Nehemiah 11:35 KJV
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
I know I am making a huge spiritualization, but here is what I thought; there was in Israel a location which was the valley of craftsmen.
This is how I envision a great church. It is a place where "craftsmen" dwell.
Strong’s Concordance says the word is a plural form defined as
A fabricator or any material:
Artificer, carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, mason, skillful, smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
A church needs to be a place where skilled workers of many varieties dwell.
We need a skilled pastor
We need, besides the pastor, other skilled preachers
We need skilled teachers
We need those skilled in giving the gospel to lost souls
We need those skilled in bus work and other forms of bringing in the people
We need those who are skilled in maintenance to keep the facilities up
We need those who are skilled in working with babies
We need those with skills in art and interior design to make the facility attractive and pleasing to the eye.
We need skilled musicians who can draw men and women to worship with song
A great church is not just a congregation acting as an audience. A great church is a congregation of craftsmen, each contributing to the welfare of the church.
Eph 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (KJV)
Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
I know I am making a huge spiritualization, but here is what I thought; there was in Israel a location which was the valley of craftsmen.
This is how I envision a great church. It is a place where "craftsmen" dwell.
Strong’s Concordance says the word is a plural form defined as
A fabricator or any material:
Artificer, carpenter, craftsman, engraver, maker, mason, skillful, smith, worker, workman, such as wrought.
A church needs to be a place where skilled workers of many varieties dwell.
We need a skilled pastor
We need, besides the pastor, other skilled preachers
We need skilled teachers
We need those skilled in giving the gospel to lost souls
We need those skilled in bus work and other forms of bringing in the people
We need those who are skilled in maintenance to keep the facilities up
We need those who are skilled in working with babies
We need those with skills in art and interior design to make the facility attractive and pleasing to the eye.
We need skilled musicians who can draw men and women to worship with song
A great church is not just a congregation acting as an audience. A great church is a congregation of craftsmen, each contributing to the welfare of the church.
Eph 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. (KJV)
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