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…

Arise And Build! All Things Are Possible With God’s Help Let Us Arise And Build! Nehemiah 2:11-20 The California Coast was shrouded in fog on the 4th of July morning in 1952. Twenty-one miles to the west on Catalina Island, a 34-year-old woman waded into the water and began swimming toward California,…

Title: FINDING THE MOTIVATION TO CARRY YOU THROUGH TOUGH TIMES Text: Nehemiah 2:11-20; 4:1-23 Introduction: Adversity makes men…prosperity makes monsters. It seems tough times don’t have any problem finding each of us. But I’ve noticed this about tough times…some faint from the pressure…others rise to…

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…

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…

Intro We left off last time at Nehemiah 3. The theme of the book is “Building God’s people for God’s work.” The first seven chapters are about God’s work. The last six are about building God’s people. We are now at winding down the first half of the book about doing God’s work. If we are trying to outline…

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…

REMOVING RUBBISH Nehemiah 4:10 (Neh 4:10 NIV) Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall." (Neh 4:10 KJV) And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so…

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…

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…

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…

"BUILDING THE FUTURE" Studies in Nehemiah Term 3, 1995 1. SPIRITUAL BROKEN-HEARTEDNESS Passage: Nehemiah 1:1-11 * Introduction: During these next two months our Sunday morning services will be focussing on the story of Nehemiah. However we will be looking for lessons, models and applications for our…

Intro If you are like me, I am sure you would agree if I said, “Being halfway done with something is the hardest part.” For example, when is it the hardest time of the day at school or work? I know you want to say, “All the time!” but you know right in the middle of the day is the hardest time, right…

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…

Distractions to be Avoided Nehemiah 2:11-6:19 Everyone can keep focus by becoming aware of distractions and learning how to avoid them. Introduction: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev used to tell of a time when there was a wave of petty theft in the Soviet Union. To curtail this the authorities put up…

We are back in Nehemiah! You've fought a hard fight. You've been faithful. Yet there are still troubles. What gives? Is this Biblical?

Arise And Build! All Things Are Possible With God’s Help God’s Servant: A Person Of Passion! Nehemiah 2:1-10 The Value Of Zealous Tears One day while the famous English preacher George Whitefield was exhorting from the pulpit, he was overcome by emotions and he began to weep quietly. Then lifting up…

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…

God’s Comfort—2 Cor. 1:1-5 Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 4/22/09 Trouble is an inescapable consequence of living in this world. Today, we hear everywhere of people doing horrible things to themselves and others. Job 14:1- Sometimes is this trouble God seems afar off- Job 13:24- this was certainly the…

Intro In the first season of the popular TV show 24, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) is a federal agent charged with protecting a presidential candidate from an assassination plot. He was given that responsibility because in the uncertain world of espionage he possesses that rare character trait of integrity.…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

Whatever It Takes for Revival Nehemiah 1:4-7 1/2/05am Imagine, meetings lasting from 10a-midnight, everybody singing, no collection, no advertising, infidels converted, as well as drunkards, and thieve—5 weeks- 20,000 joined churches; not an hour a day 2000-6000 rallied at the sound of a bell, trembling,…