Rebuilding Step 7: The Final Push
Conspiracy Against Nehemiah 6 Now when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies heard that I had built the wall and that there was no breach left […]
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Rebuilding Step 6: Confrontation & Compassionate Generosity
Nehemiah Stops Oppression of the Poor 5 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and […]
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Rebuilding Step 5: Facing and Responding to Opposition
Nehemiah 4 Opposition to the Work 4 [a] Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in […]
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Rebuilding Step 4: Get Together, Get Organized
Nehemiah 3:1-32 Rebuilding the Wall Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it […]
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Rebuilding Step 2: The Plan
Nehemiah 1:11-2:8 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success […]
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Rebuilding Step 1: Prayer
Report from Jerusalem 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, […]
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Not So With You: Leadership Jesus’ Style
Matthew 20 A Mother’s Request 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to him with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to […]
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A Commission to Obey & the Promises to Encourage Along the Way
Matthew 28 The Great Commission 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus […]
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Beyond Jewish Jerusalem … to the Gentiles
Acts 10:9-36 Peter’s Vision 9 The next day, as they were on their journey and approaching the city, Peter went up on the housetop about the sixth hour[a] to pray. 10 And he became hungry and wanted […]
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Reliant on the Spirit
Acts 1:6-11 The Ascension 6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 He said to them, “It is not for you to […]
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Front Line Family
10. What is Church? (Kids) from The Alliance Matthew 16 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter replied, “You […]
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Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
Matthew 16 Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man […]
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Rest is NOT Less It’s More
I Am the True Vine 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear […]
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Remember, Remember, Remember
Ephesians 6:18-24 18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given […]
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Our Weapons for Warfare
Ephesians 6:14-20 14 Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel […]