KEEPING YOUR SPIRITUAL FIRE BURNING
KEEPING YOUR SPIRITUAL FIRE BURNING One of the saddest sights for me is to see a Christian who began in a fire or a church that began in a fire or a Christian work that began in a fire but now living in a smoke. William Booth (Founder of the Salvation Army) once said to […]
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO CAN SET US FREE
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO CAN SET US FREE by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Some people mistakenly think that getting saved will solve all their problems. All I have to do is to get Jesus in my heart and all my problems will just fly away. Such is often not the case. When people find out […]
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO WILL DISCIPLINE AND DELIVER
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO WILL DISCIPLINE AND DELIVER People, when they are going through a difficult time, will say something like “maybe God is punishing me for all the bad I have done” or “I’m getting what I deserve.” Listen carefully: God never punishes His children. He disciplines them. There is a big difference between […]
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO WILL FREELY FORGIVE
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO WILL FREELY FORGIVE by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Most of our life oscillates between forgiving others and being forgiven by others. We cannot appreciate being forgiven or granting forgiveness to others unless we have experienced God’s forgiveness in our own lives. The model for forgiveness is God Himself. Even though the […]
LEARNING TO GIVE SACRIFICIALLY
LEARNING TO GIVE SACRIFICIALLY by Pastor Shah God used Nehemiah to lead the Jewish people to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. The whole project was nothing short of supernatural! Nonetheless, the people had to give financially to the work. Why? Because God does not violate natural laws and human laws. The mortar still had to […]
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO HEARS OUR CRY
THERE’S ONLY ONE WHO HEARS OUR CRY by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson You can either look at your past with confusion or you can look at your past with confidence. Either you can look at your past as a victim or you can look at your past as a victor. It all comes down to […]
THERE IS ONLY ONE PLAN OF SALVATION
THERE’S ONLY ONE PLAN OF SALVATION by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 9:3-8 3 And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for one–fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God….this is what they said 5 […]
THERE’S ONLY ONE CREATOR
THERE’S ONLY ONE CREATOR by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 9:1-6 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. 2 Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their sins and the […]
THERE IS ONLY ONE WHO IS #1
THERE IS ONLY ONE WHO IS #1 by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 9:1-6 1 Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, in sackcloth, and with dust on their heads. 2 Then those of Israelite lineage separated themselves from all foreigners; and they stood and confessed their […]
A TIME TO CELEBRATE
A TIME TO CELEBRATE Nehemiah 8: 14-17 14 And they found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths during the feast of the seventh month, 15 and that they should announce and proclaim in all their cities and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go […]
READ THE MANUAL – THE BIBLE
READ THE MANUAL – THE BIBLE by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Men are notorious for throwing away the instructional manual. It comes in the box but who needs it. But as they say, “when all else fails, read the manual.”The Manual for everything in life is the Bible – the Word of God. “When all […]
GETTING A HANDLE ON MONEY
GETTING A HANDLE ON MONEY by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 7:70-73 70 And some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand gold drachmas, fifty basins, and five hundred and thirty priestly garments. 71 Some of the heads of the fathers’ houses gave to the […]
WHEN YOU ARE NEAR THE FINISH LINE
WHEN YOU ARE NEAR THE FINISH LINE by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Three Examples: 1. A young girl grew up in church, great potential, wonderful goals in life. Next thing, she gets around people who pretending to be her friend lead her astray. Now she is no longer focussed and heading to her goal but […]
HOW TO DEAL WITH RIDICULE
HOW TO DEAL WITH RIDICULE by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 4:1-6 1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore […]
GOD’S PEOPLE AT WORK
GOD’S PEOPLE AT WORK by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 3:1-5 1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests and built the Sheep Gate; they consecrated it and hung its doors. They built as far as the Tower of the Hundred, and consecrated it, then as far as the Tower of Hananel. […]
HOW TO HANDLE OPPOSITION
HOW TO HANDLE OPPOSITION by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 2:15-20 17Then I said to them, “You see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire. Come and let us build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.” 18And I told […]
HOLY AUDACITY
HOLY AUDACITY by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 2:1-8 1And it came to pass in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was before him, that I took the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had never been sad in his presence before. 2Therefore the king […]
FASTING AND PRAYING THAT WORKS
FASTING AND PRAYING THAT WORKS by Pastor Shah, Clearview, Henderson Nehemiah 1:4-11 4So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 5And I said: “I pray, Lord God of heaven, O great and awesome God, […]
WHO CARES?
WHO CARES? We are in a new series called “ARISE AND BUILD. This series is to help us seek God’s will as we build our new building. Nehemiah 1:1-4 1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. It came to pass in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan […]