3 HRS.

The Stature of A Perfect ManCREATIONS Craft CLASS

www.youngfoundations.org/creations

What’s in your packet?Lesson pages for teacher use…………………pages 2-8Project tutorial..……................................................pages 9-13

1

Class Name: The stature of a Perfect Man

2

Lesson:• TheLordgaveBrotherBranhamaveryspeciallessontoteachus!Itisthe outlineofhowabelievingChristianshouldactandbetobecomecloserto God. oHecomparedittobuildingsomething,likethebuildingofahouse. oHeusedachalkboardtodrawitoutforthepeopletoseewhile preachingthesermon.• WearelivingTabernaclesofGod. oJesusChristwantstoliveinus!AndinorderforHimtoliveinuswe mustbuildHimtherightkindofahouse(tabernacle). oBecauseJesusisHolyandPerfect,Hecan’tliveinjustanyoldhouse. Everythinghastobejustright!• Justlikeifwewerebuildingahouse,therearecertainlevelsandlayers thathavetocomebeforeothers. oEachlayerhastobeplacedinorder,becauseifyoudon’tfollowthe outlinethenthehousewillfalldown!• Thereare7layersbesidestheCapStoneontheStature. oEachlayerconsistofthematerialsweneedtobuildourhouse. oEachofthese7layersarebuiltuponeachothertobringtheCapping Stone.• ThebuildingmaterialforalivingTabernacleofGodisallintheWord. oStayingintheWordwillhelpustobuilduponeachlayerintothe StatureofaPerfectMan.• ReadtheScripture.• Startthetutorial.Talkalittleabouteachlayerandplaythematchingquote beforecoloringitslevel. 1. FAITH oFaithisourfoundation,theverybottomlevelthathastohold everythingelseup! oYoucan’tbebornagainwithouthavingfaith,andwithoutfaithit’s impossibletopleaseGod. oWehavetobelieveeverythingtheBibleandBrotherBranhamtellsus! 2. VIRTUE oVirtueisstrength.Ifwe’regoingtobelikeJesus,wemusthavevirtue. oHavingsomuchoftheLordJesusinusthatwecangivestrength (virtue)toothers. oWehavetohavevirtuebeforewecangiveitout. 3. KNOWLEDGE oHeavenlyknowledge,notworldlyknowledge. oYouareabletojudgewhetherGod’sWordisrightorwrong. oKnowledgetobelievethatGodcannotlie.

4. TEMPERANCE oYouknowhowtocontrolyourtongue.Youdon’tsmartofftoyour mommyordaddywhentheytellyoutodosomething. oIfsomethinghappens,youdon’tjumptoconclusionsandgetmad reallyfast. oYou’renotatattler.5. PATIENCE oBeingabletowait.HavingpatiencewithothersandwithGod. oGiveexampleofNoahwaiting120yearsforittorain.Hehad patiencewithGod. oGiveexampleofhavingpatiencewithabrotherorasister.6. GODLINESS oTobelikeGod!HeisPerfect.7. BROTHERLYKINDNESS oYoucanputyourselfinyourbrothersplace,youcanbepatientwith him.Giveexamplehere.8. CHARITY oCharityisLove,theLoveofGod,whichistheHolySpirit. oLoveistheCappingStonethatcapsoffourpyramid,thetopofour house. oItholdsalloftheseotherlevelstogether,kindoflikeglue.

Scripture: 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Sav-iour Jesus Christ:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and vir-tue:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowl-edge;6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience god-liness;7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:1-8

3

Quotes:FAITH“Nowyou’regoingtobuildahouse,andyoupourthefoundation,say,“Boy,Igother.”See?Yougotthefoundationtobuildyourhouseon.Nowyougottobuildahouse.Nowthere’swherethethingcomesin,thismorning,we’regoingtotalkaboutnow.Allright.Ahouse,thisfoundationisfirst.WhatisthefoundationofChristianity?FaithintheWordofGod.That’syourfoundation.Thenyoubegintogrow.Thenyoustart,youbegintoaddtothisfoundation.Now,buildingahouse,youputyouruprightsandeverythingelse.BrotherWood,andsomeofthesecarpentersandcontractorsherecouldtellushowyoubuildyourhouse.See?ButI’mgoingtotellyouhowtobuildyourspiritualhouse,whereGodcandwell.Hewantstodwellinyou.HewantstomakeyoulikeHimself.Hewantsyoutobereflected,reflecting,rather,HisBeing.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:00:31 -1:01:24, paragraph 133 - 135VIRTUE“Virtue,anyoneknowswhatthewordvirtuemeans,see,andwemusthaveit.IfvirtuewentfromHim,tohealthewomanthatwassick,He’sexpectingthesamevirtueinHisChurch,becauseHewasourexample.AndifHehadvirtuetogivetothepeople,Heexpectsustohavevirtuetogivetothepeople.Andwhatisvirtue?Virtueisstrength,power.Someofthemdon’tevenbelieveinpowerofGod.Theysay,“That—that—that’spassed.Onlythingyouhavetodoisjustputyournameonthebook,andbesprinkled,orpoured,orbaptized,orwhatevermore.Andthat’sallyouhavetodo.”ButPetersaidhere,“Addvirtue.”Now,PeteristalkingaboutbuildingtheHouseofGod,see,theTempleofGod,fixingittoaplace.Andafteryouhavevirtue,youmusthave…Afteryouhavefaith,youmusthavevirtuewithit.That’sright.Havevirtueforthewholeworld.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:05:57 -1:07:10, paragraph 148 - 150

KNOWLEDGE“Andthen,thirdly,youaddknowledge.Knowledge,now,thatdon’tmeanworldlyknowl-edge,’causethat’sfoolishnesstoGod;butknowledgetojudge,judge(what?)rightfromwrong.Howdoyoujudgeit,then,ifyou’vegotChristianknowledgewithyourvirtueandfaith?YoujudgewhethertheWordisrightorwrong.Andifyoucanlayasideallyourcreeds,andallyourunbelief,everythingthatyouclaimyouhavedone,thenyouhaveknowledgetobelievethatGodcannotlie.“Leteveryman’swordbealie,butMinebetrue.”See?Nowyou’regettingknowledge.That’ssupremeknowledge.Youdon’thavetohavefourdegreesinsomecollege,orsomethinglikethat,tohaveit,becauseallthesevirtuesaregiventoyoubyGod,toplaceuponthefoundationofyourfaith,thatyoumightcometothefullstatureofareal,livingmanofGod.Yes,sir.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:09:39 -1:10:43, paragraph 160

4

TEMPERANCE“Temperancedoesn’tmean,“stopdrinkingalcohol,”here,either.No,no.Temperancedoesn’tmeanalcoholiccure,notinthiscase.ThisisBibletemperance,HolySpirittem-perance.That’sjustoneofthelustsoftheflesh,butwe’retalkingaboutHolySpirittem-perance.Thatmeans,howtocontrolyourtongue,notbeatattler;howtocontrolyourtemper,notflyoffeverytimeanybodyspeakscrosstoyou.Oh,my!Boy,alotofusgoingtofalloffbeforewegetstarted,aren’twe?See?ThenwewonderwhyGodisnotinHisChurch,doingmiraclesandthingsthattheyusedtodo.Yes,sir.See?Addthesethings.Addtemperancetoit.Oh,temperance,howtoanswerinkindnesswhenwrathisspoketoyou.Somebodysay,“Youbunchofholy-rollersdownthere!”Don’tjumpoutandrollupyoursleevesnow.See?Notthat.Buttalkwithgodlylove,tem-perance,kindness.Isthatthewayyouwanttobe?[Congregationsays,“Amen.”—Ed.]Whenyou’reriledupon,rilenotback.LetHimbeyourexample.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:28:03 -1:29:14, paragraph 221 - 223PATIENCE“Then,afterthat,fourthly,youwanttoaddpatiencetoyourfaith.Ifyougotfaith,“itworkethpatience,”theBiblesaid.See?So,thisispatience.Now,that’sthenextthingisgoingtobuildthisstature.Youknow,GodhasgotrealmaterialinHisBuilding.Seehowshortweare,brother,sister?See?Seewhy,wherewe’reat?Yes,sir.See?Wehaveglory,haveshoutsandthings,becausewegotfaith.Butwhenwecomedowntothesethingshere,Godcan’tbuildusintothatstature.See?Hecan’t.Hecan’tmakeusuptothatkindofaplace.Wegotalltheseotherthings.Wefall,slideoffwithit.See?Hecan’tbuildHisChurch.Patiencewithwhat?Whatkindofpatience?Firstthing,ishavepatiencewithGod.Ifyou’vegotreal,genuinefaith,you’llhaverealgenuinepatience,becausefaithworkethpatience.WhenGodsaysanything,youbelieveit.That’sall.Yougotpatience.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:32:10 -1:33:03, paragraph 231 - 233GODLINESS“Fifthly,addgodliness.Oh,my!Godlinesstobeadded.Whatdoesgodlinessmean?Ilookedinfourorfivedictionariesandcouldn’tevenfindwhatitmeant.Finally,IwasdownatBrotherJeffries’there,wefounditina—inadictionary.Godlinessmeans“tobelikeGod.”Oh,my!Afteryougotfaith,virtue,knowledge,temperance,patience,thenbelikeGod.Whew!Yousay,“Ican’tdothat,BrotherBranham.”Oh,yes,youcan.LetmejustreadyouafewScriptureshere,justaminute.Matthew5:48.We’lltakethisoneandseewhatitsoundslike,Matthew5:48,andseeifyou’resupposedtobelikeGod.YouknowtheBiblesays,“Yearegods.”Jesussaidso.Why?Allthevirtue,allthethingsthat’sinGod,isinyou.Matthew5:48,“Beye…”Jesusspeaking,inthebeatitude.Beyethereforep-e-r-f-e-c-t,(What’sthat?)perfect,evenasyourFather…inheavenisperfect.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:48:39 -1:49:40, paragraph 300 - 302

5

BROTHERLYKINDNESS“Brotherlykindness.Now,yousee,ifabrotherisalloutoftune,don’tbeimpatientwithhim.See?No.See?Bekindtohim.Go,anyhow.Somebodysaid,notlongago,said,“Howcanyoubelievethesethingsthewayyoudo,andstillgototheAssembliesofGod,andtheOneness,alltherest?”Thenput,see,brotherlykindness.See?See?Hoping,someday,see;patientwithhim,see;temperant,enduringwithhim;knowledge,tounderstandwhathebelieves,remember,it’sinhisheart,that’swhatis;virtue,inyourself,toletitgooutwithkindness,meekness,tohim;havingfaiththatsomedayGodwillbringhimin.See?Brotherlykindness,thesevenththing.One,two,three,four,five,six,seven.[BrotherBra-nhamtapsonthechalkboardseventimes—Ed.]See,sevenththing.Then,now,you’recoming.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:53:27 -1:54:15, paragraph 313 - 316

CHARITY“Itneverwasputontopofthepyramid.Theycouldn’tunderstandwhy.ThecappingStonewasrejected,theHead,Christ.ButItwillcome,someday.Now,inbuilding,thevirtue…Buildingthismonument,buildingthisstature,see,itstartsoffwiththefoundationstone;faith,virtue,knowledge,temperance,patience,godliness,brotherlykindness.Nowwhatdoesitdo?Thenthey’rewaitingfortheHeadstone,whichislove,forGodislove.AndHecontrols,andHeisthestrengthofeveryoneofthesethings.That’sright.Yes,sir.Rightinhere,rightinhere,youseeIgot,inbetween,alltheseworksinhere,andheretheselittlewavescome.Whatisthat?TheHolyGhostcomingdown,throughChrist,see.HolySpirit!TheHolySpiritisaboveallthis,weldingthistogether,building(awhat?)aperfectChurch,fortheCapstonetocapItoff.”

Quote Minute Marker: 1:57:14 -1:58:14, paragraph 327 - 329

“Here,ournation,sayingthethingstheyare,andmakingfunofthesethings,andtheirownmoney,theircurrency,testifiesthatthesealofthewholeuniverseisGod.Seethateyestandingupthereabovethat,onthatdollarbill?That’sthegreatseal.Itneverwasputontopofthepyramid.Theycouldn’tunderstandwhy.ThecappingStonewasrejected,theHead,Christ.ButItwillcome,someday.”

Rev.WilliamMarrionBranham62-1014MTheStatureOfAPerfectMan

6

FlannelboardofBrotherBranhampreachingTheStatureOfAPerfectManattheBranhamTabernacle.

7

8

1. TheB-I-B-L-E

TheB-I-B-L-E,Yesthat’sthebookforme;IstandaloneontheWordofGod,TheB-I-B-L-E.(Singabovex3)

4. TheWiseManBuiltHisHouse UpontheRock

Thewisemanbuilthishouseupontherock(repeatx3)Andtherainscametumblingdown!

Therainscamedownandthefloodscameup(repeatx3)Andthehouseontherockstoodfirm.

Thefoolishmanbuilthishouseuponthesand(repeatx3)Andtherainscametumblingdown!

Therainscamedownandthefloodscameup(repeatx3)AndthehouseonthesandwentSPLAT!

SobuildyourhouseontheLordJesusChrist(repeatx3)andtheblessingswillcomedown.

Theblessingswillcomedownasyourprayersgoup(repeatx3)SobuildyourhouseontheLord!

2. ReadYourBibleandPray Everyday

ReadyourBible.Prayeveryday.(repeatx3)ReadyourBible.Prayeveryday.Andyou’llgrow,grow,grow.(repeatx3)ReadyourBible.Prayeveryday.Andyou’llgrow,grow,grow.

Don’treadyourBible.Forgettopray.(repeatx3)Don’treadyourBible.Forgettopray.Andyou’llshrink,shrink,shrink(repeatx3)Don’treadyourBible.Forgettopray.Andyou’llshrink,shrink,shrink.

3. TheStatureOfAPerfectMan(audioonthetutorialwebpage)

First,pouryourfoundation,FAITHThenaddVIRTUE,itspowerandstrengthKNOWLEDGEtojudgerightfromwrongTEMPERANCEtocontrolyourtongueFifth,addPATIENCEtoyourfaithGODLINESSmeanstobelikeGodBROTHERLYKINDNESS,putyourselfinhisplaceThentheHeadstonewhichisLOVEGodisLove

Chorus(repeatx2)HOLYSPIRIT,weldingthistogetherBuildingaperfectChurchFortheCapstonetocapItoff

Songs:

The Stature of A Perfect Man

TUTORIAL

9

Materials Needed:

Broth

erly

Kin

dness

V i r t u e

F a i t h

Love

Th

e S

ta

tu

re

Of

A P

er

fe

ct M

an

K n o w l e d g e

T e m

p e r a n c e

P a t i e n c e

G o d l i n e s s

Name:

1. Print pages 10-11 front and back on white card stock.

5.6.

3. 4.

2.Write your name in the name line on

the back of the paper.

Play the “Faith” quote and then color the “Faith” level. Trace the word “Faith” with a pencil.

Repeat steps 3-4 with each level, finishing with Brotherly Kindness.

Write “Holy Spirit” on the line between the Stature levels and the Capstone.

7. Repeat steps 3-4 with the Capstone

of Love.

8.Write in “Paul” on the right line

beside “Faith” and “Ephesus” on the left line beside the same level.

12

9. Continue up each level writing the

remaining Church Ages and messengers

in order.

10. Color in the title letters.

13

You’re Finished!