Matthew 16:18 “Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”
“…upon this rock I will _οἰκοδομήσω_ my church...”
οἰκοδομήσω means to make something by combining materials and parts.
“…upon this rock I will build my _ἐκκλησίαν_
ἐκκλησίαν means all believers across the world understood as if a singular assembly.
As we try to recapture the true nature and ministry of the church, we must understand that the part we are to play has been designed and planned as Jesus ‘builds’ his church