Calvary Grace Assembly of God
Jun 25 – Jul 2, 2017
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DIVINE DIRECTION – Faith to Start
To step towards your destiny, you often have to step away from your security. To step toward something new, you have to step away from something old.
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Series: Divine Direction
Message: “Faith to Start”
Nehemiah 1:1-17, 2:17-20
Pastor Tom Cogle
Sunday, June 25, 2017
To step towards your destiny, you often have to step away from your security. To step toward something new, you have to step away from something old.
HOW DO YOU DO SOMETHING BIG?
1. START SMALL.
Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin… Zechariah 4:10 NLT
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” 18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work. Nehemiah 2:17-18
YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE THE FAITH TO FINISH.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE THE FAITH TO START.
2. TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official and Geshem the Arab heard about it, they mocked and ridiculed us. “What is this you are doing?” they asked. “Are you rebelling against the king?” 20 I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding…” Nehemiah 2:19-20
“Start doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, then suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9