Building His Church | Four12

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Live-room sermons on Scripture and church obedience.

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Building His Church | Four12 carries the feel of live pastoral teaching, with long-form sermons that move from Bible text into present-day church life. It suits listeners who want doctrine made concrete through stories, correction, humor, and direct spiritual application.

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About Building His Church | Four12

Building His Church | Four12 is a sermon-driven Christianity show with the texture of a church room still in the audio. The speakers think out loud, circle a point, correct themselves, make the room laugh, and then return to Scripture with serious intent. It is pastoral teaching with a backbone. Recent messages spend time on Easter, resurrection, Ruth, Hebrews, biblical interpretation, church meetings, God’s provision, and the believer’s attention in a shaken world. The show is especially interested in how doctrine becomes obedience. Forgiveness is not treated as a slogan; it is tied to death, judgment, sacrifice, resurrection, and assurance. Provision is not treated as comfort language; it is traced through Bethlehem, Abraham, Isaac, Jesus, and the idea that God gives what people cannot bring themselves. Church life is a recurring pressure point. The teaching asks whether meetings should be arranged around familiar habits or around what Scripture says God wants from his people. That gives the show a corrective edge. It can sound tender, but it is rarely neutral. One episode pushes against nostalgia, arguing that past testimony matters less if it never leads into present life with Jesus. Another looks at war, fear, family concern, and a shaken world before turning the listener’s gaze back toward Christ. The style favors object lessons and repeated phrases: legs out of balance, a rear-view mirror, a shadow pointing to substance, a mountain where God provides. There is humor, usually as a release valve. There is also blunt talk about sin, death, obedience, righteousness, and the cost of getting Scripture wrong. The show’s appeal is not production gloss. Its value is sustained, room-temperature conviction from speakers trying to connect biblical text, interpretation, and ordinary Christian life. Listeners who want tight interviews may find it slow. Listeners who want reflective preaching with a willingness to challenge church assumptions will find plenty to sit with.

Made for: For Christians who want extended biblical preaching on church life, doctrine, obedience, resurrection, and spiritual formation. It especially suits listeners comfortable with direct correction and sermon-length argument.

What sets it apart: The show’s strength is its live, relational sermon texture: theological claims are worked through with concrete images, ordinary family moments, church examples, and repeated calls to respond. It feels less like a lesson plan and more like a room being shepherded through conviction.

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Following God’s ways and patterns in building His church. A church’s success isn’t measured by how many people attend, how much money is raised, its reputation with the public, or even its good works. Jesus’ perspective is the only one that matters. We need to build a church that reflects the heart of God. This is a Four12 podcast.

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Scripture becomes a working measure for church practice, spiritual formation, and confidence in Jesus.

Building His Church | Four12 turns biblical passages into direct questions about how a church meets and how a believer changes. These sermon-style episodes move from close reading to exhortation, asking congregations to measure inherited practice against scripture and…

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The songs-sermon-prayer routine gets a biblical inspection, with your Sunday habits on the table.

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  • to ask whether a familiar church service follows Scripture or just habit
  • Peter's stumbling growth to make your own stubborn patterns feel less final
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biblical interpretationresurrection and forgivenesschurch meetings and obedienceGod's provisionRuth and BethlehemHebrews and Scripturenostalgia and testimonyfear, war, and focus on Jesus

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Redeeming EasterApr 8, 2026

Easter is set as first importance, from paid-in-full forgiveness to resurrection-shaped new life.

Redeeming Easter treats the holiday as first importance and moves from 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 to a clear center: Jesus' death and resurrection stand at the heart of Christian life, not only as the ground of forgiveness.

Who Are You Looking At?Mar 3, 2026

A steady reflection that turns shaken travel plans toward Christ as the fixed point.

The piece opens in immediate unease, moving from a 4 a.m. wake-up and a message from South Africa to news from Iran, then folds private concern over Elizabeth's flight into the wider strain of shaken lives and shaken worlds.

God Will ProvideFeb 24, 2026

A Bible-forward sermon that widens from common provision to promise and access.

This sermon shifts from prophetic training into a direct Christ-centered message, then traces a clear line from God's common provision to Abraham and the singular offspring promised to bless the nations.

What Does a Biblical Church Meeting Look Like?Feb 17, 2026

A church meeting put on trial by Jesus' words.

This piece centers on a blunt question: does a church meeting do what Jesus says, or does it keep protecting its own habits? The preacher moves from a late-night change of plan to Luke 6:46 and 1 John 2:4, then into a direct challenge to the usual Sunday cycle of scripted songs,…

God Is Not Done With Me YetJan 13, 2026

A sermon about Peter, pride, and the slow work of being changed.

This sermon begins with Andrew speaking from weakness, using a rough start and the repeated title, God is not done with me yet, to frame the message.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    What the Fall of lucifer Reveals

    Andrew Selly's sermon "The Signet, the Sovereign and the Savior" is part of a spiritual warfare series and replaced a planned message on the sword after a call from Peter.

    Sep 29, 2026·54m·2 clips
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    Armour for Battle – Our Shoes & Helmets

    Sep 22, 2026·1h
  3. 3

    Spiritual Warfare – The Way We Fight

    Sep 15, 2026·42m
  4. 4

    Spiritual Warfare – How Not to Fight

    Sep 1, 2026·58m
  5. 5

    The Battle for Your Mind

    Aug 25, 2026·41m
  6. 6

    Our Spiritual Battle

    Aug 19, 2026·58m
  7. 7

    The War Over New Territory

    Aug 12, 2026·50m
  8. 8

    Walking With the Holy Spirit

    Jul 27, 2026·49m
  9. 9

    Return to Your First Love

    Jul 21, 2026·40m
  10. 10

    Processing Church Hurt & Offence

    Jul 14, 2026·58m
  11. 11

    Growing Up Together

    Jul 7, 2026·39m
  12. 12

    Priorities Reveal Passion

    Jun 30, 2026·50m
  13. 13

    Read Your Bible Through a Hebrew Lens

    Jun 9, 2026·42m
  14. 14

    The Pearl of Great Price

    Jun 2, 2026·29m
  15. 15

    How Culture Affects Our Bible Reading

    May 26, 2026·1h 6m
  16. 16

    What God Reveals Through Moms

    May 12, 2026·42m
  17. 17

    Getting the Help You Need

    May 5, 2026·53m
  18. 18

    Getting the Help You Need

    May 5, 2026·52m
  19. 19

    How We Are to Be Taught the Bible

    Apr 28, 2026·1h 9m
  20. 20

    You Are Called to Greatness

    Apr 21, 2026·45m
  21. 21

    Redeeming Easter

    Hidden gem

    Redeeming Easter treats Easter as a matter of first importance.

    Apr 8, 2026·34m·2 clips
  22. 22

    Faith Lived Out

    A South African minister shares his cultural background and introduces a standalone sermon while visiting an American congregation during a series on proper Bible reading.

    Apr 1, 2026·42m
  23. 23

    From Empty to Full

    This episode explores the biblical story of Ruth through four points about trusting, leaving, returning to, and living under God's provision, framed within the Christian experience of tension between present reality and future hope.

    Mar 24, 2026·28m
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    Tithe & the Curse

    The host introduces a new series called 'Bible Study and How to Learn Truth' aimed at helping Christians properly understand Scripture and avoid common misinterpretations.

    Mar 19, 2026·57m
  25. 25

    The Radical Middle

    A preacher introduces a sermon on the transformative power of scripture, focusing on Hebrews 4:12-13 to address division and disobedience in Christian thinking.

    Mar 17, 2026·43m
  26. 26

    Who Are You Looking At?

    It starts before dawn.

    Mar 3, 2026·38m·3 clips
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    God Will Provide

    Hidden gem

    The host says the Lord woke him up with this word.

    Feb 24, 2026·42m·2 clips
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    What Does a Biblical Church Meeting Look Like?

    Hidden gem

    He starts with a change of plan.

    Feb 17, 2026·56m·3 clips
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    Come, Take, Drink

    Feb 10, 2026·31m
  30. 30

    Living Faithfully in Babylon

    Feb 3, 2026·36m
  31. 31

    A Life That Influences Generations

    Jan 27, 2026·51m
  32. 32

    God Is Not Done With Me Yet

    Hidden gem

    Andrew opens by saying he leads the leadership team and has been hit hard by the man flu.

    Jan 13, 2026·52m·5 clips
  33. 33

    Finding Treasure

    Jan 6, 2026·56m
  34. 34

    Demystifying Prophecy

    Dec 23, 2025·1h 6m
  35. 35

    Don’t Lose the Wonder of God

    Dec 16, 2025·15m
  36. 36

    Genuine vs False Church

    This episode explores the concept of discernment in distinguishing between genuine and false churches, drawing on Charles Spurgeon's teachings to emphasize the importance of proper church membership and adherence to biblical truth.

    Dec 10, 2025·1h 5m
  37. 37

    Finding & Destroying My Idols

    Dec 3, 2025·55m
  38. 38

    When God Tests Us

    Nov 19, 2025·44m
  39. 39

    Is Halloween a Demonic Door or Innocent Fun?

    Oct 14, 2025·1h 4m
  40. 40

    Flourishing & Fulfilling Marriages

    Oct 7, 2025·54m
  41. 41

    Facing Your Giants | Four12

    Oct 1, 2025·46m
  42. 42

    Five Loaves & Two Fish

    Sep 25, 2025·27m
  43. 43

    Citizens of Heaven

    Sep 18, 2025·25m
  44. 44

    Citizens of Heaven

    Sep 16, 2025·26m
  45. 45

    Community Starts in Homes

    Sep 12, 2025·46m
  46. 46

    You Have Something to Add

    Sep 12, 2025·1h 5m
  47. 47

    Historians Confirm the Cross

    Sep 12, 2025·50m
  48. 48

    Community Starts in Homes

    Aug 26, 2025·46m
  49. 49

    Historians Confirm the Cross

    Aug 20, 2025·50m
  50. 50

    Knowing the Father

    Aug 5, 2025·24m
  51. 51

    Guard Your Heart

    Jul 20, 2025·33m
  52. 52

    How to Properly Interpret What We Read or Hear

    This episode explores the importance of properly interpreting what we read or hear, using examples from church preaching and Bible reading to illustrate common misunderstandings.

    Jul 8, 2025·54m
  53. 53

    The Church Is the Proper Life Priority of the Christian

    Jun 24, 2025·56m
  54. 54

    Thief in the Night

    Jun 17, 2025·33m
  55. 55

    Does the Law of God Apply to Me?

    Jun 3, 2025·1h 1m
  56. 56

    Are You Saved?

    May 27, 2025·1h 8m
  57. 57

    Are You Ready for Judgement Day?

    May 21, 2025·1h 4m
  58. 58

    The Most Important Thing

    May 6, 2025·50m
  59. 59

    The Fight for Godliness

    Apr 30, 2025·38m
  60. 60

    Why I Believe in the Resurrection

    Apr 25, 2025·30m
  61. 61

    How Encouragement Helps Us Endure

    Apr 16, 2025·32m
  62. 62

    Deacons, Set Apart to Serve

    Apr 9, 2025·52m
  63. 63

    When God Moves to Save

    Apr 2, 2025·1h 9m
  64. 64

    The Need to Change to Remain With Jesus

    This episode explores the necessity of ongoing personal change and spiritual transformation to remain faithful to Jesus, drawing parallels with the disciples' experiences.

    Mar 13, 2025·1h 12m
  65. 65

    Living in the Power of His Spirit

    Mar 5, 2025·45m
  66. 66

    A Pure & Sincere Devotion

    Feb 26, 2025·46m
  67. 67

    Have You Made a Covenant with God?

    The host preaches about whether listeners have made a covenant with God, explaining the concept by contrasting it with worldly contracts and emphasizing its biblical significance.

    Feb 12, 2025·1h 4m
  68. 68

    Positioned for Your Destiny

    Feb 5, 2025·1h
  69. 69

    Don't Give the Enemy a Foothold

    Jan 28, 2025·59m
  70. 70

    God, Our Hope

    Jan 23, 2025·35m
  71. 71

    Your Journey with Jesus

    A pastor shares his personal journey with Jesus, starting from his salvation experience on Easter Sunday 2000, to encourage faith and reflection among the congregation.

    Jan 23, 2025·37m
  72. 72

    Joined to His Body

    Jan 15, 2025·51m
  73. 73

    From Death to Life

    Jan 8, 2025·47m
  74. 74

    Restoring the Sinner

    Dec 19, 2024·1h 25m
  75. 75

    Worship in Spirit & Truth

    Dec 19, 2024·55m
  76. 76

    Apostles & Elders

    Dec 18, 2024·1h 21m
  77. 77

    Knowing Jesus

    Dec 4, 2024·33m
  78. 78

    Money & the Kingdom

    Dec 2, 2024·57m
  79. 79

    A Revelation of Jesus

    Nov 21, 2024·37m
  80. 80

    True Fellowship

    Nov 14, 2024·59m
  81. 81

    The Apostolic

    Oct 15, 2024·1h 1m
  82. 82

    A Profound Connection

    Oct 8, 2024·1h 7m
  83. 83

    Build on His Word

    Oct 1, 2024·1h 3m
  84. 84

    Love His Church

    Sep 24, 2024·47m
  85. 85

    God is a Good Judge

    Sep 17, 2024·47m
  86. 86

    Remaining in Him

    Sep 10, 2024·48m
  87. 87

    Church is Family

    Sep 3, 2024·46m
  88. 88

    Provision in a Fragile Economy

    Aug 27, 2024·1h 3m
  89. 89

    Love Like Jesus | Andrew Selley

    Aug 20, 2024·50m
  90. 90

    Our Olympic Response | Andrew Selley

    Aug 15, 2024·56m
  91. 91

    Our Story | Andrew & Emma Selley

    Aug 13, 2024·58m
  92. 92

    We Shared Our Lives | Andrew Selley

    Aug 6, 2024·48m