“TWO HOUSES” II Corinthians 5:1-10

  1. EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF YOUR P_________________
    1. Physical houses require the right S______________ from the earth.
    2. The body T______ can be bruised, shaken, torn or destroyed.
    3. All people are T_______________________ residents of this world.
    4. Our life on earth leads to our G_________________ with burdens.
    5. Paul describes people in the world as being N____________.
    6. Earthly life’s worst part is that we are A__________ from the Lord.
  2. CONSIDER R________________ GOD’S GIFT OF A SPIRITUAL HOUSE.
    1. The new body will have the S__________________ nature of God.
    2. The new bodies of believers will be I_______________________.
    3. Heaven’s residents are E____________, drawing upon God’s life.
    4. Worldly sorrows will be E_______ by God’s joy, peace. love. Rev.21
    5. God’s children will be fully C________________ in God’s likeness!
    6. All newly clothed saints will be eternally U______ with God! Mt.24: 24f; 25:31f; Jn.5:25f; I Cor.15:20f; I Thes.4:13f; II Pt.3:1f; Rev.20:10
  3. WE MUST DO OUR PART TO P____________ FOR THE NEW HOUSE.
    1. God has given us the B______________ to begin construction now.
    2. God patiently waits for us to R_____________ His free gift.
    3. The Building Contractor is returning to C_____________ all houses.

10 JUDGMENT STANDARDS IN SCRIPTURE: 1. Mt.6:14; 7:1f; 2. Mt.7:21; 3. Mt.22:36; 4. Mt.25:31f; 5. Jn.3: 16f; I Jn.5:12f; 6. Jn.12:48; 7. 2nd Cor.5:10; 8. Jam.2:13; 9. Rev. 19:2; and, 10.   (Quote from Knofel Staton)        “We will be judged in accordance with the charisma God has given us to use.

We must not evaluate ourselves by others.”