Sermons
Revival
Nehemiah 8:1-8
The walls are finished and people are returning. And Nehemiah takes the time to intentionally remind them of who they are. In the grind of the day to day and the struggle to navigate the curveballs that life sends our way it can be a simple thing to forget who we are. Just like the people who had just finished so much work, were exhausted and tired, we too, need a reminder of who we are, and all that our God has done for us.
Opposition
Nehemiah 4:7-23
Not everyone wanted the walls to be rebuilt. Nehemiah faces opposition from outside, as well as from within. How did he handle the opposition? Are there times when our traditions, our comforts, our preferences, our peace stand in opposition to the work that God is doing? How have we contributed to the opposition? How will we help to build the walls in spite of the opposition the work faces?
A Place For You
Nehemiah 3:6-12
Nehemiah has arrived in Jerusalem, and it’s time to build the walls. Not everyone is a trained wall-builder, so who will do the work? It wasn’t all trained laborers. God calls and equips ALL. When the needs of the ministry are obvious, are we willing to listen to the call of God and do the work?
The Need for Restoration
Nehemiah Chapter 1
The Lord puts upon Nehemiah’s heart the need for restoration of Jerusalem’s walls. He confesses to God. God opens doors. He walks through them. Are we willing to see the work that needs to be done? Are we willing to walk through the doors that God opens?
When The Leper Shows His Spots
Luke 5:12-28
God meets us in our places of hurt and suffering. Are we willing to meet others in their areas that make us uncomfortable?
The Risen Servant
Matthew 28:1-10
Jesus has risen! Mission has been accomplished! What does his rising mean for us? Let us celebrate this good news together!
The Unknown Servant
Matthew 21:6-11
Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with palm branches and much fanfare. And yet, the whole city asked: Who is this? Was Jesus who the crowds expected? How would they react if he wasn’t? How does knowing Jesus affect our lives?
The Crushed Servant
Isaiah 53:10-12
Jesus died for us, and it was God’s will. And yet through the crushing of Christ, we have hope. Because of Jesus we can live in the promise of life eternal. How grateful we are for the love that Christ poured out.
The Innocent Servant
Isaiah 53:7-9
Jesus was innocent, and yet he offered no objection to the punishment he endured. He did not raise his voice in protest. He did not push us away. How does it feel to sit in the grace that was poured out over us that day?
The Sin-Bearer
Isaiah 53:4-6
Jesus bore our sin. Are we comfortable with that concept? Someone else being punished for what we have done? Are we comfortable with sitting in the realization that we are sinners and that we could do nothing to make ourselves right with God?
The Rejected Servant
Isaiah 53:1-3
Jesus did not come to us in the ways that we expected him to. And so he was rejected. Have we put expectations on God? Do we want him to treat us a certain way? Have those expectations been met? How have we responded?
Mission
Acts 1:8
Theme: As the Early church lived out being the Early Church, God added to their number generously. God didn’t stop wanting to save people. His mission didn’t end in Acts 2. God is still growing his church and we have been called to be part of the church, part of the missional arm of the body of Christ.
Generosity
1 Chronicles 29:14-20
All that we have been given is from God. Do we struggle in giving back? Why is it important to tithe? Why is it important to give to the church? How is this a part of ministry? How is this a part of mission?
Discipleship
John 15:9-17
Discipling is inviting people in. Jesus doesn’t hold us at arms length. He invites us into the mission. Into obedience. Into fellowship. Are we discipling well? Are we handing down well? Are we encouraging and enabling the gifts that we see in others well? Or are we creating silos? Are we scared of losing our place? Losing who we are? Losing our value to the church? Are we a discipling movement?
Fellowship
Romans 1:8-13
Fellowship, being together, is a huge part of being a church. We see it in the Early Church. We see Paul’s desire to gather with the church in Rome, that they might be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. Does our faith encourage others? Are we encouraged by the faith of others? How does this functionally play out in churches today?
A Light That Leads Us Home
Isaiah 9:2-5
God has heard our cries, called us out of captivity, and come to lead us Home—into light, life, and everlasting love. So let us sing with joy!
A Home Unbroken
Isaiah 66:18-23
In the unbroken Home Jesus will one day establish, every wound will be accounted for, every relationship restored, and every heart united in everlasting joy.