Sermons on Building Trust:

3: Building Up The Church Series

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Oct 24, 2019

Do you neglect your soul all week, then come to church, expecting to be filled up? Or do you nourish your soul all week and come to build up others?

The Bible is full of different images to try to explain what the church is like and how it works. For example, the Apostle Paul often talks about the church as a building. But he didn’t mean a building made of wood or brick or stone. He meant a figurative building in which the members of the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Peter 2:5, Romans 14:19, Ephesians 4:29, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 15:4, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 14:26  (view more)  (view less)

Building Blocks For Flexible Persistence

Contributed by Dana Chau on Oct 1, 2002

Discover the building blocks for accomplishing God-size goals.

About two weeks ago, Eugene asked a salient question at the end of the church business meeting. He asked something like, "What kind of person am I becoming through this church?" His question was not just introspective. He is serving on the Church Strategy Task Team, which will research how to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18

Denomination: *other

I Will Build My Church

Contributed by Ted Palaroan on Sep 15, 2010

The Church is not a building

I Will Build My Church - Part 1 Matthew 16:18-19 (KJV) And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:18-19

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Building The Church On Your Confession

Contributed by Mike Rickman on Jul 13, 2012

Who do you say that Jesus is andhow does that line up with What His Word says?

July 15, 2012 Morning Worship Text: Matthew 16:13-20 Subject: Who Jesus Is Title: Building the Church on Your Confession I have been talking a lot about revival. I will continue to talk about it because we are in revival mode in this church. There is a level of expectation among many of you as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 16:13-20

Denomination: Assembly Of God

How To Build A "Mega" Church!

Contributed by Dwight Jones on Nov 27, 2005

We trumpet high impact ministry with all of its frills. Our services are filled with video clips, movie clips and unfortunately scripture clips. We take more time and efforts refining our delivery than we do making sure that what we are delivering has H

In practically every gathering of ministers there is a subject that comes up; that subject is church growth. “How do we get people to come to church?” We have answered that question with a thousand books and yet by and large we are losing the battle for souls. In spite of our best efforts, we ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:10-11

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Marriage: Building A Fortress That Stands Series

Contributed by James Sawyer on Mar 8, 2007

In a society where marriage is under attack The Bible offers an answer that teaches us what God’s Best is for a relationship between a man and a woman.

Reviewing A Few Foundational Truths Predatory relationships do not work. We live in a society that teaches us that we need to go after what we want. Pursue the thing that we think will fill us. But the bible disagrees with this. James 1:14-15 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-28

Denomination: Baptist

Watch How You Build Series

Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 4, 2022

We are all builders in Christ, but there is only one foundation. Watch how you build upon it and be rewarded for what remains on the day we face God.

Let us RECAP THE CONTEXT. • Paul has been addressing the divisions in the Corinth church, honestly and directly. • The believers were taking sides, glorifying certain leaders and human wisdom. • Paul said it clearly in 3:1 “But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, 2 Corinthians 5:10

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Build A Marriage That Lasts Series

Contributed by Ricky Burke on Mar 6, 2001

This is the third message in a series of messages entitled, "How to Have a Happy and Healthy Home."

Series: "How to Have a Happy and Healthy Home" Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25 Sermon: How to Build a Marriage that Lasts We are in the middle of a series of semons called, "How to Have a Happy and Healthy Home." Last week, we looked at Ephesians 5 and learned how to make marriage work. This ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25

Denomination: Baptist

Who Is Building Your Home? Series

Contributed by Jim Mooney on Jan 6, 2001

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

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-2

Denomination: Pentecostal

Unless The Lord Builds The House Series

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Nov 10, 2013

How should the Lord build our house? 1- We must allow the Lord to build the house of our work 2- We must allow the Lord to build the house of our offspring

INTRO.- ILL.- Some house builders drove into their local lumber yard. One of the men walked into the office and said, "We need some four-by-twos." The clerk asked, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?" The man said, "I'll go check," and went back to the truck. He returned and said, "Yeah, I meant ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 127:1-5, Psalm 127:1, Psalm 127:1-4

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

What Are You Building On?

Contributed by Mitchell Leonard on Nov 14, 2025

A sermon to adults on building their lives upon Jesus

Matthew 7:24-29 11/16/25 a.m. What are you building on? I guess I ought to do a series of sermons on SONGS we SANG in Children’s Church. I’ve mentioned some of these songs in different messages that I’ve brought. “Oh be Careful Little Eyes what you See.” “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” “This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:24-29

Denomination: Baptist

David Wants To Build God's House, God Build's David's "House.” Series

Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 7, 2008

How do you respond when your will is not God’s will?

2 Samuel 7 David wants to build God’s house, God build’s David’s “house.” “If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans” David’s good desire to build a temple We come to the point of David’s story where Saul and most of His family are dead; David was anointed as king of Judah first, then, ...read more

Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-29

Denomination: *other

A Jewish Carpenter - Building A Legacy

Contributed by Robert Fox on Jan 12, 2006

Jesus was born into the family of a carpenter - a builder. Why? Was this significant? Student ministry PowerPoint format.

[A Jewish Carpenter – Building a Legacy] Slide Graphic – A Jewish Carpenter (of course) – see http://www.postcardman.net/24928.jpg Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Matthew 13:55 "Where did this man get these ...read more

Scripture: Mark 6:2-3

Denomination: Baptist

Iron Man - Building On The Foundation Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 21, 2010

How can I honor my father if he wasn't that good a man to begin with? Why should I do that?

OPEN: Ravi Zacharias told of speaking one time at Ohio State University. He said “As I was being driven to the lecture, we passed the new Wexner Art Center. The driver said, “This is a new art building for the university. It is a fascinating building designed in the post-modernist view ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 5:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Let's Build Something Together Series

Contributed by Jan Arthur Lee on Jul 30, 2010

The purpose of unity in the Body of Christ is for the sake of bearing fruit or building something that glorifies God. This message aims to identify the steps of becoming a church that produces kingdom fruit by examining the stages of Forming, Storming, No

Let’s Build Something Together Text: Ephesians 4:1-16 Introduction According to the World Christian Encyclopedia, there are over 33,830 Christian denominations around the world. • In South Korea alone, there are over 300 different types of Presbyterians – just Presbyterians! ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16

Denomination: *other