NEXT | Prepare for Challenges
1. When you are doing God’s work, you will face opposition. When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews. Nehemiah 4:1 Nehemiah faced opposition, and so will we. You can be in the center of God’s will and still go through struggles. In…
Read MoreNEXT | Following God Takes Boldness
Nehemiah had a vision from God (Nehemiah 1), then he developed a plan (Nehemiah 2). The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him…
Read MoreNEXT | The Call to Nehemiah and to Us
1. Pray about God’s call in your life. When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 There are nine prayers in Nehemiah – the most of any book in the Bible. The first thing Nehemiah does when…
Read MoreWhen God is Doing a New Thing // Kelly Minter
Don’t wait for your circumstances to improve to start serving the Lord. Ezra 3:10-13 Haggai 2:3-5 Don’t miss the new thing God is doing because you’re clinging to an old vision. Ezra 4:23-24, Ezra 5:1-2 Haggai 1:7-9 When our own house becomes more important than God’s house, we lose the joy of both. Ezra 6:16-17…
Read MoreGod Is Able // Part 6
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 1. Christ Jesus is the same through all generations. I am…
Read MoreGod Is Able // Part 5
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us to Him be glory in the church… Ephesians 3:20-21 God’s glory is always for our good. God’s Glory Hebrew – Kabod Greek – Doxa God’s glory is all of…
Read MoreGod Is Able // Part 4
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us… Ephesians 3:20-21 1. The Holy Spirit indwells every Christian. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit… Acts 2:4 God’s presence dwelt in the Tabernacle, the Temple, Jesus, and…
Read MoreGod Is Able // Part 3
As we walk through life this week, are there stories or scenarios we see in our life, or miracles in lives around us that are encouraging to us? God wants to show us how immeasurably more life can be, with Him and His plan for our life. Let’s start with inviting Him into our life.…
Read MoreGod Is Able // Part 2
God is Able “who is able” Our prayer for everyone is that memorizing Ephesians 3:20-21 as a church and having it live in our hearts and our minds will bring us unity across all campuses. Let’s focus on the story of Joshua 10:1-2. We are in a spiritual battle, and we can not let the…
Read MoreGod is Able // Part 1
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 STARTING WITH GOD Pastor Jeff’s encouragement to memorize these…
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