This past Sunday at New Image Church, our pastors gathered for an honest roundtable conversation around the prayer, “Fill my cup.” Together, they reflected on what it means to be truly filled by God—not just productive for Him. They shared how emptiness often shows up quietly through exhaustion, irritability, or striving, and how easy it is to confuse busyness in ministry with spiritual fullness.

The discussion highlighted the dangers of leading from an empty cup and the importance of spiritual practices that actually renew the soul, not just help us push through. Our pastors emphasized guarding identity in Christ amid constant expectations, inviting trusted voices to speak truth when warning signs appear, and leading others toward fullness without burdening them with guilt or burnout.

The conversation closed with encouragement for weary leaders: your value is not measured by output, God still fills empty cups, and you don’t have to walk through seasons of dryness alone.

In Redemption: Behind the Walls, we discover that finishing the wall was only the beginning—God’s greater work was rebuilding the people. Drawing from Nehemiah, this message reveals how redemption follows God’s structure, confronts the heart before it heals, and is sealed through covenant and remembrance. As the Word is restored, identity is renewed, mission is revived, and what was broken is made whole again. This episode calls us home to redemption—redeemed, restored, and released for progress.

In this episode, we move beyond the finished walls of Nehemiah and into the deeper work God was doing in His people. While structure can protect us, only redemption can restore us. As the Word of God is read, hearts are confronted, conviction brings clarity, and healing begins.

We explore how true redemption follows God’s truth, not our comfort, and how conviction leads us forward while condemnation tries to hold us back. Just as Israel wept when they heard the Law, we discover that redemption often hurts before it heals — but the joy of the Lord becomes our strength.

The message reaches its climax at the table of communion, where redemption is sealed not as a ritual, but as a receipt — proof that Jesus paid the ransom for our freedom through His body and blood. From there, we step into restored identity and renewed mission, just as God’s people did when they entered into covenant in Nehemiah 10.

This episode invites every listener to come home, to receive forgiveness, restoration, and renewal, and to walk forward redeemed, restored, and released into God’s purpose.