Sermons on The Church
Building His Church: The Final Exam
Building His Church: The Final Exam The conclusion of the Building His Church series Download the final exam
Watchmen on the Wall—Guards for the Church Body
WATCHMEN ON THE WALL—GUARDS FOR THE CHURCH BODY Part 10 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Download the sermon notes
Equipped for Teamwork
Equipped for Teamwork Part 9 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Download the sermon notes
Measuring Our Lives (Part 1)
Measuring Our Lives (Part 1) Part 6 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Download the sermon notes
Commissioned Life and the Urgency of the Gospel
Commissioned Life and the Urgency of the Gospel Part 5 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Download the sermon notes
Kingdom Ambassadors in a World Gone Mad
Kingdom Ambassadors in a World Gone Mad Part 4 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Our God is a burning fire—and the message of reconciliation has been entrusted and placed within these fragile jars of clay. … How do you reconcile the unreconcilable? How do we worship this God who is [both] an all-consuming fire and love, and there is no contradiction there whatsoever? SCOTT J Download the sermon notes (adult version)
The Commissioned Life Wrapped in a Jar of Clay
The Commissioned Life Wrapped in a Jar of Clay Part 3 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Download the sermon notes (adult version)
The Great Commission Wall
The Great Commission Wall Part 1 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Missions is a traveling letter that is sealed in your heart. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version)
The Gospel
The Gospel Part 9 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall The resurrection of Jesus brings complete transformation. … The resurrection of Jesus brings ultimate, final and complete victory—and this is the gospel which you now stand on. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)
Sheep, Wolves and the Shepherd
Sheep, Wolves and the Shepherd Part 8 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall There are sheep—that’s the Body [of Christ]. There are wolves trying to disintegrate and erode the Kingdom of God work in this world. And then there are shepherds—and in this context, the shepherds are the leaders of the church. … We will not be able to move forward until we recognize, know and pray for our leaders. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult…
The Deep Damage of Sin—And What to Do About It
The Deep Damage of Sin—and What to Do About It Part 6 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version) Sexual immorality is so destructive because it clears a path for relational destruction. … It leads to scars, mistrust, jealousy, dreams that become nightmares that become destructive, regrets, shame, and the list could go on. It literally erodes the covenant purity that God established between us and…
The Erosion of Unholy Behavior
The Erosion of Unholy Behavior Part 4 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall Is there a line in the sand? Is there a place where we say, ‘Whatever you do, don’t cross that line’? I believe there is. You know what I think it is? It’s idolatry. It’s having ‘any other god before Me’. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)
The Shallowness of Prestigious Christianity
The Shallowness of Prestigious Christianity Part 3 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall Is it a crime to be young in the faith? No! … [but] what is a shame within the Body is [when] we leave that unchecked, because that shallowness will erode a congregation. The Ekklesia, the Body of Christ, will become a worthless and useless part of God’s delivery of his holy message to an unholy world. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult…
Ekklesia—Called-Out Ones
Ekklesia—Called-Out Ones Part 1 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall Why in the heck did God put his Body in this place at this time? It’s not just to have a 10:00 church service. It’s to be the Body of Christ in a garbage-dump world that is desperately in need of a savior. We’re going to learn how to do that together. … We’ll go to class together as we learn how to be the called-out ones…
Dependent Prayer
Dependent Prayer Part 4 in the series, Building His Church: The Community (Koinonia) Wall Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table Part 3 in the series, Building His Church: The Community (Koinonia) Wall ‘A seat at the table’ means a seat at the table of faith—because the Word of God is at the center. … To be a fully functioning follower of Christ, you sit at the table. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)
Devotion to the Word of God
Devotion to the Word of God Part 2 in the series, Building His Church: The Community (Koinonia) Wall Let’s make sure we raise up the value of the Word of God. … When the Koinonia [church fellowship] family took place, what did they do? The first line in [Acts 2:42-47] says they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the Word. It’s the centerpiece of the table. It is the centerpiece of our lives. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes…
The Koinonia (Κοινωνία) Wall
The Koinonia (ΚΟΙΝΩΝΊΑ) Wall Part 1 in the series, Building His Church: The Community (Koinonia) Wall Koinonia, in its simplest form…is often translated as fellowship. But it is much deeper than ‘potluck.’ … The building of this church is really about you, about me. It’s not about ‘the orator’—it’s about us. It’s about the family of faith, who are willing to commit to God’s plan, in God’s way, in all of this. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download…
The Kingdom Church at War
The Kingdom Church at War Part 5 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall As we’re building this wall, we’ve got to understand what real soldiers are—because there are soldiers in the Kingdom of God. We’ve got to understand what the real battles are—because we do face battles when we build the Kingdom Wall of His Church. And we’ve got to understand what the real enemy is—because I want you to know, the enemy is here. BILLY ARNOLD Download…
The Kingdom Treasure
The Kingdom Treasure Part 4 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall The Kingdom Wall of this church is built by Holy Spirit-empowered citizens who freely share God’s treasure with all those who would receive it. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)
The Kingdom of God Wall is Built by Kingdom of God Citizens
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WALL IS BUILT BY KINGDOM OF GOD CITIZENS Part 3 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall This wall is not built by great designers, or construction engineers, concrete workers, or skilled plumbers and electricians. This Kingdom wall is not built by highly religious people, incredible theologians who have been to seminary, high-ranking officials and the well-studied and educated, or those that have amazing human lineage. But instead, it is built out of those…
The Kingdom Wall
The Kingdom Wall Part 1 in the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall Due to a technical error, no recording is available for this sermon. Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)
“Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church!”
“Upon This Rock I Will Build My Church!” Continued introduction to the series, Building His Church: The Kingdom Wall The greatest job on the planet is not being a pastor. Hear me out. It’s being the janitor of the church body. What do I mean by that? It means [being] servants who stand with each other and make sure you’re ready to do what’s God commissioned [as] your part in the Body of Christ to do. … There is nothing…
Building His Church: A Prelude
Building His Church: A Prelude An introduction to the series, Building His Church We need to understand what the Body [of Christ] is about, what we do—how does the Body work, how is it all put together, how is it organized? We’re going to talk about all those things throughout this year. We’re going to learn how to deal with the successes and failures as well as the pitfalls of a church … and the places and things that we…
Until Joy is Complete (The Postcard Epistle, Part 4)
Our obedience to walk in the truth and love together will lead to the experience of the fullness of joy. And it’s that experience of the fullness of joy that then leads to an experience of the fellowship of the family. … John’s call to abide in the teachings of Christ remain the same for all of us: Will we be on guard against the deceivers in the world, and will we remain true to the Father and to the…