WELCOME TO CHURCH: Building The Right Way

GO DEEPERDay 1 – The Foundation: Christ Alone - Read 1 Cor 3:11Reflect: There is no other foundation strong enough to carry the weight of your soul, your purpose, or your future. Everything else—success, relationships, performance—can shift and shake. But Christ is unchanging.Apply: Spend 5 minutes today asking: “Am I really building my life on Jesus, or just including Him in the blueprint?” Surrender anything you’ve built on another foundation.Day 2 – The Materials: Truth That Lasts - Read: 2 Tim 3:16–17Reflect: Gold, silver, and costly stones represent the lasting truths of Scripture. Cheap materials like wood and straw may be convenient, but they won’t survive testing. God’s Word builds lives that endure.Apply: Choose one Scripture to memorize this week. Let it shape how you speak, decide, and respond to life’s challenges.Day 3 – The Plans: God’s Wisdom Over the World’s – Read: James 1:5 & Proverbs 3:5–6Reflect: God invites us to build by His wisdom, not the world’s. The world says “be first.” God says “serve.” The world says “protect yourself.” God says “lay down your life.” His plans always lead to lasting fruit.Apply: Before making a decision today—big or small—pause and ask, “God, what’s Your wisdom here?”Day 4 – The Motive: For God’s Glory - Read: Col 3:23–24Reflect: It’s not just what we build—it’s why. Even good deeds, if done for applause or control, will not stand. But God sees what’s done in love and humility, and He rewards it.Apply: Ask yourself: “Am I doing this to be seen, or to serve?” Let today’s work be worship.Day 5 – The Test: What Will Remain? - Read: 1 Cor 3:13-14Reflect: One day, our work will be tested—not for success, but for sincerity and eternal value. This isn't a threat—it's an invitation. God wants us to build something beautiful, something that lasts.Apply: Reflect and journal: What am I building that will matter 100 years from now? Ask God to help you invest your time, energy, and heart into what matters most.