Pastor Scott Silcox launches a new series called "Build the House" focused on understanding God's eternal plan for His church and our role in it. Drawing from Ezra, he explores how God orchestrates world events to fulfill His purposes and preserve His people's identity.

• Christ must be at the center of everything we build in our lives and in the church
• There is no middle ground between Christ and chaos—we must be all in
• God used King Cyrus and the Persian Empire to fulfill His promises to Israel
• Our cultural context today parallels Israel's experience returning from exile
• God builds through world events, bending history to serve His plans
• The uniqueness of every culture and individual is a building block for God's kingdom
• We are living stones being built into God's spiritual house
• The church is not meant to be exclusive but to gather all nations and peoples
• Our responsibility is to build according to God's blueprint, not our own designs
• God preserves our identity in Him even when everything around us seems chaotic