Home Improvement 1 – Build Your Home

Everyone lives somewhere… Improve the situation!

We all have a space in our lives where we are seeking to build something new. God put a desire inside us to build a home.. a life, a family, a career, an education, a ministry, a dream…

What you are building is too important to just build anywhere. You need to know..

1. Where to build.

Next, it’s not enough to start this building project. You must finish it! You will not likely finish unless you have first…

2. Count the cost.

Finally, maybe you are not the best candidate to oversee this build..

3. Who will build?

There is a finished product before you. With hard work, patience, wisdom, and great effort you will have this home built.

Welcome to Redemption Church! We have no idea what year it is… It’s still the 1990s right?

I apologize for an intro video that features the Tim Allen show “Home Improvement.” We won’t be preaching about the sitcom, but we are launching a brand new series by the same name.

Welcome everyone in the room and online. Thank you for joining us for week 1 of the HOME IMPROVEMENT series.

This ministry idea came from a ministry moment last fall. I was talking to someone who was living on the street. We were enjoying an “In N Out” burger when I asked them what it was like to be homeless. I was surprised when they said “I don’t really feel homeless, because everyone lives somewhere… Wherever I stay, I try to improve the situation..”

Everyone lives somewhere… improve the situation…

I thought that was really valuable and a great positive outlook on life.

I don’t know where you live. I don’t know what your home situation is like. But I do know that we can all improve our home life situations.

MAKE PLANS to be here for every week of this series. I believe there are truths in God’s Word that will improve our home lives.

Home Improvement

Here is a quick over view of the series.

* Week 2 Fix Your Home.

* Our world uses the term “broken home.” There are a lot of broken things in our homes, but God has a plan to mend the broken.

* Week 3 Maintain your home.

* Every homeowner has to learn the art of maintenance. A little bit of prevention will save you from a lot of heartache.

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Week 4 Inheritance.

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We are instructed in God’s word to leave behind an inheritance to the next generation. Our society is filled with consumers who devour everything they have with no thought of tomorrow. God has a better way.

Today in week one I want to talk to you about Building your Home.

Build your home

Many people set out to build their dream home and they discover quickly that it is not easy.

* IT TAKES LONGER THAN YOU PLANNED.

* The construction alone takes about 6 or 7 months to build a single family home.

* There are so many delays leading people to inevitable moment where they ask… did we make a mistake trying to build this home.

* IT WILL COST MORE THAN YOU FIGURED.

* Delays cost money. Problems cost money.

* The cost on paper is always different from the cost in the field.

* IT IS MESSIER THAN YOU ANTICIPATED.

* You have visions of the white picket fence and beautiful manicured yards… but in the beginning it looks more like a mud pit as they are pouring the foundation.

* You dream of that peaceful home,