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  • Brad Beaman avatar

    How To Build A Church (Spiritually) Series

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Sep 11, 2023
     | 3,240 views

    We must remember that building any physical structure is a tool to build the church spiritually. You should know the Bible has a lot to say about building the church spiritually too.

    Our church has been thinking a lot about our new building in our new location. Since the month of May three hundred loads of dirt has been delivered to prepare the lot. A foundation has been poured. Volunteers have worked security at the site around the clock. So many of us have given ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Who Is Building Your Home? Series

    Contributed by Jim Mooney on Jan 6, 2001
    based on 300 ratings
     | 78,555 views

    Allow God to build your home and then it will stand the storms that come against it.

    HOME IMPROVEMENT SERIES WHO IS BUILDING YOUR HOME? PSALM 127:1-2 THERE IS A WORD THAT IS USED TO DESCRIBE THE BROKEN AND SHATTERED HOMES OF TODAY. THAT WORD IS DYSFUNCTIONAL. IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY YOU WILL HEAR PEOPLE TALK ABOUT DYSFUNCTIONAL HOMES OR DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES. THIS LEAVE THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Building Church With Jesus And Peter Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 16, 2024
     | 989 views

    They had two things to “sell.”

    Saturday of the Third Week in Easter 2024 Why did the Church grow in membership so rapidly in the last half of the first century? There must have been many reasons; we were largely an assembly of the poor and marginalized, and there were a lot of those people in the Roman Empire. News of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Kingdom Building God's Way Series

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on May 16, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,945 views

    Jesus describes and defines the kingdom of God and how it is built. (Not so rough draft)

    And He said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not know how. For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • T.J. Conwell avatar

    Building The Church - Serving The Lord

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Apr 26, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,487 views

    A message of exhortation when it comes to working in the church FOR the Lord.

    Building the Church and Serving the Lord Joshua 1:7-9 Introduction Go to the book of Joshua. This morning, we are going to examine some words of encouragement from the Joshua, which was given to him directly from the Lord. I want you to see how it applies to your life in all facets, especially ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Building An Altar Unto The Lord

    Contributed by Jose Gomez Sr. on Aug 13, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 11,153 views

    Every Christian needs to have a place to meet with the Lord. You will learn how to build a life of prayer and dedication to the Lord.

    "There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!" The Altar is representative of our prayer life. Unlike in the Old Testament, Because of the work of Jesus in the cross we can now talk to God where ever we call out to Him. We ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • David Dunn avatar

    When Jesus Builds The Church

    Contributed by David Dunn on Oct 27, 2025
     | 99 views

    What It Takes to Be a Light in a Dark World. Jesus calls His church to reject comfort, silence, and spectacle, and stand strong in His presence, Spirit, and Word.

    Picture Jesus, freshly baptized, water still drying on his shoulders, the voice of the Father ringing in his soul. “You are my beloved Son.” The dove has barely taken flight. That is exactly when the devil comes calling. Nobody gets a free victory lap after baptism. The real fight often starts ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • James Phillips avatar

    The Church Christ Is Building #4

    Contributed by James Phillips on Jun 23, 2003
    based on 18 ratings
     | 3,123 views

    The mission of Christ’s church.

    SERMON #4 THE CHURCH CHRIST IS BUILDING 1. THE MISSION OF CHRIST. A. LUKE 4:14 21 14 And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit; and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all. 16 And He came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Evangelism: Building Bridges Of Love

    Contributed by Derek Geldart on Nov 1, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 207 views

    We are called to carry out the Great Commission through Spirit-led compassion, humility, grace, and encouragement—listening like Philip, repenting like Peter, pausing like Paul, and believing like Barnabas—so that the gospel of Christ may reach a divided world.

    Building Bridges of Love “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 Fulfilling the Great Commission has never been easy. As Christ’s ambassadors, we are commanded to “go and make disciples ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pictures Of The People Of God

    Contributed by Keith Peters on Jul 7, 2011
     | 3,102 views

    This message examines some of the analogies the Bible uses to describe the church.

    The Pictures of the People of God (Church) "upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Mt 16:18) INTRODUCTION: Jesus often spoke in parables or analogies in order to help us understand the ways of the Kingdom of God. When describing the Church ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Will It Take To Build This ‘temple?' Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Nov 23, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,782 views

    This Temple cannot be built by might, nor by power but only by The Spirit of God.

    (Delivered in the year 2001 in some areas of the Middle-East) Subject: What will it take to build this ‘Temple?’ Complement: This ‘Temple’ will not be built by might, nor by power but by ‘The Spirit of God.’ Idea: It will take ‘The Spirit of God’ to build this ‘Temple.’ Homiletical Idea: This ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Christ Will Build His Church Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,248 views

    Jesus points to seven features & characteristics of the church that He builds. He speaks of its 1) Foundation, its 2) Certainty, its 3) Intimacy, its 4) Identity and Continuity, its 5) Invincibility, its 6) Authority, & its 7) Spirituality.

    Two Anglican parishes and the Diocese of Niagara have been in court recently to try to sort out the messy business of who ultimately owns church property. The two Niagara churches, along with eight more across the country, have recently voted to leave the Anglican Church of Canada and put ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Sticks And Stones

    Contributed by Nate Barbour on Feb 2, 2004
    based on 46 ratings
     | 5,160 views

    Learn how to build somebody up with encouraging words through this sermon about the power in your words.

    Sticks and Stones How to Build Somebody Up 8/6/03 I. Introduction When Cheryl Prewitt was four years old, she hung around her father’s small country grocery store. Almost daily, the milkman would come into the store and greet her with the words, “How’s my little Miss America?” At first she ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christian Cheong avatar

    Intimacy: Building Strong Friendships Series

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 6, 2012
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,168 views

    Love is the context for intimacy. Commitment is the promise of intimacy, and trust is the anchor and precondition for intimacy.

    When I was young, I like to go to the bookstore’s cards section and browse the cards. • I like to read the words – especially cards for the different occasions like graduation, wedding, sympathy, love or friendships. • The words are beautiful and well-thought out. But I ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    I Will Build My Church

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 4, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,412 views

    We can become discouraged by current conditions, but we're on the winning side with the Kingdom of Jesus. It has grown from 12 men to 2.3 billion and will only gain more dominance. You can't lose because you're on the winning team!

    I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH Matt. 16:17 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR 1. A woman locked her keys in her car. She looked around and found an old rusty coat hanger and was tried to get into her car but couldn’t. Finally, she bowed her head and asked God to send some help. Within five minutes a dirty, greasy, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God