A Time to Build: Catching the Kingdom Vision

Pastor Darren calls the church to embrace a season of kingdom building, moving beyond personal comfort and religious complacency to actively pursue the lost. He emphasizes that believers are "sojourners and exiles" on earth whose citizenship is in heaven, yet they have a divine mandate to build God's kingdom while here. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 3 and the book of Ezra, the message challenges the congregation to see themselves as God's masterpieces created for good works planned long ago. Pastor casts a vision for reaching the unchurched, the broken, and the marginalized and calls for personal agenda and self-preservation to be laid aside. He emphasizes that kingdom building requires spiritual death to self, divine stirring, and a willingness to be used by God regardless of how late one comes to the work. The ultimate message is that God is calling His people out of captivity and complacency to build His kingdom in McDowell County and beyond.