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Equipped for Teamwork

Equipped for Teamwork Part 9 in the series, Building His Church: The Commission Wall Download the sermon notes

Rome or Bust!

Rome or Bust!: The Winding Journey from Jerusalem to Rome Part 8 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 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…

Flee from Sexual Immorality!

Flee from Sexual Immorality! Part 5 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall We typically come at this subject as a negative first, without the positive side. Before you ask, ‘Is there sexual immorality?’ you need to ask the question, ‘Is there sexual morality?’ There is! That’s the part the church sometimes really struggles with. BILLY ARNOLD Download the sermon notes (adult version) Download the sermon notes (kid version)

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…

Don’t Be Such a Baby!

DON’T BE SUCH A BABY! Part 2 in the series, Building His Church: The Called-Out (Ekklesia) Wall You are an individual, and Christ saves YOU, not the group. But individualism lived out this way is dangerous, deadly, and is not what the Ekklesia is. … Living selfishly—living as a child—in the Ekklesia is toxic. It’s ultimately idolatrous. Next week, in the continuation of this message, we’re going to talk about how we really grow up. Today I give you the warnings.…

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…

Worthy of the Gospel

Worthy of the Gospel Part 5 in the series, Building His Church: The Community (Koinonia) Wall It is very possible that Christ will not return this year. But it is also very possible that this is the year he will return. And as believers, this is how we should live. It is very possible that next year in 2023, in the very first Sunday, we are not here—you are not here, I am not here—because our Christ has returned! If he…

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…
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