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Nehemiah 2:17-18 Still based on readings in Nehemiah, we will talk about why this congregation has been on the Navigate Pathway, taking surveys, having conversations about our mission and participating in more unusual worship services. Nehemiah 2:17-18 says, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work.” And I say, and I hope you agree, you see the trouble we are in, our finances lie in ruins and the building needs a lot of work. Our ministry has been comforting for the saved but ineffective and unfruitful among the unsaved. This means we have been failing to obey the great commission that tells us to go and make disciples. Or else our efforts to obey are out of line with God’s will and the ne...

June 12 2015 Still no recording. Out tech Guy was out sick. “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, stand firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.   And the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To Him be the power for ever and ever, Amen.” 1 Peter 5:8-11   Last week, we held a service of consecration in which we rededicated ourselves, and this building and ministry to the glory of God. The service probably had many elements that were new to you. I hope they caused you to pause and reflect, and, maybe rededicate yourselves personally as well to the work of Christ.   We based our service on the writings of Nehemiah. Nehemiah was a special person. He held, what w...

Explanation by Pastor: The children of Israel were God’s chosen people. They did not choose Him, rather, He chose them as a people to bless and mold to demonstrate to the world His infinite grace and glory. He began by choosing one Man, Abram, as the Father of His chosen people. He walked with Abram and even changed his name to Abraham as a testimony to the world of His claim. Abraham’s children, the children of Israel, have a unique history as God’s chosen. Their story is one of blessing, forgetting, sinning, repenting and being restored and renewed. Finally, when their sin became so great, the Lord allowed them to be removed from their home and everything familiar so that they could learn dependence upon Him. In that far off land, they were few in number, but they became a people wholly devoted to the Worship of their God. As they turned to Him, the Lord brought them back home, but it wasn’t easy. They faced much opposition and suffering as they began rebuilding their lives and ...