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Palace Beautiful
Pathway to Heaven ...
STEPS of conviction
"...being convicted by their own conscience" (John 8:9)
"...they were pricked in their heart, and said ...what shall we do?" (Acts 2:37)
PAVEMENT of forgiveness
"To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins" (Acts 26:18)
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 4:17)
DOOR is Jesus
PORCH of confession
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
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"I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved" (John 10:9)
"Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3)
HALL of Justification
"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Romans 5:1)
PARLOR of heart rest
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28)
"For we which have believed do enter into rest, as He said" (Hebrews 4:3)
ARMORY
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11)
"Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand" (Ephesians 6:13)
OFFICE
Tithes and Offerings
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." (Malachi 3:10)
STUDY
"Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me" (John 5:39)
"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15)
PICTURE Gallery
"By faith...Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham & Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses & his parents, Joshua & Israel, Rahab, Gedeon, Barak, Samson, Jephthae, David, Samuel, and more... these all, having obtained a good report through faith" (Hebrews 11:4-39)
BANQUETING Room
"He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love" (Song of Solomon 2:4)
"Jesus saith.., Come and dine" (John 21:12)
UPSTAIRS Landing
"Redeeming the time..." (Ephesians 5:16)
Old grandfather clock on landing.
"Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth."
(Proverbs 27:1)
"For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." (James 4:14)
BATHROOM for cleansing
"Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin" (Psalm 51:2)
"...cleanse thou me from secret faults" (Psalm 19:12)
CHAMBER
of Surrendered Will
"Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." (James 4:7)
"And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
SIN
Self Will
Surrender
to God
that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." (Romans 12:2)
CHAMBER
of Consequation
"Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us" (Hebrews 12:1)
CHAMBER of Assurance
"For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
"...and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." (John 6:37)
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24)
CHAMBER of Joy in the Holy Ghost
"For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." (Romans 14:17)
CHAMBER of Victory Over Sin
"For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith." (1 John 5:4)
"But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians 15:57)
CHAMBER of Patience and Peace
"But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." (James 1:4)
"And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7)
CHAMBER of Prayer and Fasting
"Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:" (Joel 2:12)
CHAMBER of
God's Love
Lots of windows to let God's love in.
"Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life." (Jude 21)
OBSERVATORY
"For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God" (Hebrews 11:10)
"In my Father's house are many mansions; ... I go to prepare a place for you." (John 14:;2)
We hope you enjoyed 'Palace Beautiful'. Most of all, we hope that you will make sure that you will go to this 'Palace Beautiful' when you die. Ask Christ to forgive you of your sins and come into your heart and be your Saviour. Then you will have a 'Palace Beautiful'.
'Palace Beautiful' is based on the notes I took during a sermon I heard by Pastor Fred R. Fowler in 1987.
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