A messages from the series “Surrender: Psalms for the Easter Season.” When there is so much grief and loss in our world brought on by tragedies seemingly at every corner, it can be hard to believe in good news. But God, who is light itself, has banished the darkness by offering us a new life in His son Jesus Christ. We need to stop pretending that we can do anything outside of a life in Christ and surrender lives, our very selves, to Him. Will you believe in Jesus’ death and resurrection? Will you surrender your disbelief in the Good News God offers, confess your need and receive new life? It is yours for the taking.

A messages from the series “Surrender: Psalms for the Easter Season.” This Palm Sunday highlights the many who were praising Jesus as he entered Jerusalem, laying palms before him him. They were praising him as their Messiah King but were they wanting him or what he could do for them? Our hearts are our motivation center. Whatever our hearts, or our affections, are set on is what is most important to us and ultimately determines who we are. Sadly, our hearts are generally more inclined to ourselves…our comfort, our beliefs, our time. But Jesus offers so much more for us that will ultimately be infinitely more satisfying to us than what we can offer ourselves.

A messages from the series “Surrender: Psalms for the Easter Season.” We all have a belief system around who Jesus is. When Jesus came to earth he tried explaining that the Messiah everyone was expecting would be so much more than simply a human king. He would be divine and would rule not just Israel but the whole world.

A messages from the series “Nehemiah: The Lord Builds His Kingdom.” Whose approval do you live for? Todays message speaks to our tendency to minimize sin issues in our lives instead of confronting evil head on. Let us be people that care more about what God says that what the people around us say.

A messages from the series “Nehemiah: The Lord Builds His Kingdom.” How do you make a new home feel like home? In today’s message, the people of God are encouraged to move to Jerusalem to make their dwelling there in the Holy City. Through gathering together, purifying, worshipping and rejoicing, they remembered that it is God who had done all this for them and that someday out true home will be with Him.

A messages from the series “Nehemiah: The Lord Builds His Kingdom.” Agony before ecstasy is the general rule in true Holy Spirit revival. Until we agonize over the depth of our sin and depravity, we won’t arrive at the ecstasy of knowing we are freed from the guilt and consequences of that sin leading us to worship and praise our God. In today’s message, the people of God are led as a community into confession, repentance and a renewed commitment to the Lord.

A messages from the series “Nehemiah: The Lord Builds His Kingdom.” As Christians we ought to set aside time each day to confess, be taught and to better know God through His Word and through prayer. We are also called to gather with others to seek, hear and worship God. Today in Nehemiah we see Biblical evidence for and the importance of private and corporate worship, Bible study, confession and prayer for those who follow God.

A messages from the series “Nehemiah: The Lord Builds His Kingdom.” Why is it so important to know who you are? Identity matters to everyone. We, as humans, crave rootedness. Nehemiah shows us that when our identity is rooted in God, we can trust that He will move in and through us to accomplish His purposes.

A messages from the series “Stand Alone Messages.” What was it that made Nehemiah a man that God would choose to lead a struggling nation? He wasn’t a leader or prophet in Israel. But it is evident through his prayers that he was devoted to God. Nehemiah knew the Scriptures well, therefore he knew God well, and he loved him. Today, Quintin Legler, one of our elders, shows us how God wants more than mere religion from us, He wants a relationship. Relationships require time and effort. So we must ask ourselves, are we spending the time needed to know and love God so that He will use us in remarkable ways?

A messages from the series “Nehemiah: The Lord Builds His Kingdom.” Nehemiah was beset with trouble from enemies outside of Jerusalem and problems within the community of God’s people. In today’s sermon, the enemy is the temptation to quit that rises up inside of us when we are opposed. But God has a purpose for Nehemiah, and for each of us, and want’s us to stand in His strength in the face of our temptations and complete what He has set before us.