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Intro Last tie we spoke on, What creates a renewal of commitment ? What makes it all worth fighting for? Today we are going through 3 chapters 6-8 - I am going to break it down into two sections TEXT : 1. KNOW YOUR ENEMY—TRUST YOUR GOD and 2. TAKE THE WORD OF GOD PUBLIC KEY THOUGHT FOR THE FIRST POINT…

Introduction One inescapable part of life is that from time to time, we may be told some bad news. It might be a crisis in a loved one’s life or it might be an unexpected phone call from your doctor. There’s a few ways that humans can respond to such things. One temptation is that we simply try to escape…

How does God speak? 1. Creation 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of…

Torah Portion: Numbers 13:1-15:41 Haftarah : Joshua 2:1-24 Road Map Review as to where we are so far in the Torah and the haftarahs Introduction of our Haftarah from Joshua Summary of the Torah Portion: Big Picture of the Haftarah, Biblical Presentation Closing - significance Review Map of the Journey…

Whats’ in a list? What is the importance, significance of a list of names? I think we will see in this chapter there are things we can learn from the list. We have all been to graduation ceremonies while we sit and wait, sometimes for a long time, to hear the name of our loved one. Tonight sit and engage,…

Intro Now we changed our sub-header it to - IS IT WORTH FIGHTING FOR ? Q. What creates a renewal of commitment ? What makes it worth fighting for? A refocus of purpose inspires a renewal of commitment. 1. THE COMMON CHALLENGES THAT CONFRONTED GOD’S PEOPLE (4.1-12) These challenges can be expected, so…

Intro Thank you for your patience last week, there was so much material in chapter 2 I could of preached for another hour. Chapter 3 begins with a very important verse for us to meditate on. vs 1 Eliashib the High Priest Rose Up … and started building - How significant is this? The rest of the chapter…

Introduction to the book Setting: City of Susa, winter palace of the Persian King Artaxerxes Longimanus (464-423). Susa is a city in Elam, about 200-miles east of Babylon. Nehemiah was a man born in captivity but had a heart for Israel, for Jerusalem. You can find Susa in book of Esther, for that is…

ANNA: THE FAITHFUL WITNESS It is truly remarkable that when Jesus was born, so few people in Israel recognized their Messiah. It was not as if no one was watching for Him. Messianic expectation in the early first century was running at an all-time high. How did Daniel figure in to the prophesy of Messiah?…

Introduction: Some of you have served in our armed forces and you have been sent off to basic training to get fit and learn how to function as a military unit. You know that when you get to basic, you often find that mean drill sergeant who tries to break you down. By the end of basic training, these…

Our Special Weapon Intro: Picture with me for a moment, a Christian Soldier putting on all his armor and stepping out to battle. The Enemy begins marching toward the soldier, he digs in with his boots of peace, his heart racing. He adjusts his helmet of salvation, cinches up his belt of truth and breastplate…

1 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to…

Nehemiah 6:15-19 There have been significant accomplishments by men. One that comes to mind is the Hoover Dam. It is a feat like none other in the world today. It was completed between 1930 and 1936. It is the largest arch-gravity dam in the United States. It impounds Lake Mead, some 115 miles upstream,…

Planning for a trip. Who likes to do that? Anyone? My wife and I hate it. We usually say we don’t go on vacation because we are too poor to…really it’s because we don’t want to plan for it and pack for it. I was thinking about the stages of preparing for a trip over time. Really little and mom and dad…

Attacks continue Attacks from the outside, from the Horonites, Samaritans, Ammonites, and Arabs were held at bay by the work of God through Nehemiah. Even discouragement, dismay, weariness from Judah (Transition) Tonight we will see that the enemy will come with a strong weapon, money, greed, selfishness…

Fear! What does fear mean? Fear: (As a noun) an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. (As a verb) be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. (Oxford Dictionary) Bible encyoclopedia…

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…

Think back with me to a time you had to re-build something that was in a major mess in your life...got it? Maybe it was a landscaping project for a garden gone bad, or an interior re-design. Maybe you’ve experienced a leaky roof, and as you discovered your precious possessions damaged by the water, you…

Even as Nehemiah moved forward in faith and action, the needs of the people around him did not go ignored; Nehemiah shows us that communities of faithful obedience to God are also communities of justice and mercy.

Nehemiah faced obstacles while trying to put the vision of his faith into action; what can we learn from Nehemiah’s example in times when we too face obstacles in our life of faith?

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…

Text - Nehemiah 6 Subject - Opposition Theme - Facing opposition Thesis - Principle - God will strengthen us to face opposition in life when we seek Him. We will all face opposition in our lives as Christians, the question is how will we respond? Intro - Jumping back in to the book of Nehemiah. It has…

The wall is completed The heart that cared enough to inquire The heart that cared enough to pray The heart that cared to speak up The heart willing to go The heart that got involved The heart that encouraged The heart that would not be detoured Nehemiah had the heart that helped the wall be finished…

The workers discouraged Opponents to the work had shown up earlier ( Neh2:10 ) 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel. Yet, Nehemiah inspected the wall, the work to…

So far . . . So far we have introduced the heart of the prophet A prophet who cared A prophet who prayed A prophet went Tonight we see the prophet who waits, evaluates and enlists. Reading from the prophet 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days. 12 And I arose in the night, I and a few men…