The Sword & The Trowel - PRAY (Nehemiah 1)

``Guys, the gospel has always advanced through a unified people, beholding Christ together and crying out for what he desires even more than we do, to tap into his heart. And that's exactly what Nehemiah chapter one is about. It's prayer that grasps the heart of God, prayer that apprehends the vision of his kingdom through real Holy Spirit revelation. [00:04:21] (29 seconds)  #VisionFromGod

You were built for this. Like, oftentimes as a parent, this is one of the things that many of you parents are gonna get this. When you look at the state of the world and you think, oh, my children. What they're dealing with? What they're gonna go through? All this listen to me. They were built for this. Built for this moment in history, knit together in their mother's womb, and so were you. For God's kingdom and glory, this moment in history, in 2026, you're built for this. [00:06:20] (30 seconds)  #BuiltForThis

That's what this is about. This is about grabbing a hold of God's heart for you and his people and trading our hearts with his. All of our fears, all of our anxieties, all of our mess, all of our junk, whatever's in here, we say, God, take it. And we say, God, give me your heart for this moment. [00:06:50] (24 seconds)  #GiveGodYourHeart

Our call is to build and battle for God's glory and the great commission on earth as it is in heaven. And so when the local church is aligned with God's heart like this, I'm telling you, it's the most powerful force on the planet. History has proven that. God's plan a to make disciples who make disciples who make disciples who make disciples of Jesus Christ from the neighborhood to the nations is, has been, and will be the local church. [00:08:42] (27 seconds)  #LocalChurchPower

And that's the priority of heaven, guys. Like and that's what we are about. Like, it's why risen exists, to share life in Christ, our risen Lord, with each other, our city, and beyond. This is what we do. It's who we are. Like, church isn't just an event we attend. A people we belong with and partner together in the greatest mission the universe has ever known. [00:09:09] (22 seconds)  #ChurchIsFamily

And so we're taking God up on his promises. We're taking up the sword of the spirit, and we're taking up the trial of the kingdom. And what we're building isn't just about brick and mortar. Understand this. What we're building is a people full of his spirit and walking in the grace of God. Like, those physical walls are just there to facilitate the spiritual people that we are building. [00:09:46] (28 seconds)  #PeopleOverBuildings

That's what we're building, guys. This is it transcends brick and mortar. This is about plundering hell and populating heaven and building the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. And so as we head into 2026, if we're gonna take things in like Nehemiah did, we gotta ask the question. How's it going? How's it going? [00:23:07] (25 seconds)  #KingdomBuilders

When's the last time you cried out for his kingdom to come and his will to be done on earth as it is in heaven? When's the last time you interceded and cried out for someone else's salvation or for more healthy gospel centered churches to flourish and thrive in our nation, in our city, in our world. Like, if God answered every prayer that you prayed this week, how many people would get saved? How many laborers would rise up for his harvest? [00:36:15] (38 seconds)  #PrayForHarvest