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The Sculpture Prayer Gardens will have a central
cross-shaped, evangelistic Garden, which will
present the Gospel of Christ, using Bible scriptures, as visitors
view five large monumental sculptures by Christian artist/architect/evangelist,
Max Greiner, Jr. As funds and space allow, surrounding Gardens will
feature the sculptures of other Christian artists. However,
the central Garden, featuring Greiner’s
monumental sculptures, will be created according to the designs
given to the artist by the Lord, for the specific purpose of bringing
the “lost” to Christ. Just as God gave Moses
precise designs for the original Tabernacle, Max
believes God has given him specific designs for this “last
days” Tabernacle.
Max was “called” to create this new Tabernacle through
a prophetic “Word” spoken publicly in front
of more than 100 people. On December 9, 2001, Max and Sherry
Greiner were visiting Cathedral of Praise Church in
Austin, TX. In the middle of his sermon, guest Pastor/Evangelist,
Mahesh Chavda turned, faced the Greiners and began to speak a prophetic “Word” over
them, to the surprise of everyone. Mahesh said God was calling
Max to rebuild the “Tabernacle of David” and
that the sculptures he had created during his lifetime would be
used by God to decorate this new Tabernacle. The original Tabernacle described
in the book of Exodus was the place where God’s people first
worshipped Him in the wilderness.
The Greiners did not understand Mahesh’s “Word” until later, when God used Marlon Quibodeaux and Jeff O’Neal to confirm that the Sculpture Prayer Garden “Vision” given
to Max in September of 2002, was in fact the new Tabernacle, God
wanted Max to build. This new “last days” Tabernacle
was one that could be built in every nation, for millions to see
around the world!
The five monumental Greiner sculptures featured in the evangelistic Garden are: “Fisher
of Men”® (Jesus calling Andrew & Simon
Peter, Matthew 4: 18 – 20). “Divine
Servant”® (Jesus washing the feet of
Simon Peter, John 13), “The
Great Commission”® (The Word, the World
and the Rock, Matthew 28: 19 – 20), “The
Empty Cross” TM, (The Resurrection cross, Hebrews
12: 2)and “The Coming
King”® (Jesus returning in glory at
the end of time, Revelation 19: 11 – 12.)
Additional photographs of these Greiner sculptures, and the amazing
true stories of how God “called” the artist to create
each sculpture, are featured in the artist’s Christian Art
Catalog, which can be viewed and downloaded “on-line” at
the Max Greiner Jr. Designs website: www.maxgreinerart.com .
Note: It is hoped that additional
sculptures by other Christian artists will be featured in nearby
adjoining gardens, as funds and space allow. Other “Born-Again” artists
and artisans creating Christian art and sculpture are listed
in the Resources section of
this website.
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