Jesus, the Living WORD calls us to lose the religion and find the relationship. The JOY of the LORD is our strength!

Nehemiah’s wall had been built but the people’s lives still needed restoration. Now it was the prophet Ezra who opened the book and spoke God’s truth into broken lives…

Letting go of what is behind, we press on toward the goal, the purpose for which God has called us.

We are called to be the kind of parents our kids need us to be and influence others towards who they’re created to be. Nehemiah did, and God blessed his work.

After his 52 day marathon Nehemiah realized the wall had been finished but the work was not done! Great leaders keep pursuing God’s future picture beyond current accomplishments, insisting that any glory belongs to the One who made them.

Nehemiah encountered threatening circumstances, facing the choice to flee or to hang in there and fight, leaving all judgment to God.

During his work on the city walls Nehemiah realized that staying the course in the face of challenge would create the best possible climate for God to work mightily in and through him.

Nehemiah demonstrated that to be great in God’s Kingdom we must become servants. God is calling leaders who will stand up, step out and demonstrate true greatness…

There’s a skeptic in every one of us. Life’s circumstances and inconsistencies beg for answers we simply don’t have.  True faith is acting in the tension between doubt and belief, stepping out with only a mustard seed of surety.

When Jesus began his ministry he proclaimed that the Spirit of the Lord was on him to bring good news to the poor. On this Palm Sunday weekend we identify with Jesus’ passion, the same desire Nehemiah had to bring justice to all God’s children…

When the enemy threatens, great builders [re]fuse to back down. They work by day and guard by night …rising to the challenge to “remember the Lord who is great and awesome!”

We all have weak spots-vulnerable places that when ignored can erupt into destructive behavior. Life in Jesus calls us to take account and work a plan of reconstruction.  Jesus is our hope!

It’s during seasons of great challenge that we must resolve to keep right on building, focusing not on the opposition around us but on the work in front of us; trusting the One who called us in the first place.

There is nothing quite as powerful as people who realize they are broken and who are experiencing the amazing grace of God’s forgiveness; now partnering with God in rebuilding others’ broken lives.

God’s heart has always been for the poor, the oppressed, for those without a voice of their own. Jesus calls us away from our complacency, to act on the conviction of our hearts-

Strong cities are comprised of strong families who realize their purpose in the world. Nehemiah’s strategy calls us to reconsider the power of serving alongside those closest to us....

God chose a carpenter to redeem the world. Today's message from Nehemiah challenges us to re-imagine and [re]charge our work, serving in our vocations as the rebuilders and restorers of God's kingdom.

Nehemiah's winning life strategies demonstrated a big picture perspective and a gift for problem solving. Now God calls you and I to lose the excuses and resolve to rebuild.

Nehemiah wasn’t content to leave things as they were. He filled a desperate need as a creative, courageous leader who sacrificed present good to accomplish God’s future great.

When God opens the door of opportunity we must respond no matter what fears we may be facing. Faith becomes reality when we speak out and take action. -- messages from the book of nehemiah.