THE MESSAGE OF THE TENT (6 OF 7)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Exodus 40:16-34
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The Message of the Tent (6 of 7)
Series: Old Time Tent Revival
Jeff Strite
Exodus 40:16-34
OPEN: A couple of years ago, I visited a placed called ''Colonial Williamsburg'' in Virginia.
It's a famous town which has restored buildings from the 1700's. There are shops there, a couple of restaurants, the governor's mansion… and there is an Episcopalian Church building - constructed in 1715 that still has regular worship services. It has a current membership of around 1600 people (though I don't think they all show up for worship).
It's called the Bruton Parish, and it is beautiful structure. On there are pews are plaques with the names of some the more famous people who attended there:
George Washington
James Madison
Patrick Henry
And Thomas Jefferson
But what caught my attention was how the sanctuary was laid out.
(we displayed a church diagram showing the cruciform shape of the sanctuary)
The pulpit was way up high - a good 10 feet off the main floor. The preacher has to climb a set of stairs to preach. And the pews had doors on the end that you could close.
But the most significant thing, to me, was that the seating was divided into 4 sections so that the aisles formed a cross.
The design was deliberate - it's called a ''cruciform'' (or a cross) design.
It followed the pattern of many of the cathedrals in the Old World of Europe.
They intended to communicate that their faith was based on the cross by how their building was constructed.
APPLY: In previous sermons we've mentioned that the Tabernacle was a unique structure. And just as the sanctuary at Bruton Parish was deliberately designed to teach its people something, so also was the Tabernacle.
Hebrews 8:5 tells us that the Old Testament priests served ''… at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: ''See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.''
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Series: Old Time Tent Revival
Jeff Strite
Exodus 40:16-34
OPEN: A couple of years ago, I visited a placed called ''Colonial Williamsburg'' in Virginia.
It's a famous town which has restored buildings from the 1700's. There are shops there, a couple of restaurants, the governor's mansion… and there is an Episcopalian Church building - constructed in 1715 that still has regular worship services. It has a current membership of around 1600 people (though I don't think they all show up for worship).
It's called the Bruton Parish, and it is beautiful structure. On there are pews are plaques with the names of some the more famous people who attended there:
George Washington
James Madison
Patrick Henry
And Thomas Jefferson
But what caught my attention was how the sanctuary was laid out.
(we displayed a church diagram showing the cruciform shape of the sanctuary)
The pulpit was way up high - a good 10 feet off the main floor. The preacher has to climb a set of stairs to preach. And the pews had doors on the end that you could close.
But the most significant thing, to me, was that the seating was divided into 4 sections so that the aisles formed a cross.
The design was deliberate - it's called a ''cruciform'' (or a cross) design.
It followed the pattern of many of the cathedrals in the Old World of Europe.
They intended to communicate that their faith was based on the cross by how their building was constructed.
APPLY: In previous sermons we've mentioned that the Tabernacle was a unique structure. And just as the sanctuary at Bruton Parish was deliberately designed to teach its people something, so also was the Tabernacle.
Hebrews 8:5 tells us that the Old Testament priests served ''… at a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: ''See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.''
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