Re-Vision - Candlewood Church

Re-Vision Part 7 "Finishing Well"

October 30, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 6:15–16

2,467 years ago on October 2, 445 BC the Jerusalem wall was finished! The Wall Story is still told as a example of overwhelming odds to rebuild - not just a wall, but a people as well. Over just fifty two days, the community came together as ONE and did the impossible with the help of God. As a local community of faithful followers of Jesus, we look to the future of Lakewood and surrounding cities, we see hope and possibility of re-visioning and rebuilding an expression of the Church for our future.

SERMON ONLY - Re-Vision - Part 7 - Finishing Well

October 30, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 6:15–19, Nehemiah 7

2,467 years ago on October 2, 445 BC the Jerusalem wall was finished! The Wall Story is still told as a example of overwhelming odds to rebuild - not just a wall, but a people as well. Over just fifty two days, the community came together as ONE and did the impossible with the help of God. As a local community of faithful followers of Jesus, we look to the future of Lakewood and surrounding cities, we see hope and possibility of re-visioning and rebuilding an expression of the Church for our future.

Re-Vision Part 6 "Subterfuge & Sabotage"

October 23, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 5:1–4

The closer you are to finishing the project or reaching your goal, the more you face resistance and everything seems to intensify. For Nehemiah, now that the wall was well on its way to being built, two things happened: One, people were not only exhausted, they were BROKE! And two, those who were against the rebuild made last-ditch efforts to shut down the project by distracting, conning or killing the leader. The enemy always fights dirty.

SERMON ONLY Re Vision Part 6

October 23, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 5, Nehemiah 6:1–14

The closer you are to finishing the project or reaching your goal, the more you face resistance and everything seems to intensify. For Nehemiah, now that the wall was well on its way to being built, two things happened: One, people were not only exhausted, they were BROKE! And two, those who were against the rebuild made last-ditch efforts to shut down the project by distracting, conning, or killing the leader. The enemy always fights dirty.

Re-Vision Part 5 "The opposition is real"

October 16, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 4:1–3

The old “sticks and stones” adage was meant to inspire courage within the African American community in the 1860’s. The African Methodist Episcopal Church wanted their congregation to stand up against tyranny and unjust laws. However, it became a denial of truth when talking about the damage words alone can cause. Words are the first volley of violence when a person or a group has felt mistreated, misunderstood or mislead! Have you ever been wronged? The opposition to building the wall in Nehemiah was real, but there is another side of the story.

Sermon Only Re-Vision Part 5 "The Opposition is Real"

October 16, 2022 • Nehemiah 4

The old “sticks and stones” adage was meant to inspire courage within the African American community in the 1860’s. The African Methodist Episcopal Church wanted their congregation to stand up against tyranny and unjust laws. However, it became a denial of truth when talking about the damage words alone can cause. Have you ever been wronged — especially with words? Words are the first volley of violence when a person or group of people have felt mistreated, misunderstood, or mislead. The opposition to building the wall in Nehemiah was real, but there is another side of the story.

Re-Vision Part 4 "The Plan is People"

September 25, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 3:1

Great stories have big problems. Big problems require big plans. However, big plans need BIG PEOPLE to work the plan. All the best moments of conflict, battles, and tension required men and women of big faith to work hard and believe in a BIG God. Is our faith big enough? Is our God big enough? Some may not be willing to risk finding out. Big people of big faith have always led a Spirit-inspired movement of God in history. Who chooses to go first?

Re-Vision - Part 3 "Secret Surveillance"

September 18, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 2:11–15

Every great story has a big problem to solve. And, every big problem needs a big plan. What do you do if you have no idea how BIG the problem really is? You hear about these massive projects and think, “oh, I know how to fix that.” But until you lay eyes on it, do you really know what you’re getting into? Nehemiah did something brilliant and a counterintuitive - He did a secret surveillance to surmise the size of the situation.

Re-Vision Part 2 "Let God Work, His Timing is Perfect"

September 11, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 2:1–3

Yes! Nehemiah’s prayer is specific and genius: “Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me.” But then… he had to let God do His work. Nehemiah could not mask his stress and concerns even though his life and job depended on a strict “NO NEGATIVITY” policy. We can’t mask our stress and concerns either. Let’s trust God to work behind the scenes. God’s will is amazing, and His timing is always perfect.

Re-Vision Part 1 "What if things aren't going so well?"

September 4, 2022 • Pastor Glenn Garvin • Nehemiah 1

Let me remind everyone. The “big C” Church is not only in post pandemic mode but seriously in a post Christian era as well. Things like “normal” and “used to” don’t exist anymore. It’s only what we do going forward that will make a difference. This also means our church, our Candlewood gathering of people, have an opportunity ahead. We get to rebuild and we get to re-vision. This series we will focus on a Biblical rebuilder and someone casting a whole new vision. The repair work only took 52 days, but the new way of living took years.