The Book of Nehemiah
You Are Not Enough
The final chapter of historical narrative in the old testament. After this will come 400 years of silence. Nothing else makes it into the book. Were the Bible written by the same people who write the popular fairy tales in our day, chapter 12 would have simply concluded by saying, “and they lived happily ever after…” But that is not what we see. We see monumental failure, it all comes crashing down. Nehemiah 13:1-31 Our hopes were really high as…
Dedicated to the Lord
Rise and Rebuild – Personal Relationship with God, Family, City, Church, Nation Dedicate it to the lord, sometimes we lose sight of who it is for. “Look what I have done, Look what I have created, look how great it is! Look how great I am. Nehemiah – A city for me. A testament to my greatness” Nehemiah 12:1-47 Context/Story The Israelites are under the rule of Artaxerxes, king of Persia. He Ruled over 2 million square miles. This was…
Finishing the Build
Nehemiah 11:1-36 The Difficulty of Finishing the Job Difficulty of Serving at this Time Proverbs 16:33 The Sacrifice of Serving Matthew 16:24 Luke 14:26-33 Malachi 3:13-14 Exodus 4:13 Jeremiah 20:7-9 The Difficulty of Serving the Lord Today 1 Corinthian 15:58
Corporate Prayer
Corporate Prayer Prayers of Exaltation (Vs 1-5) Nehemiah 9:1-5 Explain Quarter of the day = Scripture reading Quarter of the day = confession and worship Written prayer for Who God is A couple of moments to write out specific praises for who He is. Don’t get distracted! (Cellphone, looking around, don’t try to cheat off other people’s pages) Try not to dig into what he has done yet. But let’s just write out the different names or attributes of God. …
The Preeminence of the Word of God
The Preeminence of the Word of God Nehemiah 8:1-18 The first day of the 7th month – This is happening about a week after The walls had been finished, and they had finally gotten their city secure. So what do they do? They gather together for church. You see, as soon as they understood how significant and important corporate worship is, they made it their first, and highest priority. The Book of The Law They opened the book in…
Looking To The Future
Looking To The Future Nehemiah 7:1-73 The city walls were broken, the culture was broken, the government was broken, the temple was broken, It had been 141 years, nothing changed. And then all of a sudden God put his hand on one guy named Nehemiah, and gave him the call to go rebuild the city walls. An impossible task. But because God was in it, it got done. And it got done in 52 short days, they did what could…
God’s Eternal , Unfailing Purpose
God’s Eternal , Unfailing Purpose Nehemiah 6:1-19 Conspiracy against Nehemiah Nehemiah was a man of prayer Matthew 10:16 Matthew 28:19-20 James 1:5 1 John 4:1 2 Corinthians 11:26 1 Peter 5:8-9 The Wall was Finished Look what God did!
Greed and Generosity
Greed and Generosity Last week Nehemiah posted guards around the city to defend from his enemies, This week he deals with an even greater threat within the walls of the city. Have you ever noticed that the greatest threats are always from within? The greatest threat to the Israelites, (both before and after the exile) was their own sins. Not some outside invader. The greatest threat to Rome was from within. The greatest threat to America is not Russia, or…
The Sword and The Trowel
What is a sword for? Fighting. What is a trowel for? For building. That is what is happening in Nehemiah 4 this morning. The sword and the trowel are the tools by which we accomplish our tasks. Charles Spurgeon and the metropolitan tabernacle had a publication, a magazine, in the 1800’s titled the Sword and the Trowel. Its primary aims were twofold. 1 to defend the truth of God’s word against false teaching. And 2. To build up the…
The Good Work of God
Nehemiah 3:1-32 The Importance of Work The Ordinary VS Extraordinary Ordinary life takes up most of our days. (Wake up, Scale, Weep bitterly, take a shower, Eat breakfast, Work for 8-10 hours, Come home, make dinner, go to bed) “I just wish God would show up” He is there! Where? I wish we could be a part of the book of ACTS! (12 miracles in 30 years) (800 days between each miracle) (even Jesus spent 90% of his life as…
If It Pleases The King
Nehemiah 2:1-20 Who was Artaxerxes? It Doesn’t Matter Who You Work For, You Work For Jesus Nehemiah had prayed, fasted, and wept for 3 months Vs 5 – Rebuild the wall. Nehemiah was not only asking the king for a favor, he was asking the king to overturn his own foreign policy, which we read about in Ezra 4. He was asking the king to change his mind. Vs 6 – Paid Leave. He didn’t just ask to leave Susa…
Cupbearer to The King
Nehemiah 1:1-13 Proper vs Improper Proper Need Spiritually Physically False Gospels The Gospel of Consumerism The Gospel of Politics The Gospel of Security The Gospel of Wealth The Gospel of Activism Deuteronomy 4:25-31: Proper Prayer Fasting Praying Adoration – 5 Confession – 6-7 Promise – 8-9 Petition – 10-11 1st John 5:14 Proper Action