Topic:Internal Strife READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 5 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish brothers. Nehemiah 5:1 In chapter 5, the Unseen Enemy tries yet another approach. Nehemiah has successfully handled the threatened attack from without, but now he runs into a problem from within his own ranks. You may experience that too in …
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Topic:Prayer And Preparedness READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 4:7-23 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. Nehemiah 4:9 The enemy mobilizes its forces, escalating the attack, and begins to plan direct violence. When you begin to move with God to change things in your life for the better, you will find …
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Topic:How To Handle An Attack READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 4:1-6 He ridiculed the Jews, and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, What are those feeble Jews doing? Nehemiah 4:1b-2a Most of us have had experience with what is called Murphy’s Law, the idea that if anything can go wrong, it will. There are …
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Topic:The Need For Each Other READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 3:28-32 Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. Nehemiah 3:29 One commentator has said, God is a great believer in putting names down. That is true. There are many chapters like …
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Topic:Honest Assessment READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 2:1-8 If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are buried so that I can rebuild it. Nehemiah 2:5 Observe how tactful Nehemiah’s presentation is. Twice he refers to Jerusalem, not as the capital of …
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Topic:The Place To Start READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 1:4-11 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 Nehemiah clearly has a deep sense of personal concern. He is willing to face the facts, to weep over them and tell God about them. …
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Topic:Broken Walls, Broken Lives READ THE SCRIPTURE: NEHEMIAH 1:1-3 The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire. Nehemiah 1:3b Notice the description of Jerusalem. The people were in trouble and were feeling a great sense of disgrace and reproach. The walls of the city were broken down. The gates had been burned with …
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Topic:Our Great Hope READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 17:24-26 Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. John 17:24 Jesus closes His prayer with a great, heartfelt expression of His desire that we …
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Topic:True Unity READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 17:20-23 I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. John 17:23 Three times Jesus prays for the unity of the church. What is this unity? There is an effort …
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Topic:Jesus Prays For His Own READ THE SCRIPTURE: JOHN 17:9-10 I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. John 17:9-10 Here you see the reason for our …
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