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1 - Making Sense of History: Zerubbabel and Ezra
Our best performance comes from a realisation of who God is and what He has done, and from knowing how He lovingly intervenes on behalf of His people.
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2 - Nehemiah
The man and his mission: An introduction to the prophet, Nehemiah.
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3 - God's call
Ezra and Nehemiah were called by God for a specific task: to rebuild what lay in ruins.
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4 - Facing Opposition
Resistance to the work of God is a prevalent theme in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.
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5 - Violating the Spirit of the Law
Rules and regulations should never become an end in and of themselves. Rather, they are a means to reflect the character of Jesus.
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6 - The Reading of the Word
Chapters 8-10 of Nehemiah describe an important series of events that show how the children of Israel were determined to obey the Word of God.
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7 - Our Forgiving God
The goodness of God evokes praise and feasting, while also reminding us that we need God to forgive, cleanse and re-create us.
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8 - God and the Covenant
This week, we will look at the covenant that the Israelites renewed with God, in Nehemiah 10, and also discuss some general information about the history and importance of covenant making in the Bible.
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9 - Trials Tribulations and Lists
We usually skip genealogies and long lists of items in the Bible. But the Lord has them included there for a reason.
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10 - Worshipping the Lord
An exploration of how and why we worship God.
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11 - Backslidden People
After some time away, Nehemiah returned to Babylon and found the people very lax in their devotion to God. How did he respond?
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12 - Dealing with Bad Decisions
This week we will look at how Ezra and Nehemiah approached the issue of intermarriage.
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