Building What Jesus is Building - Missions Sunday
Matthew 16:18
Acts 1:8 (ESV)
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
1. The Promise of What Jesus Is Building
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
2. The Priority of What Jesus Is Building
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Ephesians 1:22-23, (MSG)
“At the center of all this, Christ rules the church. The church, you see, is not peripheral to the world; the world is peripheral to the church. The church is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”
3. The Power of What Jesus Is Building
Matthew 16:18b (ESV)
I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Luke 16:9 (NIV)
“Use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.”
So, the question is: Are you building what Jesus is building?
