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The Stewardship Of The Temple Series
Contributed by Naveen Balakrishnan on May 30, 2005 (message contributor)
Summary: This is the third part of a five part sermon series on Stewardship. This deals with the stewardship of the Temple (that is your body) that God will hold us accountable for.
“THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE TEMPLE”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
1. Your BODY is the temple of God. (v. 19a) What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you 1 Corinthians 3:9, 16-17; 6:15-16; Ephesians 2:21-22; 1 Peter 2:5; John 2:21; 14:16-17; Romans 8:9; 2 Timothy 1:14; Hebrews 3:6; 1 John 3:24; 4:13
2. You BELONG to God. (v. 19b) which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? Deuteronomy 7:6; 1 Kings 20:1-4; 1 Chronicles 29:14; Psalm 12:4; 100:3; Romans 14:7-9; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Titus 2:14; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Isaiah 43:21; Mark 12:17; Acts 27:23; 1 Corinthians 3:23
3. You have been BOUGHT for a price. (v. 20a) For ye bought with a price Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Galatians 3:13; Hebrews 9:12; 1 Peter 1:18-20; 2 Peter 2:1; Revelation 5:9; 14:4; Deuteronomy 32:6; Isaiah 44:22
4. Glorify God with all your BEING in all things. (v. 20b) therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. Matthew 5:16; Romans 6:12-13, 16-19; 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Philippians 1:20; 1 Peter 2:9; Psalm 63:3; 86:12; 95:6; 116:12-14; Isaiah 61:3; John 15:8; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 8:5; 1 Peter 4:11
