GOD’S THREE STEPS FOR EFFECTIVE ALTAR BUILDING
In Exodus 27:1-4, God gave
three steps for effective altar building.
The first thing God said to
do was to BUILD AN ALTAR.
WHY? Because the
only way to build a church is from the altar up! Without the altar we have no true foundation. Without the
altar we have no church!
A church without an altar is
like a car without an engine...It may look good, but it’ll never get you anywhere! There’s no power in the church without prayer in the
altar!
Then He said that we are to
BUILD THE ALTAR BROAD.
The altar must be broad enough to take in everybody – to
take in every kind of person. It must be
broad enough to take in...
The drunk
The drug addict
The convict
The EX-convict
The successful businessman
The doctor and lawyer
The rich AND the poor
No matter the problem, and no matter the walk of life, the Church’s altar must be broad enough to
receive every kind of person known to man!
Finally, the Lord said that
we should BUILD THE ALTAR LONG.
It must belong enough to reach into the deepest depths of
sin. It must be
long enough to reach into every nation, kindred and tongue. It must be
long enough to reach into every household. Our altars
must be longer than AT&T so it cannot just reach out and touch somebody,
but it can reach out and touch EVERYBODY!
Church, we must have an
effective altar!
