GLORIOUS SUNDAY SERMON OF 14TH DECEMBER 2025 LESSON: PSALM 126:1-6 TOPIC: WHAT GOD CAN BIRTH OUT OF BROKE PLACES TEXT: When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream. Psalm 126:1(NKJV) INTRODUCTION: Sometimes a nation feels like clay that has slipped from the potter’s hands. Nigeria knows that feeling too well. Burnt villages. Empty schools. Scarred communities. It’s almost tempting to believe nothing good can rise from this rubble. But Scripture keeps interrupting that hopelessness with stories where God brings life out of cracked soil. Be blessed by the word in Jesus name! EXPOSITION [1] . GOD'S STARTING POINT Broken Places Are Often God’s Starting Points Maybe it sounds strange, but God has a habit of beginning where humans think it’s over. Joseph’s pit became a pathway to destiny. Israel’s exile became a doorway to restoration. In Psalm 147:3 we’re told He “heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Where we see ruins, heaven often sees raw material. [2] . A SEED OF GLOBAL REVIVAL Brokenness Awakens a New Kind of People Pain has a way of shaping courage. Think of Nehemiah. Jerusalem’s ruins didn’t crush him… they commissioned him. Nigeria’s trials can raise believers who pray deeper, think clearer, love stronger. Acts 8 shows how persecution scattered the early church, yet the scattering became a seed of global revival. God uses wounded people to build healed nations. [3] . HE HAS A BLUE PRINT God Never Leaves Ruins Without a Blueprint Even before restoration begins, God already has the map. Isaiah 61:4 speaks of His people “rebuilding the ancient ruins” and “restoring devastated cities.” The brokenness we see now is not the final architecture. God is designing a morning that will make sense of this midnight. We may not see the full picture yet… but He does. CONCLUSION: HE'S NOT FINISHED WITH NIGERIA YET God is not finished with Nigeria. And He is certainly not finished with His people. Out of these broken places, something stronger, purer, and God-shaped will rise. SHORT PRAYER: Father, breathe over the broken places of our nation. Birth healing, birth courage, birth renewal. Raise builders, intercessors, and witnesses. Let beauty rise from our ashes. Amen. HAPPY PEACEFUL SUNDAY HAVE A TERROR FREE WEEK THIS WEEK, YOU WILL CELEBRATE! SHALOM. JESUS LOVES YOU; AND, HE TRULY CARES FOR YOU BIRTH OUT OR NOT! JESUS IS COMING BACK AGAIN!! REPENT AND BE READY FOR HIM!!! 🙋With Love from Pastor M O Glorious, CAC Palace of Mercy, Royal District, Restoration Zone. 56 Zone B CDA, Damolapa, Laketu, Lucky Fibre, Ikorodu North, Lagos state, Nigeria. For prayer or counseling, pls contact us@ 08055646358: 09018952081 or peganmire[gmail].com #NigeriaWillRise #BeautyForAshes #FaithInHardTimes #RebuildNigeria #HopeForTheBroken #GodRestores