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Nehemiah
Contributed by Scott Turansky on May 29, 2022 (message contributor)
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1. Spiritual Maturity Is Missional
Contributed on May 29, 2022
It's one thing to complain and it's another thing to be part of the solution. Nehemiah says, “God, what are you doing here? I want to be part of the solution.”
Well I am glad to be here. A lot of anticipation waiting for this day. I'm grateful to be with you folks. I just want to welcome those folks that are online. Thank you for being with us today. We're grateful that you're joining online. I want to ask you to do something. In the YouTube ...read more
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2. Let Us Rise Up & Build
Contributed on May 29, 2022
Sometimes people have a belief in their heart that if you become a Christian, everything's going to be better, you're not going to have any problems. But we know that when you become a Christian, that doesn't remove all of the problems
Good morning. The Great Commission says to disciple by teaching them to observe (or to do) all that I've commanded you. Our mission at GraceWay is disciples making disciples. That's why we have two events next weekend. I want you to know about those. They're not just events that ...read more
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3. Join God In His Work
Contributed on May 29, 2022
How we serve the Lord as a result of our work together.
We're studying the book of Nehemiah. Now Nehemiah is one of the three postexilic reformers. These three reformers are coming into Jerusalem to rebuild. There's an order that they have here, which I thought was very interesting as I looked at the order of the exilic reformers and I compare ...read more
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4. Oh No! I’m Becoming Mean! Help Me!
Contributed on May 29, 2022
How do you live when you've got mean people around who are doing things that are mean or critical?
In your bulletin you have an insert about the family summer family nights. Notice that one of the choices you have for adults is the Complement option. I'm concerned about your marriage. It's a small group about marriage. And I would encourage you if you're married to sign up for that. ...read more
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5. This Makes Me Angry
Contributed on Jun 16, 2022
The story of Nehemiah, the word charah, that is anger and how to deal with it.
This week I went to BJ’s. How many of you are members at BJs? Okay, a lot of you. I'm not a member of BJ’s. But I decided to walk around there and see what was all going on. As I was walking around BJ’s not being a member, I felt a little uncomfortable not being a member and walking around ...read more
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6. Don’t Take The Bait
Contributed on Jun 16, 2022
Don't take the bait.I'm doing a great work and I cannot come down. I'm going to focus on the great work that God has given to me.
Each time we have new members come into GraceWay we like to acknowledge them. And we have a couple that has joined us here at GraceWay. That couple is my wife, Carrie, and me. So congratulations. So we are officially members here at GraceWay. I just want to tell you, things are going very well and ...read more
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7. Solidify Your Spiritual Gains
Contributed on Jun 16, 2022
God has done some things in our own hearts. We need to solidify those things before we move to the next thing.
One of the things I like about GraceWay is that there's real openness to single people. I don't know, we maybe take that for granted here. But in some churches single people have a hard time breaking in. You know, finding places to serve or participate or grow or connect. GraceWay has a lot ...read more
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8. Time For A Fresh Start
Contributed on Jul 27, 2022
if you're discouraged today because of past regrets or problems that you have had in the past, this is the time to say, “Oh, I'm going to live differently today. I'm going to rely on the joy of the Lord. It's going to be my strength.”
I've entitled this sermon “Time for a Fresh Start.” And you're going to see why. I want you to stand with me while I read the first twelve verses of Nehemiah 8. Would you stand in honor of God's word? I want you to notice as I'm reading the passage how there are similarities ...read more
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9. Reset!
Contributed on Jul 27, 2022
young people, I would encourage you to understand the code. Where are you going to find out the code? You're going to find it in your own personal walk and your own personal Bible study. As you open the Bible regularly and you understand what God has for you personally.
I'm a Mac guy. I love my Mac toys. I've got a Mac watch, I've got my phone, I've got my iPad that I actually run the presentation with on Sunday morning. I enjoy my Mac toys until I get the little colorful wheel on my computer that freezes my computer and I can't do anything and ...read more
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10. Entering The Holy Of Holies
Contributed on Jul 27, 2022
You need all three of these things in order to trust the Lord. One, that He's in control. Two, that He's good. And thirdly, that He cares.
Today we're going to look at a prayer in the scriptures. This prayer in particular is going to look at the longest prayer in the Bible. So you can open your Bibles to Nehemiah 9. It is the longest prayer in the Bible. But I want to tell you first about the shortest prayer in the Bible. Do you ...read more
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11. Spiritual Adulting
Contributed on Jul 27, 2022
There is a principle in life about separation. It's a principle that says that our identity is not found in participation in the world's activities.
I talked with a man this week. He's thirty-nine years old. His name is Reggie. He works at ShopRite. So you might see him there. Should you come in contact with him, you can greet him as I did. We were talking about life. Reggie now at thirty-nine years old is getting his life together, so to ...read more
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12. Finding A Mate
Contributed on Jul 27, 2022
People are dedicating themselves to the Lord and they come to the second most important decision anybody makes in their life, and that is finding a mate.
I suppose one of the most rewarding (should I say?) things that we hear is that a person's getting their life together. You know, you hear about someone that's been having some trouble in their life and now they're getting it together, and you go, “Yes, finally,” is sometimes what we ...read more
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13. Managing Finances And Rest
Contributed on Oct 9, 2022
What's next, Lord? I think that's the question we need to ask ourselves regularly. What's next, Lord? What are you going to do in my life next?
What's next, Lord? I think that's the question we need to ask ourselves regularly. What's next, Lord? What are you going to do in my life next? But I think some people approach that kind of a statement with fear and trepidation. You've heard the statement: Don't pray for ...read more
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14. Comfort Vs Fruitfulness
Contributed on Oct 9, 2022
We have to organize our lives so that we're spiritually flexible so that God can use us.
Well, today we come to the end of Nehemiah’s experience in Jerusalem. We're going to look at chapters 11 and 12 today. There is a chapter 13. That's like the appendix. We're going to look at that next week. But after today's experience, Nehemiah is now going to move back to ...read more
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15. No Compromise
Contributed on Oct 9, 2022
We're going to see a principle that's true throughout the Bible. It's the drifting principle is what I call it. The tendency that all of our hearts have to drift away from the Lord
Sometimes I'm driving along and I see a car accident and I say to myself regularly… This is what I say to myself when I see those things. I say, “That could be me.” When I'm driving in the snow and I'm driving down the road and I see someone in the ditch, I say to myself, “That could be ...read more