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Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

EZRA Ezra spans from 538-486 bc • This is the same time as BUDDHA , CONFUCIUS , and SOCRATES • The narrative picks up where 2 CHRONICLES left off • The events take place under the MEDO-PERSIAN empire The Babylonian empire has fallen to the MEDO-PERSIAN empire King Cyrus issues a decree for the Jews to…

TEXT: HAGGAI | THE FESTAL ONE There are 12 books that have been given this title of “Minor Prophets” Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi These 12 books cover a period of roughly 400 years. INTRO : In 586 BC, Nebudchadnezzar and Babylon had brought Judah…

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest: 2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people…

Why preach an introductory sermon? First... it follows the pattern we teach for personal Bible study. 1. Observation - What do I see? What does it say? We are looking for stated facts. “You can see a lot just by looking.” - Yogi Berra Who is the author? Who is the author writing to? What is the authors…

1.4 miles- that’s all it was. The journey would be complete. Let’s Go! “You got to be kidding me.” “How much further.” “I am not going to make it.” “This burns.” So was the distance further then described? Were the travelers exaggerating? It was only 1.4 miles; however the change in elevation over that…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto…

God is consistently faithful in the midst of opposition and in the contuination of his work. This consistent faithfulness should lead us to the celebration in worship.

Verses 1-5 You will notice that chapter 7 begins in the time period of King Artexerxes. This is Artexerxes Longimanus who was the king that followed King Xerxes. King Xerxes is the king who married Esther who is also known as King Ahasuerus. We see his name used interchangeably when Ezra uses Ahasuerus…

Opposition to the Rebuilding of the Temple 1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the returned exiles were building a temple to the Lord , the God of Israel, 2 they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers’ houses and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we worship your…

Introduction Summarize last week. the question the answer the summary of the law is... love God (last week) love neighbor (this week) == God is perfectly lovely. He deserves perfect love. (we still don’t love God perfectly bc we are sinful and selfish) Neighbor is much harder to love. PRAY read passage…

24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel,…

Ezra 4:6-23. Introduction I’m sure we have been there at somepoint in our lives, where we have tried to get something done, something achieved that is proving difficult because of the Bureaucracy, and it seems like every turn taken is a dead end, or at the very least another obstacle to climb over. For…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto…

The Good Samaritan is one of the best known parable that Jesus taught, made vastly more convicting and powerful by our understanding of the great rift between the Jews of Palestine and their closest neighbors and indeed relatives. The Samaritans. Jesus uses the image of the good Samaritan to show us…

I. The Purity of God’s People Matters (1-5) Ezra is now going to insert some information that happens later (about 50 years) when he and Zechariah are doing ministry in the land. The temple is built and they are trying to rebuild the walls and the city and again the surrounding people are opposing them.…

Whenever you get serious about following God, you will encounter roadblocks. Learn what they may look like so you are ready when they come.

Sometimes life is about pig slop and fish guts. That was true for the prodigal son and for Jonah. The prodigal son ( Luke 15 ) ended up squandering his father’s wealth and eating pig slop. Jonah rebelled from God’s command to preach to Nineveh and ended up in the guts of a big fish. In The Story we will…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah rebuilt…

Intro: We are coming up on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks… Back then, at my young age of 12, I didn’t really understand what was going on. All I knew was that every channel on the tv that morning was showing the same thing... and it wasn’t my regular morning cartoons. As I got older…

The people live in nice comfortable houses but the temple lies in ruins. Their lives are in order but their worship is neglected.

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Text - Nehemiah 11-12 Subject - The city Theme - Restoring the city Thesis - Repopulating the city was necessary for the spiritual and social revitalization of the Jewish people. Principle - Christian, your participation is part of God’s plan in building His kingdom. Intro Last week we began looking…

We heard Ezra and Nehemiah for 2024. Ezrah and Nehemiah were one book in the past. Ezrah and Nehemiah are broken down into three sections. Summary Outline: First Zerubabbel in brining in 42k and rebuilding the temple. Second Ezrah brought in community and the teaching of God’s law and way. Third Nehemiah…