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BUILD YOUR KINGDOM HERE! (Nehemiah 7)
Apologies for the poor sound quality. GUARDING! (Leadership) (v1-3) The city is made secure Gatekeepers, Singers, Levites & Overseers Holy people for holy work GATHERING! (Membership) (v4-69) A register is found The city is populated with: Leaders (v6-7), Families (v8-38), Priests (v39-42) Levites (v43), Singers (v44), Gatekeepers (v45) Servants (v46-56), Solomon’s Servants (v57-60) And Others…
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A NEW DAY (Esther 8)
1) A DAY OF REWARD! (v1-2) Mordecai is made prime minister 2) A DAY OF REQUEST (v3-6) Esther pleads for her people 3) A DAY OF REJOICING (v7-17) Good news is taken to the four corners of the Empire LESSONS: 1. There is light in the darkest situation 2. There is hope for the hardest…
HANG IN THERE (2 Thess 1:5-12)
4 treasures to trust in; THERE’S A POINT TO PERSECUTION (4-5) The road to eternal glory goes through suffering & we follow in Jesus footsteps (Mark 8:31, 34-35, Phil1:29-30) when we suffer. Suffering is: “the construction site foreman of God’s building project of holiness in our lives” (Eric Mason) Romans 5:3-5 & James 1:2-4. Joy…
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