Episode #4
S3E4. You Are God’s Temple: Living Stones & Royal Priesthood
In Episode 4 of Dwelling Places – God’s Temple, we evaluate the breathtaking reality that believers and the church as a flawed, messy entity are now God’s living temple. From the glory cloud filling Solomon’s temple to the Spirit indwelling every believer, discover how sacred space expanded from stone buildings to living stones. Explore 1 Corinthians, Ephesians, and 1 Peter as we discuss the royal priesthood of all believers, the collapse of sacred-secular divides, and why holiness is now corporate and relational. This episode challenges us to see Jesus in every face, guard the body as sacred space, and carry God’s presence into every corner of life. Timestamps: 00:00 – Welcome: God Dwells in Messy People 01:45 – Paul to Corinthians: “You Are God’s Temple” 03:30 – Fixed Temple to Mobile: Incarnation Shift 05:20 – Jesus as Temple → Spirit Multiplies the Presence 07:10 – Ephesians 2: Growing into a Holy Temple 09:00 – Living Stones & Priesthood of Believers 11:00 – Every Day Altar Space 13:20 – Holiness Is Corporate: Body as Sacred Space 15:40 – Gifts for the Common Good 18:10 – Where 2 or 3 Gather 20:30 – Imaging God: Icons of Christ 23:00 – Church as Preview of the New Jerusalem 25:40 – Final Reflection: Broken, Beautiful Temple 28:20 – Closing “Build Your Church, Lord” ☕ Support the brew: buymeacoffee.com/apewwithabq Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Pocket Casts £3 Patreon 'espresso' tier → bonus episodes + early access : patreon.com/cw/apewwithabrew Keywords: God's temple, living stones, church as temple, Holy Spirit dwelling, royal priesthood, 1 Corinthians 3, Ephesians 2, 1 Peter 2, indwelling Spirit, body of Christ, spiritual house, sacred space, presence of God, holiness in community, every member ministry, temple theology, Christian community, church as body, indwelling presence, New Testament temple, theology podcast, Christian podcast Music: Bye, Bye Brain! by Alexander Nakarada | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted on https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
