ing,Letnei thermannorwoman
makeanymor ewor kfort heof f
eringoft hesanct uary .Sot hepeopl ewer er est r
ained
from bringi
ng.Fort hestuf ftheyhadwassuf fi
cientf oral lthewor ktomakei t,andt oo
much( Exodus36: 6,
7).Thepeopl ewer ei ndeedgener ousandcommi ttedt ogi ving.
Theykeptdonat i
ngt hemat eri
alsneededf ort heconst ructi
onwor kunt iltheirl i
ber alit
y
exceededt henecessi t
y.Meanwhi l
e,hav ingent eredi ntot reatywithSol omon,Ki ng
Hiram suppl i
edhim wi thcedarandpi newoodf r
om Lebanonaswel lasskilledar t
isans.

Quest
ion3:Commentont
heat
ti
tudeoft
hechi
l
drenofI
sraelt
owar
dsgi
vi
ngf
ort
he
bui
l
dingoft
het
aber
nacl
e?
 Itiswor thyofnot et hatt houghDav i
dwasnotal l
owedt obui ldamagni ficenttempl e
unto God( 1Ki ngs5: 3;1Chr onicl es28: 2,3),theLor dcommendedt het houghtof
honour ingHi m wi thsuchapr oject. Forasmuchasi twasi nt hinehear ttobui ldan
housef ormyname,t houdi dstwel lint hatitwasi nthinehear t
( 2Chr onicles6:8).Itis
alsoi nst ructi
vet hatDav i
ddi dnotf rustr
ateordi scourageSol omonf rom car ryingout
thisdi vineassi gnment .Rat her,hemadepr ov i
sionsf orthewor k.
LikeKi ngDav i
d,bel ieversoughtt obedeepl yconcer nedf ort hechur chofGod, t
he
pill
arandgr oundoft het ruth.
Agai n,hewasnotj ealoust hathi ssonwasGod s
pref erredchoi cet obui ldt het emple.Ther efore,hemadesomepr ov isi
onsf orhi m.How
thiscont rastswi thso- calledChr i
stianswhowoul dbot hf rustratet hegr aceofGodand
nobl eef fortsofot herbel i
ev er
si nthedev elopmentofGod schur ch.
Sol omon sgr eatestachi evementwast heconst ructi
onoft het empl e.St art
edi nthe
four thy earofhi sr eign, hecompl etedi tint heelev enthy ear.Asbel ievers,weshoul dbe
readyt ogi vecont i
nual lyinsuppor tofGod swor kunt ilt
het aski sf inished.Gi vi
ngofour
subst ancet oGodi sani ntegralpar tofourwor shi panddev otiont oHi m. Honourt he
LORDwi t
ht hysubst ance, andwi t
ht hef ir
stfruit
sofal lthinei ncr ease:Soshal lthybar ns
bef i
ll
edwi thpl enty,andt hypr essesshal lbur stoutwi thnewwi ne (
Pr overbs3: 9,
10).
God swor kdonei nGod swaywi llnev erlackGod sr esour ces.

Quest
i Whyshoul
on4: dbel
i
ever
sgi
vesacr
if
ici
all
ytosuppor
tGod
swor
k?

PURPOSEFULCOMMITMENTTO BUI LDI

NG GOD
SSPI
RITUALTEMPLE(
2Chr
oni
cles
3:
1-17;
4:1-
22;
1Cor
int
hians3:
16,
17;
6:15-
20)

Andhegar nishedt hehousewi t

hpr eciousst onesf orbeaut y
:andt hegol dwasgol d
ofPar vaim. TheOl dTest amentt empl ewasbui l
twi t
hgol d,asy mbolofqual ityand
purity.Suchwast hesacr ednessoft het emplebui l
twi t
hhandsanddedi catedtoGod.
Ast empl esindwel tbyGod, beli
eversoughtt obehol yunt oHi m.Wemustf l
eeadul t
ery,
fornicationandev erysi nt hatdefil
est het empleoft helivi
ngGod.Thet ruechur chof
Chr i
sti snott hephy sicalbui l
dingbutt hebeliever swhof ellowshi ptherei
n.Thati swhy
theyar elikenedt ot het empleofGod.I faman- madet empl eandal lit
sut ensil
swer e
holy,separ atedfrom al lcommonandunhol yusesanddedi cat edalonetot heser viceof
God, thebodi esoft ruebel i
eversarehol yandal ltheirmember sshoul dbeempl oy edfor
theser v i
ceofGodal one.
Believershav enor ightov ertheirlivesast heyar eboundt ot heLor dandal so
account ablet oHi m.Asasl avepur chasedbyhi smast eri st hesol eproper t
yoft he
mast er ,soar ebel i
ev ersGod spr opertybecauset heyar eboughtwi tht hepr ecious
bloodofJesusChr i
st.Wemustt hereforeempl oyourspi r
it
, soulandbodyi nt heser vi
ce
ofourLor dandpr omot e, byallmeans, t
hehonourandgl oryofourGod.

Quest
i Whatmustt
on5: hebel
i
everdot
okeephi
sspi
ri
tualt
empl
ehabi
tabl
eforChr
ist
?