What Manner of Buildings are These?

 

What Manner of Buildings are These?

Mary Ann Wray

 “Then as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!” And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” Mark 13: 1-2

Here’s a heart wrenching yet sobering video as to what can happen when financial corruption, man centered ideologies and a ministry drift apart from The Father’s Heart. God dwells and builds with living stones, not bricks and mortar. He cares about people not buildings (1 Peter 2:5). Buildings can be a means to an end but they will eventually crumble. Jesus is the WAY and HIS Ways are higher than man's ways. He lives in HIS people. We ARE the church. There is such an epochal lesson to be observed and learned from this…

The Lord cares nothing about building programs that emphasize fundraising over feeding the flock of God, fulfilling The Great Commission and making disciples. Proponents like the WOF/ NAR doctrine or any religious “system” that emphasizes taking over mountains, naming and claiming it, garnering political influence, pursuing personal wealth and pushing for pledges are building on a faulty foundation that cannot stand.

We would be wise to take heed from this bit of religious history that isn't talked about much if at all any longer. We must beware lest our buildings made of stone become sacred cows that we worship and forget the real reason why we should gather together. Where is not important. WHO we gather together for and with is.

History: Carpenter's Home Church (Lakeland, FL) Original church: Opened in 1985 as a large Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA, peaking at nearly 7,000 members.

Decline and closure: The church closed due to financial scandal and falling attendance. Later ownership: The property was bought by Without Walls International Church Pastored by Paula and Randy White and became their affiliate, Without Walls Central Church.

Final collapse: Without Walls also faced financial issues, leading to the sale of the property to developers.

Demolition: The building was demolished in March 2015 and nothing remains of it today Property site: Purchased by developers. The Estates and Lake Gibson Village (which occupies the former Carpenters’ Home / church site) are on Carpenters Way and part of a broader development area. An assisted living center named The Estates at Carpenters overlaps the property on which the Carpenter’s Home Church once Stood.

https://youtu.be/2u8ZBynNMCA?si=Yg_Oh5PMakZTjZCn

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