Jesse Reimers

“The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.”  — Ezekiel 37:1 Pastor, have you ever stood in the middle of a valley? Not a literal one, but a spiritual one — a place where your prayers echo back to you unanswered, where the people you once led with joy now feel disengaged, where the flame that once burned so bright flickers in the winds of discouragement? You’re not alone. In Ezekiel 37, the prophet is carried by the Spirit right into the middle of a place that should have been avoided — a valley of very dry bones . These bones weren’t just dead; they were scattered, sun-bleached, and hopeless. Yet, right there — not on a mountaintop, not in a palace, not in a comfortable temple — God asks the question: “Son of man, can these bones live?” Where Hope Dies, Revival Begins Revival does not begin in places that are full of life; it starts where hope has died. It starts in valleys, in...

  More Than a Moment, It’s a Legacy Every pastor dreams of making an eternal impact. But impact is not just about the size of your platform or the number of people you reach. It’s about the legacy you leave—especially the legacy of trust. Trust isn’t built in a sermon. It’s built in the daily decisions, the unseen moments, the choices made when no one’s watching. And it’s secured by one thing: integrity. As we close this four-part series, let’s look beyond this season of ministry. Let’s look toward the long haul. Toward finishing well. Toward living in such a way that your family, your church, and the next generation of leaders can say, “He was the real thing. She didn’t just preach the Gospel—she lived it.” The call today is to live for more than applause or immediate results. It’s to live for legacy. The Crisis of Short-Term Ministry We’ve all seen the stories—leaders with immense gifts but short-lived impact. What took years to build came crashing down in weeks because of a brea...