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If today is your first day listening or watching, my apologies, because the sermon title doesn’t apply to you. - It’s awesome to worship the Lord and encounter the Holy Spirit - God spoke to me during worship on Friday - When God speaks we need to act on it - God can speak to us in the middle of worship,…

Rise and Build!!

It’s a complicated question for me every time. It can go with how are you, something that calls for introspection. Yes I get that most expect a response of good, fine or well. Some friends really want to check in. I was sitting with pastor Jason from Gravity and I asked the question first and I quickly…

What is Biblical Leadership? Nehemiah 1-2 Introduction: Good morning once again. It’s great to be back with you this morning. Go ahead and open your Bibles to the book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament. What are the characteristics of a godly leader? What does a godly leader do? What are they like? How…

These last few weeks have been interesting in many ways. One of the hardest things though was being unable to respond instantly to problems. Two weeks ago I received a call from our alarm company saying that a motion sensor was set off in the church. It was in the late evening and everyone else on the…

Over the past several weeks we have been learning about taking a season or a time to reevaluate or recalibrate and focus our hearts and minds on the Lord. As we approach Easter where we remember all of the wonderful things that Christ has done for us I think it is good for us the remember the sacrifice…

Nehemiah 1:1–10 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of…

Ancestry, trait, and health insights you can trust—the most accurate dog DNA test. Wisdom Panel™ Know more. Care better.- from a dog DNA test. “If they don’t care, I don’t care.”- pastor. 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I…

Nehemiah 1:1–11 (ESV) 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the…

I have to start today by telling you a story about my wife, Sonia. She doesn’t know I’m doing this, but trust me, it’s a good story. This study in Nehemiah began as a heart longing in Sonia. It was at the beginning of the pandemic and she sensed that God might be wanting us to do a sermon series or some…

Do you remember the story of Joseph, the son of Jacob? He was the first son of Jacob’s favorite wife, Rachel. Jacob treated him the way a first son was expected to be treated. He gave him a robe that was made specifically to signify his importance and he intended to give him a double portion of the inheritance…

When I was a kid, I was certain I would either grow up to be a doctor or a lawyer. Other adults in my life often suggested these two options to me. My grandmother always told me I would make a great doctor, adding that it would allow her to get free plastic surgery. I’m not sure how genuine her motivations…

When I was a kid, I remember many Sunday nights when my brother and sisters would gather around the TV in the living room to watch the Wonderful World of Disney. The offerings varied, but we got most excited when they would play Disney movies. Back then, it felt like a big deal to have a real movie playing…

1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning…

1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the citadel, 2 that Hanani one of my brethren came with men from Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews who had escaped, who had survived the captivity, and concerning…

Nehemiah Chapter 1 Let's orient ourselves to the text, Nehemiah Chapter 1. In our text the Jewish people are God's people, God's chosen people. God allowed another nation, the Babylonians, to take God's people captive from the region of Judah. Particularly, Jerusalem located in Judah was physically the…

Book Introduction: Overview:Remember parallels with Ezra: Nehemiah is sent as Governor with a mandate to rebuild the walls. The book is the account of this achievement and the problems overcome in the process. Many of the themes are the same as in Ezra: Physical and spiritual restoration for a remnant.…

Why? Why Prayer? We don’t have because we don’t ask 7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 22 “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” Why Fasting? Fasting gets God’s attention because it changes your attention 22 For…

You must be willing. Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. Then the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, a distance of half a mile. When they arrived, they went to the upstairs…

Nehemiah was a cupbearer, not a builder. But his commitment to God’s promise caused him to take action where other’s would talk. Eqquiped by the king, Nehemiah set to work leading the re-building of Jerusalem.

Introduction: Psalm 46:4-7 for call to worship What are the conditions in Jerusalem? Nehemiah 1:3 The city has been in ruins since Nebuchadnezzar captured it in 586 3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem…

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PRAY WITH ME PLEASE TO THE HOLY AND JUST GOD OF GRACE AND GOODNESS Monday morning news broke of a chaotic scene occuring the day before. As darkness had fallen over what is called sin city, evil begin to reign down, literally upon thousands of people. At the end of the week the count of those no longer…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

We laid down our burdens, we gave Jesus the hard stuff but what does it look like to really do this life with Jesus. You don’t need to pick up your burdens that you gave to Jesus but your crisis still needs to be lived in. If you wrote down how you parent your child, when you walk out of this time of…