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This sermon from The Crossing Church continues the “Let the Church Rise” series, focusing on the truth that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, both individually and corporately. Drawing from Ephesians 2:19–22, Pastor Chad explains that just as the Old Testament temple was built for God’s glory, so now the Church is God’s dwelling place on earth. Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone, the essential foundation upon which the Church is built, while the apostles and prophets provide the scriptural framework. The message stresses that God’s glory no longer dwells in buildings but in believers themselves—cleansed by the blood of Jesus and made holy vessels for His Spirit. Pastor Chad traces the biblical journey of God’s glory—from the tabernacle and Solomon’s temple to its departure in Ezekiel, its return in Christ, and finally its outpouring upon the Church in Acts 2—showing that the Church is now the living temple filled with divine presence. He urges both personal holiness (“you can’t live like you used to”) and corporate unity, warning that churches can lose the glory if they drift from truth. The sermon closes with the image of living water flowing from God’s temple (John 7:37–39), calling believers to “come to Jesus, drink deeply, and flow freely”—bringing life, healing, and the presence of God wherever they go.
By The Crossing ChurchThis sermon from The Crossing Church continues the “Let the Church Rise” series, focusing on the truth that believers are the temple of the Holy Spirit, both individually and corporately. Drawing from Ephesians 2:19–22, Pastor Chad explains that just as the Old Testament temple was built for God’s glory, so now the Church is God’s dwelling place on earth. Jesus Christ is the chief cornerstone, the essential foundation upon which the Church is built, while the apostles and prophets provide the scriptural framework. The message stresses that God’s glory no longer dwells in buildings but in believers themselves—cleansed by the blood of Jesus and made holy vessels for His Spirit. Pastor Chad traces the biblical journey of God’s glory—from the tabernacle and Solomon’s temple to its departure in Ezekiel, its return in Christ, and finally its outpouring upon the Church in Acts 2—showing that the Church is now the living temple filled with divine presence. He urges both personal holiness (“you can’t live like you used to”) and corporate unity, warning that churches can lose the glory if they drift from truth. The sermon closes with the image of living water flowing from God’s temple (John 7:37–39), calling believers to “come to Jesus, drink deeply, and flow freely”—bringing life, healing, and the presence of God wherever they go.