- Dec 15, 2024Real Joy (Luke 2:8-11; John 15:9-13)
- Dec 8, 2024Peace on Earth (Isa 9:6; Luke 2:14; John 14:27)
- Dec 1, 2024Hope for All (Isaiah 40)
- Nov 24, 2024Leading when others don’t (Nehemiah 13)
- Nov 17, 2024Our Lament – God’s Faithfulness (Lamentations 3:19-26)
- Nov 10, 2024Committing to Spiritual Character (Nehemiah10)
- Oct 27, 2024Responding to the Character of God (Nehemiah 9)
- Oct 20, 2024God’s Word and Change (Nehemiah 7 & 8)
- Oct 13, 2024Foundations of Godly Leadership (Nehemiah 6:1-7:3)
- Oct 6, 2024Crisis Management
- Sep 29, 2024Leading through difficult times (Nehemiah 4)
- Sep 22, 2024Lessons from a Construction Site (Nehemiah 3)
- Sep 15, 2024The Gracious Hand of God (Nehemiah 2)
- Sep 8, 2024The Heart of a Leader (Nehemiah 1)
- Sep 1, 2024Compassionate Kingdom Living (Mt 25:31-46)

The Angels announced good news of great joy. Jesus promised to give complete joy. Today we consider what real joy is and how to find it.
This sermon examines several key passages that reveal the depth of peace we have in Jesus Christ. We discover that Peace on Earth is not just a wish for the Christ follower; it is a reality.
Hope for the one who trusts God is more than a wish or a dream. It is a certain expectation that God will do what God has promised. On this first Sunday of Advent we rest in the hope we have as promised in the birth of Jesus Christ, who came to die that we might live.
Nehemiah discovers that all the reforms instituted after the completion of the project were not followed. Sometimes all we can do as leaders is our best, and then we trust God with the results.
Nehemiah quietly leads the people of Israel to commit to rebuilding their spiritual character as they promise to follow God's Law. We learn that God is concerned about our character more than any accomplishment.
From the example of the people in Jerusalem in Nehemiah 9, we discover that the best response to God's character as seen in the Bible is to be humbly contrite as we adjust to His Holy standard.
Listening to the Word of God read at length laid the foundation for the people of Israel to look deeply and consider the changes needed to align with God's truth.
Nehemiah reveals the foundational realities in his life as his reliance on God in complete faith, also provides him with a strength of character.
Nehemiah shows us how a godly leader leads through crisis and maintains unity when faced with an internal crisis that could de-rail the whole project.
Facing an imminent threat of opposition from outside forces surrounding Jerusalem, Nehemiah gives us an example of leading through difficult times.
From goldsmiths, to perfumers, to priests and many others, we can learn some important leadership lessons as we survey the builders of the wall in Jerusalem.
As Nehemiah implements the plan that God has laid on his heart, he realizes that any success he has as a leader is due only to the gracious hand of God. We each need to look through this lens as we evaluate our lives.
In the opening chapter of Nehemiah, we discover four characteristics that help us understand the heart of a leader and how God is at the center of it all.
In his final teaching in Matthew before going to the cross. Jesus points to the fact that faith is both a heart reality and an action reality as we care for the "least of these" in real and practical ways.