Denver Street Missionary Baptist Church Sermons

The "good news" begins with the declaration and acknowledgment that all have fallen short of the glory of God. The doctrine of Total Depravity is too often skated past as a way to acknowledge the evil of this world and enjoy the goodness of God. In order to draw into a closer relationship with God, it is necessary that we spend time in the uncomfortable reality of our nature so that we could ultimately be comforted by God's great mercy. 

God has revealed himself through His sovereign interventions throughout time which are perfectly preserved and recorded throughout Scripture, God's own testimony about Himself. As Ezra continues to pray confessing God's nature in Nehemiah 9, we consider how God has brought (and continues to bring) his people from affliction to provision. 

How do we glorify God? God's glory is the reason everything around us exists. It is why we exist. After the people of Jerusalem made confessions after observing the Feast of Booths, they told Ezra to stand up and bless God. His model blessing is recounting what God has done. 

As we return to the book of Nehemiah, we are reminded that rebuilding Jerusalem was not for the prosperity of buildings and walls - but for the reconstruction of renewal and revival in the lives of God's people.