January 11th, 2026
LEGO: How It All Fits
Groaning for Growth
Jon Fredricks
Today's Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 NIV
2 Corinthians 1:24 NIV
24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.
2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
7 For we live by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:1-10 NIV
5 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, 3 because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. 4 For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. 6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight. 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
1) G: GET INVOLVED
2 Corinthians 5:6 NIV
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.
Matthew 8:19-23 NIV
19 Then a scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20 And Jesus *said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 21 And another of the disciples said to Him, “Lord, allow me first to go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus *said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” 23 When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 Living Bible
4 If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.
2) R: REGULARLY SHOW UP
2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
7 For we live by faith, not by sight.
Hebrews 10:24-25 NIV
24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
3) O: OPEN UP
2 Corinthians 5:2 NIV
2 Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,
Proverbs 12:1 NIV
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
Luke 1:53 NIV
53 He has filled the hungry with good things, And sent the rich away empty-handed.
Mark 2:17 NIV
17 And hearing this, Jesus *said to them, “It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
4) A: ACT ON IT
2 Corinthians 5:9 NIV
9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
John 14:23 NIV
23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
5) N: NEVER EVER QUIT
2 Corinthians 5:10 NIV
10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
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Jesus, I know that I have been separate from you my entire life. I have tried to pretend otherwise, but I realize today that my decisions, choices...my sin has separated me from God. I believe you are the Son of God and my only way forward. Please save me as I surrender the rest of my life into your hands. Thank you that you hear me!
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