MOVING FORWARD THROUGH PRAYER

Nehemiah 1:111; 2:18

August 9, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Sasha

God often prepares us in prayer before He sends us into His purpose. Prayer isnt the preparation for the work; its part of the work.

Have you ever received news that changed your life? A phone call. A doctors report. A conversation that made you realize something had to change. Nehemiah experienced such a moment.

Truth 1. Prayer Begins with a Heart That Feels Gods Burden

Nehemiah 1:14

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.

Truth 2. Prayer Changes Us Before It Changes Our Circumstances

Nehemiah 1:511

Nehemiahs prayer is remarkable. Instead of blaming others, he begins with worship. Then confession. Then remembrance of Gods promises. Only then does he make his request.

Truth 3. Prayer Gives Courage to Step Into Gods Open Door

Nehemiah 2:18

Four months later

Nehemiah stands before King Artaxerxes.

This was dangerous

Discussion Questions

What breaks your heart?

Does your heart reflect Gods priorities?

Have you become comfortable with things that grieve God?

Is prayer your first response or your last resort?

Do your prayers include confession or only requests?

Are you allowing God to change you while you wait?

What opportunity has God placed before you?

Is fear keeping you from obedience?

Have you prayed enough to recognize Gods timing?

MOVING FORWARD THROUGH PRAYER

Nehemiah 1:111; 2:18

August 9, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Sasha

God often prepares us in prayer before He sends us into His purpose. Prayer isnt the preparation for the work; its part of the work.

Have you ever received news that changed your life? A phone call. A doctors report. A conversation that made you realize something had to change. Nehemiah experienced such a moment.

Truth 1. Prayer Begins with a Heart That Feels Gods Burden

Nehemiah 1:14

When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.

Truth 2. Prayer Changes Us Before It Changes Our Circumstances

Nehemiah 1:511

Nehemiahs prayer is remarkable. Instead of blaming others, he begins with worship. Then confession. Then remembrance of Gods promises. Only then does he make his request.

Truth 3. Prayer Gives Courage to Step Into Gods Open Door

Nehemiah 2:18

Four months later

Nehemiah stands before King Artaxerxes.

This was dangerous

Discussion Questions

What breaks your heart?

Does your heart reflect Gods priorities?

Have you become comfortable with things that grieve God?

Is prayer your first response or your last resort?

Do your prayers include confession or only requests?

Are you allowing God to change you while you wait?

What opportunity has God placed before you?

Is fear keeping you from obedience?

Have you prayed enough to recognize Gods timing?

Going Without Knowing: When Disappointment Overwhelms Us

1 Kings 19:1-18

August 2, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Melissa

How could Elijah be courageous one day and then despondent the next? How does he respond to overwhelming disappointment?

As we unpack todays passage, there are three practical steps for what to do when disappointment crushes us.

Retreat and Rest

Honest Disclosure

Wait for Direction

Discussion Questions

Are you currently experiencing disappointing circumstances? If so, how are you processing this?

Are you seeking the voice of the Lord in your disappointment? Are there any obstacles that are in the way to hearing him?

How can you apply the same steps that Elijah took in your life?

Going Without Knowing

Ruth

July 26, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Brianna

God's Loyalty Invites Our Loyalty

When we don't know what God is doing, we can remain loyal because God has already proven Himself faithful.

God's Loyalty Remains, Even When We Can't See Him

God's silence is not God's absence.

God is faithfully at work, even when we can't see it.

Loyalty Shapes Our Character

Character is formed through ordinary faithfulness.

Who or what we are loyal to shapes who we become.

Small Acts of Loyalty Become Part of God's Bigger Story

God often prepares us through everyday obedience.

Ordinary faithfulness can have extraordinary impact.

Going Without Knowing

"Going without knowing isn't about knowing the destination. It's about knowing the Guide."

Discussion Questions

When have you experienced God's faithfulness during a season of uncertainty?

Have you ever mistaken God's silence for His absence? Looking back, where can you now see Him at work?

What "ordinary" act of faithfulness might God be inviting you into this week?

Who or what is shaping your character the most right now?

What does it look like to live a life marked by wholehearted loyalty to Christ?

Faith and the Presence of God

Exodus 33:1-15

July 19, 2026

Speaker: Harrison Chang

Faith is not just about doing daring things; it is about actively living every waking moment in the presence of God.

The Importance of Gods Presence.

What difference does it make?

How do I actively live in His presence?

Discussion Questions

What does the passage actually say about the presence of God?

What is the difference between Moses and the people?

Why would Moses say he would not go forward without the presence of God?

What do the three things: the golden idol, the tent of meeting, the passing of Gods Goodness say about the presence of God?

What attribute of God did you choose and why?

Did you find it difficult to pray each day? Why?

In what way did it make a difference?

Main Idea: Because the Lord is with His people, we can remain faithfully obedient even when His purposes remain hidden.

Gods Presence is Greater Than Your Circumstances

God's Presence Produces Costly Faithfulness

Gods Presence Sustain Us when His Purposes Remain Hidden

Discussion Questions

What situation in your life tempts you to believe God has forgotten you?

Where is God calling you to obey Him even if obedience costs you something?

What hidden act of faithfulness has God called you to continue even though no one else notices?

Where do you need God's sustaining presence more than an immediate change in your circumstances?

Genesis 12:1-4

July 5, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Sasha

Next week: Pastor Nathanael

Trust grows when we step out on Gods promises, even without seeing the full path.

God often calls His people to move before He reveals the destination. Faith is not knowing every detail but trusting the One who leads.

Life is filled with unknowns. We make decisions about careers, families, ministry, health, and the future without knowing exactly what lies ahead. The greatest journeys of faith begin not with certainty but with Gods call.

Abraham is known as the Father Of Faith because he obeyed God without seeing the whole picture. His journey teaches us that faith means following Gods voice more than our own understanding.

Gods Call Requires Leaving the Comfort Zone

Gods first word was: Go. Each step represented increasing sacrifice. God never asked Abraham simply to travel. God asked him to trust.

Gods Promises Are Greater

God gave Abraham seven incredible promises.

Genuine Faith Responds with Obedient Action

The entire sermon could almost be summarized in these words: Abraham went. God spoke. Abraham obeyed.

Discussion Questions

What comfort zone is God asking me to leave?

Am I clinging to comfort more than Gods calling?

Is fear keeping me from obedience?

Which promise of God am I struggling to believe?

Am I looking more at my problems than Gods promises?

What impossible situation needs renewed faith today?

What step of obedience have I been delaying?

Where is God asking me to trust Him today?

Am I waiting for certainty instead of responding in faith?

Hebrews 13:1-17 & Matthew 25:1-13

June 28, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Melissa

Next week: Pastor Sasha

A Ready People live out their faith in good deeds by the power of the Holy Spirit in them.

Discussion Questions

Hebrews 13:1-17 lists a number of practices and virtues that a Christian should be attentive to.

Is there a verse that stands out to you? What do you need to embrace as a practice of your faith in your current circumstances?

Matthew 25:1-13 gives a clear picture of those in the church who have been walking in relationship with Holy Spirit and those who are not. One group endures and is ready.

Are you practicing your faith in conjunction with the power of the Holy Spirit, or are you striving in your own strength to do the right things? How is God preparing you to be ready for the season ahead? How are you becoming ready to welcome the Kingdom of God?

Psalm 78:1-8 ESV

June 21, 2026

Speaker: Pastor Nathanael

Next week: Pastor Melissa

God forms His people to receive, remember, embody, and faithfully pass on His works so that each generation places its hope in Him.

A Generational People Receives the Story of God

A Generational People Declares the Works of God

A Generational People Lives So the Next Generation Hopes in God.

Discussion Questions

What mighty work of God in my life have I forgotten?

Who in another generation knows my story of God's grace? How can I intentionally invest in, and learn from, someone who is younger or older?

Who from another generation could become part of my ordinary rhythms of life?

What am I teaching the next generation to trust by the way I live?

If someone followed my example, would they be led toward Jesus Christ or towards church activity?

God forms His people to receive, remember, embody, and faithfully pass on His works so that each generation places its hope in Him.

A Generational People Receives the Story of God

A Generational People Declares the Works of God

A Generational People Lives So the Next Generation Hopes in God.

Discussion Questions

What mighty work of God in my life have I forgotten?

Who in another generation knows my story of God's grace? How can I intentionally invest in, and learn from, someone who is younger or older?

Who from another generation could become part of my ordinary rhythms of life?

What am I teaching the next generation to trust by the way I live?

If someone followed my example, would they be led toward Jesus Christ or towards church activity?