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2005 - Touchet Baptist Church, Touchet, Washington - Pastor Mike Paulson - 2005
Expounding the way of God more perfectly - Acts 18:26 - with the Scriptures Rightly Divided - II Timothy 2:15

Up On the Housetop
Nine things that happened on a housetop...
...and one that really didn't!

I said last week that this sermon would be 'Two Miracles and a Lie' but there are just other things that took place on a housetop that I couldn't leave out of this message.  Ha - the Lord NEVER lets me have a sermon done on Monday, anyway!


The One That Didn't!

The Big FAT Lie

Warning: take your children away from this portion of the sermon -
the message from this part of the sermon might cause your children trauma that could damage them for life!

No, really? - serious?  Please, no!
Santa Clause jumping out of his sleigh on the housetop where reindeer paused, going down thru the chimney with lots of toys, all the little ones, Christmas joys.

LIE - LIE - LIE
sorry - I know that hurts for some of you...

Parents
I know that there are many parents where this is the only time of year they can barely semi-control their children because of the threat of Santa not bringing the kids any toys if they were naughty.  After all, he checks the list twice to see if they were naughty or nice!

Spirit of Christmas
The 'spirit of Christmas' is truly here - the spirit of antichrist!  Christmas is about 'another Jesus' - the one that Paul warns about.  See and listen to other sermons these past few weeks!

Historical Fiction
Remember folks, even "Biblical" historical fiction is still a lie!


1.  Housetop.com
Website of a site for Spiritual Wholeness - for the ordination of women to be priestettes in the catholic church.
Reminds me of Proverbs 21:9 and 25:24
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

2.  David and Bathsheba
II Samuel 11:2 - And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

3.  House projects?
Deuteronomy 22:8 - When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

4.  The Two Spies
Joshua 2:6 - But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

5.  3000 men and women on the roof when Samson pushed over the pillars
Judges 16:27 - Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

6.  Making booths on the roof
Nehemiah 8:13-17 - And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.  And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:  And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.  So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.  And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so.  And there was very great gladness.

7.  Healing the man that was let down from the housetop.
Luke 5:17-26
or
Mark 2:1-12
The way Jesus handles this is truly a joy to read!

8.  Peter learning a lesson
Acts 10:1 to 2:18
A lesson that the Jews should all benefit from!
See Peter and Paul in Galatians 2:11-21 - (written before Acts 20)

9.  Don't Come Down to Get Your Stuff
Matthew 24:3-21
or
Mark 13:14-19
or
Luke 17:26-37*

also see Revelation 14:9-13
Revelation 19:17-21
I hope this housetop experience isn't going to be yours in the near future!


Which housetop event interests you?
...or will you learn from Peter's experience on the housetop -
- and learn to follow Paul's gospel today?