Be Strong and Do It

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Be Strong and Do It

• Take heed now for the LORD hath chosen thee to
  build an house for the sanctuary be strong, and
  do it.
• I Chronicles 2810
• October 26, 2008

2
King David Charges His Son, Solomon

• I Chronicles 289
• And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of
  thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart
  and with a willing mind for the LORD searcheth
  all hearts, and understandeth all the
  imaginations of the thoughts if thou seek him,
  he will be found of thee but if thou forsake
  him, he will cast thee off for ever.
• King Davids Advice for his son, Solomon
• Know God
• Serve God
• A perfect heart
• A willing mind

3
King David Charges His Son, Solomon Second Time

• I Chronicles 2820
• And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and
  of good courage, and do it fear not, nor be
  dismayed for the LORD God, even my God, will be
  with thee he will not fail thee, nor forsake
  thee, until thou hast finished all the work for
  the service of the house of the LORD.
• Be strong
• Have good courage
• Do it
• Be not afraid
• Be not dismayed
• Finish all the work

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King Solomons Temple

• II Chronicles 51
• Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house
  of the LORD was finished and Solomon brought in
  all the things that David his father had
  dedicated and the silver, and the gold, and all
  the instruments, put he among the treasures of
  the house of God.

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Gods Greater Works

• John 1412-16
• 12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that
  believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do
  also and greater works than these shall he do
  because I go unto my Father.
• 13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that
  will I do, that the Father may be glorified in
  the Son.
• 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will
  do it.
• 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
• 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give
  you another Comforter, that he may abide with you
  for ever
• Matthew 1331-32 Mustard Seed

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Gideon Bible International

• The Association began in a hotel room on
  September 14, 1898, in Boscobel, Wisconsin. The
  manager of the Central Hotel there asked
  traveling salesmen John H. Nicholson of
  Janesville, Wis., and Samuel E. Hill of Beloit,
  Wis., to share a room in a crowded hotel, which
  was hosting a lumbermens convention. In Room 19,
  above the saloon, the men discovered that they
  were both Christians. They prayed and read the
  Bible together before settling down for the
  night. They talked about starting a Christian
  traveling mens association but parted ways the
  next morning without any definite plans. A chance
  meeting the following May rekindled the idea, and
  on July 1, 1899, the two salesmen, joined by a
  third, William J. Knights, met in Janesville and
  founded the Gideons. The name comes from the Old
  Testament book of Judges, and refers to a man who
  was willing to do whatever God asked of him.
  Today, the Boscobel Hotel, where the two founders
  met, is listed on the National Historical
  Register, and Room 19, where the idea of the
  Gideons was conceived, is marked with a special
  plaque.