05 Nehemiah 5:1-6:19 Enemies within and without

05 Nehemiah 5:1-6:19 Enemies within and without

In chapter 5, the problems Nehemiah and the Isrealites encounter are inflicted from within the community itself. In Chapter 6 Nehemiah is tested. Is he the kind of leader who fears God? Or is he the kind of leader who thinks too highly of himself and had been seduced by the power of leadership?

04 Nehemiah 3:1-4:23 Repair your broken wall

04 Nehemiah 3:1-4:23 Repair your broken wall

Chapter 3 paints a picture of community, including the main point that we should begin serving the body by working on “the broken wall in front of our own house.” Chapter 4 records the opposition they face and the leadership they need.

Nehemiah: Restoration & Redemption

Nehemiah: Restoration & Redemption

The message of Nehemiah is restoration. The book records how God moved Nehemiah to lead the people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in approximately 446 BC. As the story unfolds, we see God restore godly leadership to Israel, restore the walls of Jerusalem, restore the broken faith of the people, restore a sense of community and heritage as God’s people, and restore the people’s knowledge of the God’s word and their desire to love and obey Him.

09 Jeremiah 23:1-8 Who will help us out of this mess?

09 Jeremiah 23:1-8 Who will help us out of this mess?

Today’s leaders promise hope and change only to deliver corruption and scandal. We elect bright promising outsiders who go to Washington and immediately become insiders. They cease fighting for the ideals they promised in the campaign and start fighting to keep themselves in power. Who can make things right? Who will help us out of this mess?