Sermons on Building Gods Church:

Be A Church Not Just In A Church

Contributed by Howard Gunter on Dec 11, 2017

Church is the PEOPLE, not the building.

Be A CHURCH Not Just In A Church Colossians 1:18 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence. Acts 11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for a whole year ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:16-19, Ephesians 3:20-21, Romans 12:4-5, 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Building Together In Love.

Contributed by Joel Sumagaysay on Mar 13, 2016

This is the sermon I preached during 10th Church Anniversary in Dubai, UAE.

Building Together in Love Ephesians 4:16 Ephesians 4:16 New International Version (NIV) 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Illustration: "I am going to paint the house," said a big can ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:16

Denomination: Baptist

Who Will Build The House?

Contributed by Jason Besse on Oct 7, 2010

How to build a heavenly dwelling for Jesus to reside in.

Who will build the house of God? Ezra 1:1-3 Introduction: The Israelites were living in bondage. 48 years had passed since Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem because God allowed Babylon to concur the land because of the people’s disobedience. 48 years in which the Israelite people were humbled ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1-3

Denomination: Church Of God

Building The Community Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 16, 2019

Nehemiah's ultimate concern is the remnant of God. He works to rebuild the community of God in Jerusalem. We see the faithfulness of God in keeping a faithful remnant and restoring His people.

Jerusalem was to be the city of God, where the Name of the Lord dwells. • It wasn’t the physical infrastructure that God was concerned about but the community of His people living in worship of Him and being a witness to the nations. • So the brick and mortar of the city of Jerusalem wasn’t an end ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 7:1-73

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Roles Of The Church

Contributed by Darrin Fish on Sep 2, 2015

What we need to do if we want to see our church grow

Today we are going to continue by talking about the roles of the Church (That Family) • More specifically how we are to promote growth • And why it’s important to promote growth • Just like anything Growth needs a foundation • And I feel that these are 2 that we need ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:37-40

Denomination: Christian Church

A Spiritual House - The Building And Purpose

Contributed by Duane Smith on Oct 27, 2008

The goal of this message is to help us understand that God dwells in us and that He has a purpose in the church being a living, vibrant community of believers.

A SPIRITUAL HOUSE – The building & Purpose 1 Peter 2:4-5 & Ephesians 2:19-22 INTRODUCTION A. The idea of a spiritual house (called by many names) is seen almost from the very beginning of the Scriptures 1. We see it first in the Exodus - Exodus 25:9 According to all that I shew thee, after ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-5

Denomination: Baptist

What Church Is God At Tonight?

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Mar 5, 2008

God is too big to be confined to a simple church building.

What Church is God at Tonight? 1 Kings 8:22-30 Feb. 24, 2008(PM) FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction A B The temple was complete...but Solomon didn’t start it. Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-30

Denomination: Baptist

It's Time To Build - Part 4

Contributed by Steve Malone on Sep 21, 2004

More principles for building God’s house.

"IT’S TIME TO BUILD.....PT 5" INTRODUCTION LET ME TELL YOU -- THE LAST 2 SUNDAYS BEGINNING ON THE PM SERVICE JUNE 25; HAVE BEEN SOME REALLY AWESOME CHURCH SERVICES (PEOPLE TESTIFYING TO GOD’S GREATNESS, SHARING THEIR SORROWS, OPENING AND BEING REAL), GOD’S SPIRIT HAS BEEN PRESENT AND MOVING IN ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

It's Time To Build Part 2 Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 8, 2006

More principles for building God’s house.

"IT IS TIME TO BUILD" LAST WEEK WE BEGAN OUR STUDY ON BUILDING THE HOUSE OF GOD... OUR TEXT IS THE BOOK OF EZRA -- A BOOK THAT IS ABOUT GOD’S PEOPLE RETURNING FROM A 75 YEAR EXILE IN BABYLON -- RETURNING TO JERUSALEM TO BUILD THE HOUSE OF GOD.... AND AS WE WILL SEE, THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL IN ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Groundbreaking Day

Contributed by Jon Daniels on Jun 30, 2025

Sermon challenges members to know the importance of building a new sanctuary on the Word of God, the Gospel, & on Jesus.

“GROUNDBREAKING DAY” FBCF – 6/29/25 Jon Daniels This day has been a long time coming! - Letters from former pastors How are we going to build this building? - Not talking about how we are going to pay for it & how quickly we are going to pay it off (& we are!)…equipment is going to be ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27, 1 Corinthians 1:23

Denomination: Baptist

Building The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Aug 31, 2009

Being disciples means being involved in God;s church, building it up through our efforts, our service and our giving

Speak the Gospel, Teach the Bible and Build Community that reflects God’s love. I hope those three phrases are familiar to you by now. Yes, that’s our Church Mission Statement. If you think about it, the first two have been the subject of our sermons for the last two weeks. Speaking the gospel - or ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10

Denomination: Anglican

How To Build Stronger Relationships Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Nov 6, 2006

This sermon talks about buildning stronger relationships with your Father (Heavenly) and your Family.

How to Build Stronger Relationships TEXT: Luke 15:11-32 “Then He said: ‘A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Building A Caring Church: Caring For The Hurting

Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 10, 2002

If we are going to be a church or a Christian that pleases God we are going to have to be people who care for the hurting.

This psalm is a prayer, the substance of which David offered up to God when he was forced by Saul to take shelter in a cave. He was disowned and deserted by his friends. David was in the ditch of despair and in v.4, he expressed how he felt at this point in his life when he said, "No man cared for ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 142:1-7

Denomination: Baptist

Where Jesus Builds His Church Series

Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008

The very foundation of the Church, and of a relationship with Jesus begins with the fact that Jesus is indeed the son of God, the King, the Christ.

Some peoples’ surnames come from a vocation once held by their family – names like Smith, Porter, Baker, Carpenter. You can figure those out. There are some even more interesting names of real people where their name really fit their vocation…only maybe not on purpose. I want your help this ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-19

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Building On A Community Of Care Series

Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004

As a church, we are called to care for each other.

Building on a Community of Care 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4 I am now working toward the day when communities of God’s people, ordinary Christians whose lives regularly intersect, will accomplish most of the good that we now depend on mental health professionals to provide. And they will do it by ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational