Nehemiah 5:1-6The Jews in this passage are crying out for help. It seems as if there is a famine, and people are having to overpay the officials and nobles just to live! They are even selling sons and daughters into slavery in order to keep food on the table. Nehemiah is outraged! He is shocked by the sin of the officials who are taking advantage of their own people and their hunger. Sin is someth...  Read More

Main Point and Overview:   Why would God put such an “unusual” story in the middle of the “walls project” in Jerusalem, led by Nehemiah? Perhaps it’s because what was actually “broken” in Israel was much deeper than physical walls. Sure…the walls represented protection and prosperity, but the people had even bigger problems. They had allowed syncretism to invade their land as they “mixed” worship ...  Read More

Read Philippians 2:9-11One day, every knee will bow, and every tongue will confess that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Have you bowed your knee to Jesus, and if you want, who hasn’t in your family or friends’ circle? It’s time that we take the Gospel of Jesus more seriously!Who are you presently “praying for” who needs Jesus in his or her life?How can you strategically plan to talk ...  Read More

Read Acts 9:17-22Saul yielded himself to the Holy Spirit and was baptized to identify himself with “the Way” – the group of people he once hated! Immediately, he began to preach the Gospel of Jesus! A man who was completely driven against God was now completely driven for God! God chose him for a purpose! God has chosen you for a purpose!What are the “evidences” of a changed life in Christ?What ar...  Read More

Read Acts 9:10-16Tarsus was an educational center with its university ranking with those of Athens and Alexandria as the finest in the Roman world. Saul was about to get the ultimate “education” of being a disciple of Jesus. Unfortunately, his reputation preceded him as being untrustworthy. He needed to embrace the process of proving!What’s a time in your past where you had to “prove yourself” aft...  Read More

Read Acts 9:6-9In this moment, Saul became completely vulnerable and helpless in blindness. Instead of “controlling” his life, he was now waiting for God’s direction. Instead of pursuing his passions, he was about to find out what God wanted him to do. It’s in these moments where true growth takes place…because you have NO OTHER OPTIONS!What has been the hardest thing for you to submit to Christ i...  Read More