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Nehemiah and the people have been working wholeheartedly on the rebuildingof the two and a half miles of stone wall around the city of Jerusalem. God wasenabling them marvelously and giving them success even though the challengeswere meany. They have faced multiple menacing threats from their enemies inall the regions surrounding them. They navigated difficult internal challengeslike food shortage...

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What drives your life? The pursuit of pleasure will always bring about discord, disappointment, distance and disloyalty. Yet, God has a strong desire to bring us back to Himself. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this content, please don't hesitate to leave us a 5-star review...

The Colossians need to be strengthen as a church in their understanding of Christ and all things that He had commanded. They were being afflicted by false teacher who had demoted Christ. They taught that they needed more than Christ to please God. Paul started by reminding them of the truth of the Gospel that had changed their lives. He continued by writing down his prayer for them. Thanks for joi...

The walls around Jerusalem were being built with stunning efficiency. The scheme that the enemies of the Lord’s work and God’s people had been exposed and thwarted. The people have been strengthened by God to continue in the work. In the midst of all these victories, a difficult challenge arose that truly would threaten the success of the work. It was not an external challenge, but an internal one...

Paul wrote to the Philippian believers to encourage them to have unity. This message is still just as relevant today. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this content, please don't hesitate to leave us a 5-star review and share this podcast with your friends.  We'd like to...

As Paul reminds the Colossians believers of the truth of the Gospel that had radically changed their lives, he also noted how the Gospel had come to them.  All of us sit here tonight because the Gospel came to us.  How did it come to you? How will it get to the next person? Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you list...

Nehemiah and the people Jerusalem were halfway into the massive building project of rebuilding walls of Jerusalem. More than forty teams of workers had been working tirelessly to restore nearly two and a half miles of walls so that the city would again be protected and taken seriously. However, the burden of the work was growing heavier and the enemies opposing the work were increasing. It is one...

This psalm was written when David was fleeing from Saul and hid in a cave probably at Engedi on the. west bank of the Dead Sea. The psalm’s title “Al- task-heth” means “Destroy Not.” There are four of these psalms; 57, 58, 59 and 75. The psalm is divided into two parts ending with a refrain in verses 5 and 11. Download Notes Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscr...

It is the truth and clarity of the gospel that gives us a firm footing in the face of heresies. It is the truth that sets us free. Sometimes we wonder if we need to know all the ins and outs of errant doctrines in order to counteract them. This is not the case! We simply must know the truth. We need to be reminded of the truth. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to sub...

No matter the project we undertake, there are challenges that test our resolve. This was certainly the case for Nehemiah and the willing-hearted men and women of Jerusalem. God had put it in Nehemiah’s heart to rebuild the walls of the city so that the city would no longer be an international shame and that God’s name would be magnified. As Nehemiah recounted how God had been leading and opening d...

One of the most beloved passages of Scripture reminds that our God leads his people beside still waters. God is always leading His people. Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:” (John 10:27)  Oftentimes we struggle to rest in and respond to the leading of God in our lives. In order to help us all follow the lead of our God more consistently, let's consider t...

Jesus wanted believers to remember His sacrifice for them until He would return. This is the reason He instructed His followers to observe the Lord's Table. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this content, please don't hesitate to leave us a 5-star review and share this po...

We have all faced projects that were larger than we could handle on our own. That was the case for Nehemiah. He had relocated from Persia to Jerusalem because God had put it in his heart to rebuild the walls around the city of Jerusalem. It was a massive undertaking! The walls had been lying in ruin for over one hundred and forty years. After Nehemiah had surveyed the situation and made plans, he...

Jesus made careful plans in order to minister to the woman at the well in Samaria. Let's learn three essentials from the Christ for ministering to people. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this content, please don't hesitate to leave us a 5-star review and share this podc...

As the churches of the first century were planted from Jerusalem to the uttermost parts of the world, commons challenges of persecution and heresy quickly developed. Satan does not plant, he seeks pluck up and plunder. The church at Colosse was planted by a faithful minister of Christ, Epaphras (1:17). Paul had received report about this church while confined in prison. There was much to rejoice a...

Have you ever been faced with a project that seemed overwhelming? Did you find that you had more questions than answers, more needs than provision and more tasks than time? Nehemiah was certainly in that position! The rebuilding of the walls in Jerusalem was a gigantic undertaking. However, as Nehemiah sought the God of Heaven for strength, God gave him the the backing that was needed to return to...

The walls around Jerusalem had been lying in ruing for over one hundred and forty years since the destruction of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar. A remnant had returned from Babylon to the Jerusalem around seventy years before the time of today’s text. They had rebuilt the temple under the order of King Cyrus, but for various reasons the walls remained broken down causing the city to be in reproach a...

Nehemiah had received word in Persia, while serving King Artaxerxes, that the walls around the city of Jerusalem were still lying in ruin. This troubled him. A city without walls was a city without respect. The temple in Jerusalem had been rebuilt, but the walls were still in heaps. Nehemiah sensed direction from the LORD to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls. The task was like a mountain....

There are many memories from the past that nag for our present attention. The Bible provides us with practical, actionable encouragement for believers to help us to focus forward. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this content, please don't hesitate to leave us a 5-star review an...

Have you ever had to search for something for days, even weeks? Perhaps it was a lost possession, a piece of information or a needed job? Searching requires an incredible amount of effort. The wise men of Matthew chapter two embarked on a wonderful search for Jesus Christ. Their search was diligent, full of faith in the pieces Scripture they had, aided by a God-given star, and it was very long. Go...

The church at Thessalonica was about a year old and had faced much persecution and were being perplexed by false teachers. They specifically were teach that the day of the Lord was already come. This caused questions believers who had died and what would happen to them. It also caused some believers to quit their jobs and lazily await the second coming of the Lord. In both letters, Paul addressed...

What would you do if God gave you an assignment that literally changed everything about your life? Would you run? Would you hesitate? Would you simply submit to His will? In contrast to all the busyness and noise of this season we are being reminded of that Jesus is the reason for the season. For the follower of Christ, Jesus ought to be the reason for everything that we do. We have seen that Jose...

Life is not necessarily easy. In fact it can be very difficult. However, the decisions we make can cause it to be better or worse. Solomon provides his son, Rehoboam with a principle of life. Following God brings about favor while sinning against God cause difficulty in every arena of life. Lets gains some divine wisdom so that we can avoid the unnecessary hardness of life. Thanks for joining us f...

Have you have attended a memorial service but struggled to remain engaged? Christ gave an interactive memorial so that we would never forget what He did for us on Calvary. Thanks for joining us for this episode and please take a moment to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you enjoy this content, please don't hesitate to leave us a 5-star review and share...