Once we have prepared the ground and sown seeds then we must protect what is growing and bring it to maturity. Join Melissa for Lesson 3 as we talk about watering, weeding, and protecting the spiritual fruit growing in our life so we have new seed to sow into others.

Real growth in God comes from receiving a consistent investment from God into our lives and then using it to bear fruit for God's glory. Join Melissa for Lesson 2 to learn how receiving the seeds of God's Word into our lives is not enough. We must use those seeds to GROW something that is of lasting and eternal value. The spiritual fruit that grows in our lives will also help us to sow seeds in other people too!

Real growth in God comes from receiving a consistent investment from God into our lives and then using it to bear fruit for God's glory. Join Melissa for Lesson 1 to learn how to prepare the ground in your life to receive those seeds in a way that will make them take root and bear spiritual fruit in your life.

Only a miracle of God could bring the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem to completion in just 52 days. Over the course of those mere months, God was rebuilding a people that had returned from exile and that also had returned to Him. Join Melissa as we look at how returning to God opens us up to rejoicing even as we look forward to a glorious future with Him!

Even as we begin to grow in God and achieve great things...Satan will want to stop our progress. We cannot simply ignore his attacks and hope that they go away. Instead, we must learn how to deal with opposition by strengthening ourselves in the Lord. Join Melissa as we look at the examples found in the book of Nehemiah to see how we can learn to overcome any attack meant to hinder us.

As Nehemiah and the Jews rebuilt the wall surrounding Jerusalem, they also rebuilt the gates used to enter the city. I believe that the order in which these gates were rebuilt also shows the rebuilding of its people as they returned to God. Join Melissa as we walk this same path to build (or re-build) a strong and successful Christian life where you can know and trust God like never before!

In just 52 days Nehemiah and the people of Israel rebuilt the wall and gates surrounding Jerusalem. More importantly, God used this natural challenge to draw a nation back to knowing and seeking Him. Join Melissa as we walk this same path to build (or re-build) a strong and successful Christian life where we know and trust God like never before!

The Birth of Christ brings God to all men. The outcast, the wise, the King in the palace…they all need a Savior and that Savior came to draw all men to God. Join Melissa for Lesson 5 as finish up our 5 week series on the Birth of Christ with Angels on High and a Bright Evening Star!

The Birth of Christ as told in the gospel of Luke shares the enduring truth of the gift of Emmanuel (God with Us) that arrived in Bethlehem one night more than 2000 years ago. Do we still read it with awe and wonder? Join Melissa for Lesson 4 as we celebrate the Birth of Christ and read the story of what happened the night Jesus arrived.

Often Joseph seems to fade into the background of the Christmas story…but if we look closer we will see that he is a very special and powerful part of the life of Christ. It is through Joseph that Jesus is given an earthly father to raise Him but also a spiritual heritage that places Him in the line of Kings fulfilling Biblical prophecy. Join Melissa for Lesson 3 as we look at the Birth of Christ and see all the gifts waiting for us in the events that led up to the coming of Emmanuel.