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Founded on the word Without a doubt Israel was founded on the word of God as a people. They were people of the book (scrolls). We today need to be people who are founded, rooted, and applying God’s word. “American was born to exemplify that devotion to elements of righteousness which are derived from…

There are just as many readings of the Law in Nehemiah as there are in the rest of the OT combined. Scripture is for all ages , the whole community. This was commanded many of times in the OT, parents were to teach their children what the faith looked like and the reasons behind the rituals. We must…

1 In the seventh month, on the twenty-first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 ‘Who is…

Last Sunday we started looking at Ezra chapters 4-6, which is page 336 in the Pew Bibles, but if you would, also put a mark in Haggai 1 , which is page 667 in the pew Bibles. In fact, go ahead and turn there now. One of the keys things we looked at last week was the fact that “ Our enemy, the devil,…

From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand…

Intro: A rather remarkable story The God of the Bible is the absolute sovereign monarch of the universe. He upholds the universe by the word of His power ( Heb. 1:3 ). How does that affect your thinking? In the story of Ezra and its surroundings, we see God holds the reigns of the world’s mightiest empires…

Rebuilding the altar.

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem.…

What is God up to when home no longer feels like home?

INTRODUCTION Hey what’s up guys - my name is Dakota. I am friend of Konnor’s and some of you I’ve had the privilege of already meeting! Konnor asked me if I’d share a word with you tonight and I couldn’t be more grateful for our study this weekend. We’ll be in the book of Ezra, specifically chapter 7…

70 years had passed since Israel had gone into exile and now God's promise was being fulfilled. Zerrubbabel and a group of exiles were finally able to come home. They settled in and even went about building the temple that was the very center of their faith. But after it was built something happend. Some cheered and celebrated but others wept. Why? They remembered what was and as much as they may have been happy about the present moment they mourned the past. Sometimes the joy of what's possible and pain of what used to be live closer together than we'd like. When that happens we have to decide if our memory of the past is greater than our passion for the future ahead of us.

Start Entice: I am asked all the time and maybe you wonder as well. "What's wrong?" Often time people ask the question about the country. For some that is appropriate and perhaps even necessary. That is not my primary concern. I am called to proclaim the "unsearchable riches of Christ." I am called to…

The exiles begin their return to rebuild Jerusalem.

Last Sunday we started looking at Ezra chapters 4-6, which is page 485 in the Pew Bibles. Go ahead and turn there now. Truthfully, we didn’t make it far, really just 2 verses. We won’t make a habit of 2 verses a week, but it was pretty key to lay some groundwork for these 3 important chapters. One of…

We return this week to the Old Testament Book of Ezra. As you may recall, the reason we took a brief break from the Book of Ezra to go through the Book of Esther is because Esther fits historically between chapters 6 & 7 in Ezra. Before we start the last 4 chapters, lets to a quick review of the first…

Last week as we looked at Ezra 7 we discovered 5 things in the life of Ezra that set him apart over everyone else which opened up the door for God to accomplish great things through him. Each of the 5 things we looked at need to be applied in our lives as well, and as they are, God transforms our lives…

The biblical understanding of servanthood has its foundation in people serving God in worship. The terms for “service” and “worship” are often interchangeable.

Rebuilding God’s people have been in exile for 70 years and are now, through His sovereignty, able to go back to Jerusalem and begin to rebuild their lives there. They began by building the alter of the Lord, the center of their worship of God. Placing Him at the center of their lives and the center…

Renewed & Rebuilt

The Historical books of the OT.

In the series finale, we address the ending of Nehemiah and how his story finds fulfillment in Jesus centuries later. It is never too late to turn a life around. There is hope right where you are today. Never give up. There is a new beginning in Jesus.