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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…

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…

Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah : Joshua 2:1-24 Road Map Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Joshua Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the Haftarah, Biblical Presentation Closing - significance Review Map of the Journey…

Introduction to the book Setting: City of Susa, winter palace of the Persian King Artaxerxes Longimanus (464-423). Susa is a city in Elam, about 200-miles east of Babylon. Nehemiah was a man born in captivity but had a heart for Israel, for Jerusalem. You can find Susa in book of Esther, for that is…

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…

Good Morning Church, If you have your Bibles this morning would you turn with me to Psalm Chapter 147. The title of the message today is, “We Are Called to Praise the Lord.” (Short Joke about the Horse “Praise The Lord”) This Psalm begins with a command to Praise the Lord and it also ends with a command…

What is prayer? Communication with God, primarily offered in the second-person voice (addressing God directly). May include petition, entreaty, supplication, thanksgiving, praise, hymns, and lament. Prayer is not exclusive to Christianity, however, The biblical examples of prayer portray Yahweh as a…

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,…

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…

For many, God’s love is considered his central attribute in that all other divine attributes are but expressions of his love. Others consider God’s holiness or sovereignty to be his central attribute. Still others argue that there can be no single primary attribute. Regardless of whether one views divine…

Rise and Build!!

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…

1 In the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. nehemiah had waited 4 months from the time of Nehemiah 1 to come before the king and ask. He has brought the wine for the king.…

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 1:10 The redeeming power of God

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…