Welcome to the Grace Baptist Sermon Podcast! Our church is located within sight of Mount Rainier in Puyallup, WA. Our mission is to help fellow Christian believers grow in grace and knowledge as they hear and apply the Word of God to their lives, that they may walk worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor Andy Oliver is our Bible teacher and expositor.
Every time there is a great working of God among fallen humanity, very often the movement is only temporary. The people of Israel followed through on their covenant with God as long as Nehemiah was governor - 12 years. But when Nehemiah made a trip back to Persia to report to his King, Israel’s leadership allowed a pagan to be part of their temple. We need to make up our minds to be faithful to God and to His Word, regardless of the cost or the outcome, and teach others to do the same.
8 Nov 2023
Covenant Living
Dedication is an act of worship - dedicating our time, our possessions, our lifestyles, ourselves. This is a response of love and gratitude to God, not merely religious duty. The Jews in gratitude for God’s faithfulness reestablish Jerusalem as the central location of their worship.
1 Nov 2023
The Consequences of Corruption
This section of Nehemiah recounts the ups and downs of the nation of Israel through the book of Judges. Yet God shows His mercy and long-suffering toward his people. He is faithful to keep His promises because of His own character, and not the failings of the people.
25 Oct 2023
The Merciful Faithfulness of God
God is holy, gracious and merciful; humankind is inconstant, unfaithful, and deceitful. Our everlasting life is not dependent on our performance; it is rooted and grounded in God’s faithfulness, and in the character of a holy, promise-fulfilling God. “For I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.”
18 Oct 2023
The Greatness of God
Whenever the greatness of God is mentioned in the Bible, it usually refers to His power in Creation, or His deliverance of Israel through the Exodus from Egypt. Yet this God Who is of a magnitude of power incomprehensibly great, has made promises to us. The promises of God are always fulfilled. He keeps His word, even when humanity does not.
11 Oct 2023
Awakening
We don't have to change our lives in order to be reconciled to God. Our lives change because of the fact that we *have* been reconciled to God through the blood of Jesus. Repentance means "to change your mind." Changed behavior results from a changed mind. The behavior follows the belief.
4 Oct 2023
Observing the Feast of Tabernacles
After hearing the Word of God in their homeland for the first time since captivity, the Jews wanted to be obedient to the Scriptures. They immediately began preparations for the Feast of Tabernacles, to remember God’s provision for them.
27 Sept 2023
Attentive to the Book
Nehemiah, having taken care of the physical security that the walls of Jerusalem provide, now reintroduces the Jewish people to the Scriptures through Ezra the scribe. The emotional response of the people to the precious rarity of hearing God’s Word read aloud is a reminder to us today to not take the Bible for granted, but to immerse ourselves in it.
20 Sept 2023
Remembering Our Purpose
Good beginnings are important, but they are no guarantee of success if you don't stay focused. Nehemiah arrived in Jerusalem 93 years after the first Jews returned to their homeland. Why was it still in such disrepair after all that time? A reminder from the Bible about staying focused and taking care of God's work first.
13 Sept 2023
Wrought of God
Enemies without, enemies within. Nehemiah faces the rumor mill with challenges from outsiders as well as his own people. By God’s grace and by remaining focused on what God has called him to, Nehemiah overcomes.
6 Sept 2023
Trouble Within
Our behavior is a reflection of the God we serve. Are we representing Him rightly? In this passage, we see Nehemiah dealing with the wealthy Jews taking advantage of their brothers, and he calls them to account. We are not to compartmentalize our ethics.
31 Aug 2023
Always Ready
God is greater and more powerful than anything we ever have to face. We need to be ready always both to work and to fight. Faith is the opposite of fear.
23 Aug 2023
Tactics of the Enemy
When the Enemy attacks believers, it can be through feelings of discouragement and being overwhelmed. Today's sermon reminds us that God is greater than the problems that we face, as we pray, watch and work for the Kingdom.
16 Aug 2023
Pulling Together
God looks for willing individuals to accomplish His purposes. Nehemiah 3 shows us the example of different groups of people who used their different talents to accomplish great results. God has a place for us. Are we willing to serve?
9 Aug 2023
The Ridicule of the Righteous
When Christians live lives in line with God's Word, the World often reacts with hostility. Nehemiah faces opposition from the local rulers as he prepares to rebuild Jerusalem's walls.
2 Aug 2023
Preparing For the Task
When God calls us to a task, how do we prepare for it? Today's message shows us how Nehemiah's months-long prayer readied his heart - and the heart of the pagan King Artaxerxes that Nehemiah served - to accomplish God's purpose.
29 Jul 2023
The Cost of Prayer
Sometimes we are the solution to the problems we see around us in the world. Today's message introduces us to Nehemiah, whom God used through his position of power in Persia to begin rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
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