Dan Stockum - February 28, 2021
Mission Accomplished?
After we complete a big project, it’s easy to slide into coast mode, and our alertness can drop from high to relaxed. But this would be a mistake. Completing a project doesn’t mean the mission is over, it only means our effort must be redeployed in a different direction. This week we’ll see Nehemiah maintain diligence after a huge success, who he wanted close to him, and what they were ultimately building toward.
From Series: "Let's Build It Again"
This Week's Sermon: "Inching Away from Spiritual Revival"
Spiritual decline is often like a flat tire. Most flat tires occur because air leaks out over time. Gradually. Imperceptibly. We're usually not even aware that there is a problem until the car becomes too difficult to steer or a worse problem arises.
The decline of one's spiritual life, the loss of one's vitality and first love for the things of God, can be quite similar. It happens gradually and imperceptibly -- and it’s what we see taking place in the nation of Israel in the final chapter of the book of Nehemiah. After having experienced such great spiritual renewal earlier in the book, what went so wrong for Israel in Nehemiah 13? And what can we learn from their story that can help us to maintain our spiritual fervor for God and prevent us from making the same mistakes?
