New Life Baptist Church | College Station Sermons

The year is now 458BC, and roughly 60 years have passed since the temple was completed in 516BC. Our main human character, Ezra, finally enters the story at this point. He is used by God in powerful ways: three times during this chapter, we see that...

In this episode, we sit down with our first family to discuss all that God is doing in and through them in Central Asia.

We've done a good job recognizing, training, and commissioning missionaries as a church. But to be effective over the long-run, we've got to ensure they are supported well. We'll learn:

Effective missionary work requires a vibrant...

After Darius commanded his officials not only to allow the Jews to finish rebuilding the temple, but to finance the whole operation, the work wrapped up quickly.

Once the temple was completed, the people held a great celebration and worshiped God...

In this sermon, we look at Ezra 6 and see the providence of God in the bringing about of the rebuilding of the Temple by the decrees of pagan kings and government record-keeping.

This week's sermon covers Ezra 5:1-17 and is called, "Trust in Action." It's been 16 years since the foundation of the temple was laid, but the people stopped working due to the opposition they faced.

Their circumstances...

After the exiles finished laying the foundation of the temple, they experienced opposition from the people around them. The opposition was private and informal, taking the form of discouragement, fear, and obstruction.

Today, the opposition becomes...

After laying the foundation, the exiles continue the work of rebuilding the temple. However, they encounter opposition from the people around them who don't want them to obey God's commands.

Jesus promised us that we would be persecuted...

After about 70 years in exile with no opportunities to worship, the people are eager to reestablish corporate worship back in the Promised Land. We'll highlight several important observations:

They reinstitute worship even before they begin work...