On Sunday, November 16, Pastor Deven Wallace released a word for our church in a sermon named Rise + Build.
We fasted and prayed together as a church body December 1 - 3.
This Build prayer initiative will continue until God gives different instruction.
Read the book of Nehemiah and pray in this way:
BUILD acronym
B - Burden
- Pray that we carry God's burden. Carrying God’s heavy responsibility initiates building, ensuring that our efforts align with God’s heart, not just "good" ideas
- Burden requires embracing what God desires deeply like Nehemiah’s heart for Jerusalem’s walls. Pray that your desires will completely align with God's desires, even if it doesn't benefit you personally
U - Unity
- Pray for unity among this body of believers and everyone involved in building
- Essential for building, unity begins with individual commitment. It is the key to overcoming opposition and division
- Nehemiah’s model of unity undergirds the vision; the church must actively fight division rather than tolerate it
I - Investment
- Pray for maximum investment based on our alignment with the burden of God
- Building requires mutual investment of time, talent, and treasure as demonstrated in Exodus 35, where willing hearts freely gave resources for the tabernacle
- The expectation is overflow in giving, reversing scarcity mindsets to abundant provision
L - Leadership
- Pray for everyone to feel the burden of leadership and to engage in this
- Leadership is critical to mobilize vision execution, with emphasis on rising leaders across family and church sections, mirroring Nehemiah’s division of labor
- RTTN is like a train station sending leaders (apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, evangelist) to the nations
- Every person is called to lead in their sphere, especially families and local communities
D - Diversify
- Unity in diversity allows many gifts and expressions to pursue one vision, as different weapons and skills built Jerusalem’s walls
- The Holy Spirit enables this balance, preventing uniformity while fostering anointed diversity
- Every contribution is vital. Discover and use your unique gifts. Pray that everyone connected to this body uses their God-given gifts and talents to build up the body and bring the fullness of what God wants to life