God Gave Noah a Pattern For The Ark

• Purpose – To Save Noah, Family & Animals- Genesis 6:17-20

• Only those Righteous Before God allowed within the Ark!

• Builder- Noah – Hebrews 11:7• Designer – God – Genesis 6:14-16–Gave a Complete Pattern – Genesis

6:22; 7:5

God Gave Moses a Pattern For The Tabernacle

• Purpose – A Place of to Worship God – Exodus 25:8,9,1

• Complete to the Smallest Detail – Exodus Chapters 25-27

• No Deviation – Exodus 25:40; Hebrews 8:5–See how closely God regulated those

who Worshiped & Served Him

Some Who Violated God’s Pattern for Worship

• Leviticus 10:1-2 NKJV 1 Then Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, put incense on it, and offered profane fire before the LORD, which He had not commanded them. 2 So fire went out from the LORD and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.

Illustrates how God feels about anyone taking liberty with the Pattern He Delivered!

God Provided a Pattern for The Church

• Purpose – to Contain the Saved – Acts 2:47; Ephesians 5:23; Ephesians 4:4-6; Ephesians 1:22,23

Builder – Christ – Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 3:8-11

Pattern Flawless – Mark 9:1; Luke 24:45-49; Mark 16:15,16; Acts 2:1-4, 22-47

God Provided a Pattern for The Church

• Work of the Church – Uphold the Truth – 1 Timothy 3:15

Terms of Membership – For The Saved – Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-5,17,18

Pattern for Worship – John 4:23,24; Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16

God Provided a Pattern for The Church

• NO DEVIATIONS permitted!ANY DEVIATION constitutes

DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD! 1 Peter 4:11; 2 John 9

God required Strict Adherence to the Pattern He gave!

All who would not repent punished for their sins!