You may have read the email I sent out yesterday with the sermon title, “We Are In Great Distress…” and guessed that our study this morning would be about the current distress we are in as a people living in
The key to continuing to grow throughout our lives, regardless of what area of growth we desire, is to begin, make a commitment, and then keep showing up. Once you discover what it is that you’d like to do, become,
We’re going back to our study of Nehemiah today. Before we read our Scripture I want to remind you that even though Ezra and Nehemiah are two books in our English Bibles, they were one scroll in the Hebrew Bible
Starting is important, but not nearly as important as finishing. How many projects have been started and abandoned before they were finished? How many runners were inspired to run a marathon, but when the going got tough they bailed? How
As I was studying Nehemiah 6 this past week I was struck with the reality of the time I have wasted during my life. It didn’t happen the first time I read through the chapter, but as I settled in,
Having to deal with conflict and opposition are part of what it means to be human. There are those who try to avoid them, those who will do anything to try and please everyone so that conflict and opposition will
Has it been a long two months for you? I don’t know about you, but it has seemed like forever for me. I’m a people person. I love being around people and talking to people. I thrive when I’m interacting
There are defining moments that take place in each of our lives as individuals. There are experiences in life that bring us to the crossroads. We know at the time that the moment, the experience, could be a game changer.
Do you remember just a few months ago? We were heading into a new year with bright hopes and big plans that this year would be better than the last. That was the plan wasn’t it? What happened? It feels
Nehemiah 3 is an interesting chapter, one of those chapters in the Bible that, at first glance, seems not to have any relevance or application for us who live in Oklahoma City in 2020. Some Bible commentaries do not even
