Introduction: A lovely building is not a church. All the beams, joists, decking, pews, seats, pulpit furniture, carpet, fixtures, woodwork, organ, piano, speaker system, chalkboards, easels, and podiums do not make a church. These merely form a church building or the building where the church meets. I. You are the church. A. No building is ever mentioned in the NT. B. The building is not essential. C. What is the truth—you are God’s building. 1. The church
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