Audio Sermon
How To: Growing in your faith

How To: Build Community

Matthew Shoults • November 10, 2026
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About This Sermon

In tonight’s teaching, we talk about what it looks like to build godly community. Join us as we look at God’s Word to learn how our walk with Christ is both our responsibility and the outcome of faithful community. Are you being built up by the people around you?

Scripture: Genesis 2:18; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Corinthians 12; Proverbs 18:1; Ecclesiastes 4:9-10; John 14:16-17; John 16:7-8; John 16:12-15

Study Guide

A few ideas to carry with you, discuss with your group, or revisit during the week.

Practical Takeaways (5)
  1. God designed people for community, and isolation goes against His plan.
  2. The Holy Spirit lives inside believers and fills a need that no human relationship can replace.
  3. Isolation makes us easier targets for temptation, sin, and spiritual drift.
  4. Believers should minister to unbelievers without letting them shape their closest friendships.
  5. Intentional community requires active pursuit; it does not happen by accident.
Discussion Questions (5)
  1. What does Hebrews 10:24-25 teach us about why gathering with other believers matters?
  2. How would you describe the difference between healthy solitude and harmful isolation in your own life?
  3. What does it look like to be in the world but not of the world in your friendships?
  4. How can we pursue community intentionally instead of waiting for it to find us?
  5. What role does the Holy Spirit play in helping us build and sustain godly relationships?

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