This past week, Pastor Jess walked us through Nehemiah and how resistance can look and feel in seasons of life.

A moment with God is absolutely essential. We're not the same after our moment. But if you don’t have the moment, difficulty comes. If you don’t have that moment, you will assume certain things should be happening that are not happening. We wonder why people have a moment and others do not. It's because we have this thought, “I believe, He exists,” but we aren't having a moment. When you have your moment with God, you will know.

Is there hope for America? As a culture, we are no longer instrument trained and we cannot see the horizon. We are in the dark, we're in the thick of the fog, and we don’t know how to read the instruments. We're in the dark and have no ability to navigate. Learn how to be instrument trained in today’s message.

Pastor Brenda Strickland

For the City - The Blessing: This week, Pastor Jess walks us through Nehemiah.The days in our city are like the days in Jerusalem in the book of Nehemiah. There was a ragtag group of broken people. They were a remnant, still standing and wanting to rebuild and inhabit the promises of God over the city.Our city has been burned, and it's been divided, but God - “Some of you will rebuild the deserted ruins of your cities. Then you will be known as a rebuilder of walls and a restore of homes” (Isaiah 58:12 NLT).God is calling us to be rebuilders of the things that have been destroyed. He can use you and your children. We may feel like a remnant group, but we have the almighty God and the word. Let it reign in your heart and home and expect God to do the unimaginable.

Easter Sunday Pastor Jess talks about Isaiah and Revelations. We walk through the loyal covenant of God and His faithfulness. We ponder the thought of how Jesus seats us in heavenly places and how we are to never underestimate the faithfulness of walking with God.Pastor Jess reminds us Jesus will make the weaknesses in our lives our greatest strength. With our weaknesses, He is strengthening us. When we're chosen, we come under the rule of God.

How do we faithfully follow our King? People who are faithful to God walk a different direction, and if we walked a different direction together, we may be in a little bit of a different place than we are as a culture right now. If we walk faithfully with Jesus, is the point I'm trying to make. You will have more tribulation than maybe you think you will, and at the same time, you will have less tribulation than you have ever imagined.Our nation is in a place where we need radical people who are radically in love and faithful to Jesus, who are absolutely baptized in His body and into His presence, who are connected to the local church and connected to God and making a huge difference in our culture. It will be easy in one regard, and it will be difficult in another.I know you’re in the midst of tribulation, but Jesus is seated on the throne.