When you enter a race to goal is to finish! Today we get to see the culmination of God’s plan to rebuild the temple. One thing we learn is when God calls us to a task He will complete it! Join Him in what He has called you to! Continue reading

Have you ever found yourself waiting for someone else to make a decision when you want to know now? Today we are exploring King Darius’ response to the opponents of Israel as they try to rebuild the Temple. One thing we learn is that when God is in something it cannot be stopped! Be encouraged! If God is for you who can be against you! Continue reading

Have you ever pursued God with your life, fallen off, gotten back on track only to find yourself facing another obstacle to following Him? It can be very frustrating when obstacles appear every time you get going with the Lord. Today’s passage from Ezra addresses this very idea. I hope you will find encouragement to not give up in your pursuit of the Lord and His work! Continue reading

The Path of Restoration Ezra 4:17-5:5   I. The King’s Response v.17-24 II. God’s Response v.1-5 Welcome to New Life Baptist Church! When Christians walk with the Lord it is easy to think, “this should go smoothly,” but what happens when it doesn’t? Today I want to talk to you about bad news good news and how they affect our Christian walk. I hope you will find this message both encouraging and enlightening! Continue reading

In your service to the Lord no matter what your ministry is there are times that feel like the whole world is against you. We need to understand that we face a determined enemy. Today are going to explore just how determined our enemy is to oppose us. Continue reading

In your journey with the Lord have you ever felt like everywhere you turned you seemed to be facing opposition? The good news is you are not the only one. Today we are going to explore how the enemy tries to oppose us while we are serving the Lord. Continue reading

Sometimes when we get rolling with our ministry we have ideas in our mind how things will go. Then when the results are different, we begin to wonder what God is up to. Today we are going to look at expectations in ministry. Continue reading

As we pursue the Lord there are moments that we discern the moving of the Lord. As we desire to respond in obedience we sometimes wonder, where do I begin? Today we are going to answer that question as we begin chapter 3 in the book of Ezra. Continue reading

We live in a time of superstars that we are great at a sport, business, or innovation. As a result many people see themselves as just one of the crowd and even wonder if they matter to God. Today we are going to answer that question as we explore chapter 2 of Ezra. Continue reading

As we travel through life is it possible to discover where God is working and join Him in the work He is doing? The good news is, you can! Today we explore how to know when it’s time to build. God wants you to join Him! I hope you will join us and Him on this journey! Continue reading