The Hand of the Lord: 1. is mighty. 2. is dangerous and deadly against His enemies. 3. empowers His servants. 4. can be heavy to discipline His people. 5. will help His people. 6. will always be with His people today.

Introduction to Nehemiah “Let’s Start Building” Wednesday, January 04, 2006 through May 17, 2006 Nehemiah 2:18 And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king’s words that he had spoken to me. So they said, “Let us rise up and build.” Then they set their hands…

Time with Abba - Bible Reading Schedule Jan l Feb l Mar l Apr l May l Jun l Jul l Aug l Sep l Oct l Nov l Dec Date Psalms OT NT Proverbs 1/1 Ps 1:1-6 Gen 1:1-2:25 Matt 1:1-2:12 Prov 1:1-6 1/2 Ps 2:1-6 Gen 3:1 - 4:26 Matt 2:13-3:6 Prov 1:7-9 1/3 Ps 2:7-12 Gen 5:1 - 7:24 Matt 3:7-4:11 Prov 1:10-19 1/4…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.22, 2007 What is the Book of Jonah about? Well, it’s not simply about a great fish (mentioned only four times), or a great city (named nine times), or even a disobedient prophet (mentioned eighteen times). It’s about God! God is mentioned thirty-eight times in these…

Intro Raise your hand if you have a really bad memory? Raise your hand if you have been guilty of forgetting any of the following: 1. Letting a hot cup of coffee/tea go cold 2. Where you left your keys…wallet/purse 3. What you went to shop for 4. Washing in the washing machine 5. Taking food out of the…

God’s desire is that all people should seek after him and find him. Those who seek God with all their heart are rewarded, but those who fail to seek him do so to their eternal loss.

Intro We are starting the second half of the book of Nehemiah today. The theme of the book is “Building God’s people for God’s work.” Neh. 1-7 was about doing God’s work. We gleaned principles as we learned about the people of God, under the leadership of God through Nehemiah and the enabling power of…

Old Testament Survey Dr. Berrey Tuesday, February 08, 2005 Intro lecture 1:06 PM Class intro know everything related to things on the study guide the questions will be detailed sometimes things will come from footnotes chapter content points not necessary to know outline points Introduction to the Old…

Equipping the saints for service Readings: Nehemiah 1:1-13; Ephesians 4:11-16 Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, It was only last Saturday during the EMU conference at Creek Road Presbyterian Church which I attended that the speaker made a comment to this effect: The message of the Word of God is…

13:1-31 This chapter is a sort of "surprise ending" to the book. To understand it, one must know that between chapters twelve and thirteen Nehemiah returned to Persia. At first sight, the phrase On that day (v. 1) may seem to refer to the day of dedication just pictured. But 13:6 and 7 make that impossible,…

Introducción Cuántas personas han destruido sus vidas/su carrera/su familia/su futuro por una mala decisión. Pareciera que en un abrir y cerrar de ojos - tan solo una mala decisión tiene el poder de destruir la vida de una persona. Muchas personas han tenido un futuro prometedor; pero a causa de una…

Songs of Worship: The Lord’s Prayer - Perry Como Holy Holy Holy - Reginald Heber Let Me Rediscover You - Downhere That Home - Newsboys Take Time To Be Holy - William Longstaff Count Your Blessings - Guy Penrod Call To Worship Scripture: I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in…

Introduction Now that most of the farmers in this congregation have worked on Sunday, I thought it would be a good time to make them feel guilty by speaking about Sabbath keeping. I am kidding! In fact, I find myself in an interesting spot. I think this may be the first year that I have actually felt…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

In the long series of problems that Nehemiah confronted, the next was a violation of the fourth commandment. According to verses 15 and 16, he had witnessed the people of Judah engaging in various forms of labor on the Sabbath, plus there were a few men from Tyre, who apparently resided in Jerusalem…

Isaiah 2:1-4 Life in the Millennium “The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations…

Abana, ' = "support" Amanah {am-aw-naw'} 1) a river flowing into the plain of Damascus from Antilebanon 2) mountainous area of the river's origin 2 KINGS 5:12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abarim, ` = "regions beyond" Abarim {ab-aw-reem'}…

RESTORATION ERA definition/description The “post-exilic” period is the era of Israel’s history after the Captivity. The prophet Jeremiah had prophesied that the Babylonian Captivity would continue 70 years (Jer. 29:10). At the end of those 70 years, the Jews returned from Babylon to their homeland. This…

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant (part 3) May 7, 2007 Jonah 3:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: 2 "Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you." 3 Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very important city--a visit…

FRESH ENCOUNTER God’s Pattern for Revival and Spiritual Awakening ! An Invitation to a Fresh Encounter Introduction What do you think is the church’s greatest need? 2 Chronicles 26:1-5; 16-21 Uzziah was a popular and powerful king in Judah. He reigned fifty-two years (792-740 BC). His downfall came when…

Intro Last time we looked at how God prepares His workers for His work. We said two things. First of all, it begins by God: I. Birthing a burden in our hearts (Neh. 1:1-3). Nehemiah, far removed in distance and generations from his people, after finding out that the wall of Jerusalem was still broken…

The ability to affect others or events;also, the experience of being affected by someone or something else. Scripture recognizes the wide-ranging power of influence for both good and evil.

Sermon: Jonah the Faithful Servant Apr.29, 2007 Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. 2 He said: "In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. 3 You hurled me into the deep, into the very…

Nehemiah comes back to clean house and cleanse God’s people from sin.

Nehemiah 13:1-31 Stephen Caswell © 2000 Keeping The Fire Burning General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, once said to a group of new officers, “I want you young men always to bear in mind that it is the nature of a fire to go out; you must keep it stirred and fed and the ashes removed.”…