WE HIS SERVANTS WILL ARISE AND BUILD (Nehemiah 3)
A Godly Purpose
A Clear Plan
A Willing People
A Burning Passion
Challenges – Are You?:
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Constructor, Destructor, Obstructer?
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Co-operator or Competitor?
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Is Each Part Working Properly?
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1. Don’t Look To the Past (v1-3) Negative Nostalgia Don’t despise the day of small things Unfavourable comparisons between the present and the past undermine all incentives to persevere. 2. Hear God’s Promise in the Present (v4-5) Be strong! I am with you! This is My work – so it matters! You have the presence…
A NEW TEAM! (v1-5) Paul, Silas & Timothy 2. A NEW VISION! (v6-10) Europe Frustration gives way to revelation 3. A NEW CHURCH! (v11-40) Philippi: an open heart, an open fight, an open jail, an open home
1. THE WAY OF SALVATION (v1-11) a) He who was rich beyond all splendour all for love’s sake became poor b) Having loved … He loved them to the end. c) Cleansed and Ongoing Cleansing LOVE expressed in HUMILITY 2. THE KEY TO COMMUNITY (v12-20) a) Do just as Jesus has done to you b) Blessed…
A) GUILT – FALSE OR TRUE False Guilt Satan inflicted and Self-perpetuated True Guilt Recognises our standing before God and our salvation from God B) GUILT – WHAT WE MUST DO Acknowledge our sin – Psalm 32:5(a) Accept and Appreciate God’s forgiveness – Psalm 32:5(b) Address the Accuser with Gospel…
The Third Servant Song The Servant is Attentive (v4) The Servant is Obedient (v5-6) The Servant is Sustained (v7-8) The Servant is Vindicated (v9) The Servant is our EXAMPLE 2 Ways to Live: Walk in the light of God’s faithful word (v10) Walk in the light of your own failing ideas (v11) Are you…
1. CRY! (v1-2a) Hear my cry, O God 2. PLEAD! (v2b-3) Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I 3. DWELL! (v4-7) Let me dwell in Your tent forever 4. SING! (v8) So I will ever sing praises to Your name