Arise: Making A Place For You (Part 3)

Pastor Jon integrated the excitement and anticipation of the groundbreaking of the expansion project with the events of the book of Nehemiah. He reiterated the theme from the previous two weeks that this project is not about a building; it is about people. As was Pastor Bender's vision for those who he didn't know, the building project is about making a place for those who are yet to come. This comes with a heightened sense of responsibility and focus that requires prayer and intercession in order to accomplish greater things that God has for the church body. Pastor Jon concluded his message by explaining an example of a pottery wheel that he used in his first sermon with an emphasis placed on the fact that God can take burned stones and transform them into a new creation. Burned stones in his example referred to people who have been hurt in their family, relationships, career, and previous churches.