Leaders Lead

Today Pastor Alex continued to preach leadership from the context of Nehemiah. We were reminded that leadership is about people, and their souls are precious to God! We learned in Chapter 9 that we lead by both example and by prayer. The...

How a Leader Builds People

Today our study of Nehemiah turned from the building of the wall to the people. Chapter 8 verse 1 says, "And all the people gathered as one man into the square before the Water Gate. And they told Ezra the scribe to...

Pastor Alex Kennedy & Pastor Patrick McCrory share God's heart for the orphan.

Adoption and orphan care is not a movement - it is the Gospel. God's word is clear and it applies to us all - whether we are personally adopting or...

How Good Leaders Get to the Finish Line  

Read Nehemiah Chapter 6. Today we learned about the wall in Jerusalem being finished, but not before Nehemiah faced more opposition. Pastor Alex taught that knowing your finish line allows you to finish at...

Nehemiah Chapter 5 - Opposition from the Inside

Today we learned about the opposition that came from the inside. Pastor Alex showed how Nehemiah was an effective leader in a hard situation. The people had sold their children for food and taxes, which...

Key Verse

Nehemiah 4:6 says, "So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work."

Pastor Justin asked the question, "Why was the wall so important?" He went on to...

GO SUNDAY

This morning we heard from both Pastor Alex and Pastor Rob about how we can be for ourNeighbors here in Charlotte. Unfortunately, we see way too much division in the church, and most church growth in our city, at a whopping 96%, is transfer...

How Leaders Overcome Opposition

Key Verse

Nehemiah 4:1 says, Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews.

How many times have you played "armchair consultant"? It is...

Leaders Work Out the Plan

This morning we continued our journey through Nehemiah by looking at Chapter 3. The people of Jerusalem were apathetic and complacent about rebuilding the wall, so Nehemiah enthusiastically gave them a vision and a plan. He...