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Introduction One inescapable part of life is that from time to time, we may be told some bad news. It might be a crisis in a loved one’s life or it might be an unexpected phone call from your doctor. There’s a few ways that humans can respond to such things. One temptation is that we simply try to escape…

ANNA: THE FAITHFUL WITNESS It is truly remarkable that when Jesus was born, so few people in Israel recognized their Messiah. It was not as if no one was watching for Him. Messianic expectation in the early first century was running at an all-time high. How did Daniel figure in to the prophesy of Messiah?…

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to…

Planning for a trip. Who likes to do that? Anyone? My wife and I hate it. We usually say we don’t go on vacation because we are too poor to…really it’s because we don’t want to plan for it and pack for it. I was thinking about the stages of preparing for a trip over time. Really little and mom and dad…

Think back with me to a time you had to re-build something that was in a major mess in your life...got it? Maybe it was a landscaping project for a garden gone bad, or an interior re-design. Maybe you’ve experienced a leaky roof, and as you discovered your precious possessions damaged by the water, you…

He cared enough Last week we introduced the heart of the prophet, Nehemiah. He had a heart that cared enough to ask He inquired about the returning people in Jerusalem He had a heart that cared enough to weep The report caused great distress in him and he sat down, wept, mourned and fasted for days Tonight…

Nehemiah had a vision of an ambitious plan for God’s people; it was essential for prayer to be the link which allowed Nehemiah to know the vision for God’s people and to act upon it.

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

False Christ Matthew 24:5 Revelation 6:2 First Seal War Matthew 24:6 Revelation 6:4 Second Seal Famine Matthew 24:7 Revelation 6:5-6 Third Seal Death Matthew 24:6-7 Revelation 6:7-8 Fourth Seal Martyrs Matthew 24:9 Revelation 6:9-11 Fifth Seal Earthquake Matthew 24:15-20 Revelation 6:12-17 Sixth Seal…

SERMON #3 ( Neh 2:1-20 ) Last week I added some key points to journey on chapter 1 Lets do a quick review of last Sunday IN ORDER FOR CHANGE TO COME, “WE MUST BELIEVE.” a few things 1. OUR POWERFUL GOD: ( IS BIGGER THAN OUR PROBLEMS ) RECOGNIZE GOD’S GREAT STRENGTH AND MIGHTY POWER BE CAREFUL THAT YOUR…

There is certain background in Daniel chapter nine that is essential to understand the events that will unfold in the following chapters of Revelation. The angel Gabriel gave Daniel a prophecy involving seventy weeks. Sixty-nine of these weeks are history but they constitute the most astonishing passage…

1 Kings 1:1-31 Review 1 Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah. Summary of The Torah Portion: 1 Now Abraham was old, well advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. Old Well Advanced in Age This is the main center of the Halftarah.…

Intro Have you ever built a sand castle? If you have built a sand castle on a beach, you know that you have to be strategic in where you build it. Build it too close to water and the tide may wash it away. Build it too far away and the sand is too dry to build with. It is helpful to have tools to build…

Intro We are working our way through the book of Nehemiah. I have given some background in the last couple of sermons. Unfortunately last week we had some technical difficulties and the audio did not record, but if you missed it and would like to catch up, I can get you a printed copy. The Israelites…

Have you ever wondered what to give someone for Father’s Day? If you think about Mother’s Day, the classic gifts are: flowers, fancy tea, a card, or a framed piece of kid art. You know, Mother’s Day gifts make sense. Except when someone completely throws convention to the wind and gives a tent peg. What…

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,…

Introduction As far back as I can remember, my dad researched the genealogy of our family. He had us traced way back to Europe even. He would rattle on about it when I was a kid but I wasn’t all that interested. Every once in awhile a story or a person in our history would peak my interest. One in particular…

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…

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…

Introduction When you look around at the brokenness and it breaks you. Hurricane damage in Florida. Recent school shooting in Uvalde. The continuing atrocity by the Russian military on the Ukrainian people. Driving around OKC and seeing the number of homeless. Hate and division that are running rampant…

Rise and Build!!

I went to the governors of the region west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent officers of the infantry and cavalry with me. When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard that someone had come to pursue the prosperity of the Israelites, they…

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…

Nehemiah 2:1–8 1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing…