"So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days." —Nehemiah 6:15
There's an old saying that goes something like, "God isn't looking for success...just faithfulness." While it is very true that the Lord is not interested in "success" in church work as its perceived today in many circles, He is very interested in the true success of His Church and therefore of the various works/workers in His Church. He does call us to be faithful, that cannot be denied. But to imagine that we should not look for real success in the work of God is foreign to Scripture.
Nehemiah set out to do a work for God and succeeded. In spite of relentless opposition, he and the people of Jerusalem, rebuilt the walls of that city in 52 days. Nehemiah's comment on his enemies perception of this victory is that they "perceived that this work was wrought of our God."
There were certain things that went into securing that victory in Nehemiah's day...and they are the same things that go into securing the victory in any work for God.
This message gives an overview of the obstacles that have to be overcome in order to achieve true success.
SERMON ACTIVITY
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At the call of God, Mr. Wagner took up the pastorate of the newly planted Covenant Free Presbyterian Church, located in Lexington, SC, in the fall of 2002. Prior to this, he labored from January of 1989 in the pioneering and establishing of Orlando Free Presbyterian Church,...
