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Category : Religion | Tags : god sermons messages contemporarychurch |
In today’s sermon, Pastor Tilley teaches from the Book of Nehemiah, Chapter 2, the importance of going public with the vision God gives us. Ken also shares his vision for the growth of Crosslink Community Church and asks us to work together to achieve what God has planned for us.
It’s one thing to have a vision which dies by inaction and quite another to let that vision come alive by prayer and planning. Pastor Ken, teaching from Nehemiah 1: 11 and 2:1-8, shows how Nehemiah prepared for four months prior to asking for favor from King Artaxerxes, and how God blessed his careful and God inspired planning. Pastor encourages us to seek God’s direction as we draw up a plan from the vision the Lord gives us.
Who is the most famous one in your life? In your family? In your community? Is it a rock star? A politician? A great basketball player? Or is He Jesus? Teaching from Nehemiah 1:4-8, Pastor Ken shows how Nehemiah desired to make Jerusalem famous once again. Using the same principles, with God’s direction, we can make Jesus famous again in our community and personally experience Him as the “Famous One” in our lives.
What is a vision? Pastor Ken teaches us from Nehemiah 1: 1-4, about Nehemia’s vision from God which guided him to oversee the rebuilding of the wall around Jerusalem. We are each asked to examine our own vision for life, our church and community, with a eye toward understanding and following God’s vision for us.
Most of us consider ourselves to be good, and probably believe we’re good enough to be accepted into Heaven by God. Pastor Ken Tilley teaches from Acts 10, that Cornelius was a man who was considered to be a good man and who knew of God and feared Him. Yet, Cornelius still had to hear the Gospel and receive Christ as Lord and Savior to enter the kingdom. Pastor teaches that being “good” is not what saves a person. Salvation only comes by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord, and results in radical change, both eternally and on earth, which is unattainable by simply doing good works.
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