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Curb Appeal: the visual attractiveness

of a house as seen from the street

Every family is a fixer upper family!

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Building

Cover

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover

In Love

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover

In Love Salvation is

found in no

one else, for

there is no

other name

under heaven

given to

mankind by

which we must

be saved.

Acts 4:12

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover

In Love

24 “Therefore

everyone who

hears these

words of mine

and puts them

into practice is

like a wise

man who built

his house on

the rock.

Matthew 7:24

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover

In Love

14 Righteousness

and justice are the

foundation of your

throne; love and

faithfulness go

before you. 15 Blessed are

those who have

learned to acclaim

you, who walk in

the light of your

presence, LORD.

Psalm 89:14-15

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover

In Love

Wisdom has

built her house;

she has set up

its seven pillars.

Proverbs 9:1

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover

In Love

But the wisdom

that comes from

heaven is first of

all pure; then

peace-loving,

considerate,

submissive, full

of mercy and

good fruit,

impartial and

sincere.

James 3:17

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover In Love 31 “For this reason a

man will leave his

father and mother

and be united to his

wife, and the two will

become one flesh.”32

This is a profound

mystery—but I am

talking about Christ

and the church. 33 However, each one of you also

must love his wife as he loves himself, and the

wife must respect her husband.

Ephesians 5:31-33

God is more concerned with the

foundation, building and covering.

Foundation

Of Faith

Building

Up in Hope

Cover In Love Now that you have

purified yourselves

by obeying the truth

so that you have

sincere love for each

other, love one

another deeply, from

the heart.

1 Peter 1:22

These are the commands, decrees and laws

the LORD your God directed me to teach you

to observe in the land that you are crossing the

Jordan to possess, 2 so that you, your children

and their children after them may fear the

LORD your God as long as you live by keeping

all his decrees and commands that I give you,

and so that you may enjoy long life. 3 Hear,

Israel, and be careful to obey so that it may go

well with you and that you may increase

greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey,

just as the LORD, the God of your ancestors,

promised you. - Deuteronomy 6

Mindset

• Know that the foundation you

establish will outlast you.

• Embrace doing it God’s way, you

will be happier.

• Be careful to obey, it’s the path of

lasting blessing.

4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD

is one. 5 Love the LORD your God with all your

heart and with all your soul and with all your

strength. 6 These commandments that I give

you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress

them on your children. Talk about them when

you sit at home and when you walk along the

road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind

them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the

doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

Deuteronomy 6

Setting the Foundation

• All-out, deep, rock-solid loyal

love for God

• Love that permeates to the heart

• Everything we do gets built upon

this foundation

Take Away Lessons

• Don’t worry about the curb appeal

• Deal with foundational issues – deep,

secure faith

• Address the structural integrity

concerns – what are we building?