Sermons

  Nehemiah: Renew, Rebuild, Restore Volunteering And Victorious Have you ever heard the word “conscription”?  It is not a word that many people know today. Conscription was used the the United States military during war times.  Essentially, it drafted young men from the population to serve key military roles.  It was used in Word War II, Vietnam and the Korean War. If you chose not to comply with the wishes of the government, you only had two places to run, Mexico and Canada.  Many people did just that, they ran away.  They were termed “draft dodgers”.  I’ve talked with my Dad concerning his service in the U.S. Military Reserves.  He grew up during the time of the Vietnam War and could have been easily been drafted.  I can remember him telling me how much more noble it was to volunteer to serve in the military than run from it.   I can remember growing up and hearing some elections where those vying for a political position were called “Draft Dodgers”.  To be a draft dodger mean

  Nehemiah: Rebuild, Renew, Restore God’s House And The People’s Promise Let’s Recap… Today we continue our chapter by chapter dive into the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah is one of my all time favorite books and just might be my favorite book in the Old Testament. In this book you will see ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You see God call people to lave their country and set off to a distant land that is filled with uncertainty. We witness people coming together for a common cause, the rebuilding of the wall surrounding the city of Jerusalem. It is a powerful metaphor for the human condition. Before Christ, we are all broken. Scripture tells us that we are dead. We are defenseless, open to Satanic attack. Just like Jerusalem was open to attack from outsiders. They were oppressed, starving, thirsty for life. God sends a Savior to rebuild, renew, and restore them. Jesus came to us, sent by His Father, to restore us and bring to us new life. There is murder, corruption, lies,