Chris Sheppard

As Nehemiah reaches Jerusalem and quietly surveys the ruined walls, the message shows that faithful, careful preparation for God's work invites opposition from the very start.

Opening a series on missions, the message establishes world evangelization as the church's great goal, commanded by Christ and modeled by the church at Antioch.

Great Commission

As Nehemiah's burden turns to action, the message follows his risk in approaching the king and shows how God's favor equipped him for the work ahead.

Working through the parable of the Good Samaritan, the message calls believers to prove their love for God by meeting the needs of neighbors, even those outside the walls of the church.

From the disciples' dispute over greatness, the message presents Jesus' rule of greatness: true ministry is found in servanthood born out of brokenness before God.

Concluding Nehemiah's prayer, the message traces how he appealed to God's promises and past redemption on behalf of His people before offering himself, unqualified as he felt, for the work ahead.

Tracing Lot's slow drift from Canaan toward Sodom, the message warns that cultivating a love for the world, even after receiving God's grace and correction, ends in ruin for a man and his family.

Walking through the opening of Nehemiah's prayer, the message shows how remembering God's covenant faithfulness and confessing sin prepared him for the work God had for him.

Examining Eli's failure in 1 Samuel 2 and 4, the message warns fathers that honoring children above God and tolerating sin at home will drive the next generation away from the Lord.

From Nehemiah's response to devastating news about Jerusalem, the message shows how spiritual maturity produces genuine grief over the brokenness of God's people and a hunger to see the church restored.