Main Thought
Throughout Scripture, God describes His Church as something He is personally building. The church is not a human project sustained by effort alone. It is God’s house. It is His family. Jesus Himself is the foundation; therefore, growth and expansion do not threaten our unity. Instead, they reveal the strength of what God has already formed among us.
The mission of God means that change is necessary. Yet we remain one. We are being built by the same Lord, on the same foundation, for the same purpose. Expansion and multiplication are not a loss of closeness. It is an invitation to trust God and connect to each other more deeply as His family grows.
Main Passages
'For we are God’s fellow workers. You are God’s field, God’s building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. '
- 1 Corinthians 3:9-11
'Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. '
- Psalm 127:1-2
‘So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.’
- Ephesians 2:19-22
Discussion Questions
Expansion can sometimes feel uncertain or emotional. What fears or concerns can arise during seasons of transition? How do these passages reassure us of God’s faithfulness?
Psalm 127 reminds us that effort without God’s presence is empty. What does it look like to trust the Lord as the true builder and protector of our spiritual family?
How can we preserve unity, love, and connection during seasons of change and transition?