Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Laying the Foundation 11

What Can We Expect in this Book?

The Calling of a Temple Builder

Temple Builder Abandonment

Dealing with Issues

A Challenging Message

Prevalent Obstacles

Finally My Brethren

Let’s Start Our Journey

Chapter 1: It Is How You Finish That Counts 19

The Art of Dying

Doctrine Is Important

The Restoration of Right Thinking

Balance, Not Extremes

Voice in the Wilderness

A Way Less Traveled

Consider Your Ways

Chapter 2: Show the House to the House 37

Jesus: God’s Blueprint for Meat-Eaters

Called to a More Excellent Way

The Frustration of Growing

Painful Growth

Growing Means Breaking

Chapter 3: Sit at God’s Table 47

The Ministers: The Table Waiters

Types of Servers

Getting Bad Service?

Picky Eaters

Puzzle Pieces

God Serves You Bread Not Stone

A Hard Saying

Table of Affliction

Chapter 4: The Real Jesus 69

An Image That Rescues

False Views

Corporate View

Chapter 5: Progress in the Tabernacle 81

The Tabernacle of Moses

We Need Both

It Is Our Choice

Seeing Is Believing

A Permanent House

Temples of God

Wheat and Tares

Chapter 6: Be Ye Perfect 101

Be Ye Telios

Receive the Baton

Chapter 7: Pressing Towards the Mark 113

Living According to the Pattern

The Jesus Blueprint

Paul the Blueprint

Spiritual DNA: God’s Blueprint for Life

God Was Unzipped—Now We Are Unzipped

The Way of Perfection

The Temple Foundation

My Book of Fire

Chapter 8: How God Matures Us 133

Grace in Affliction

Sorting out Affliction

Time for Brokenness

Chapter 9: Imitation Brings Illumination 143

Boasting in Christ

Today’s Examples

A Suffering Messiah

Fire Causes Fruit Bearing