Building Zion 2: Commitment

Nehemiah went to Jerusalem to rebuild its wall. When he arrived, he surveyed the damage and encouraged the people to get to work. The church of Christ needs leaders who are willing to motivate and admonish people to get to work. The church is torn down by Satan. Christians need to work to repair the …Read More

Building Zion 1: Caring

This is the first in a series of lessons from the book of Nehemiah. Similar to Nehemiah laboring to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem is our need to rebuild the walls of the church; spiritual Zion. Nehemiah received the news that Jerusalem was in disarray. Its walls were broken down and gates burned. He cared …Read More

Necessity of the Church

The church is downplayed by many people today. Yet, Jesus died for her (Eph. 5:25). If we degrade the church, we degrade the sacrifice of our Savior. This sermon explains why the church is necessary from a biblical perspective. The church is part of God’s eternal purpose, He has revealed His plan for it in …Read More

Purpose of The Church

Those who believe the Bible accept the fact that the church is part of God’s eternal purpose (Eph. 3:9-11).  It was not an accident or aberration from His will.  The church was planned and purposed before time began, because it is integral to the plan of salvation (Gen. 3:15; Eph. 5:25).  It consists of those …Read More