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Nehemiah's Commission, Arrival, and the Opposition

Nehemiah 2-4

Nehemiah has only known life outside of Israel.  He is living a very comfortable, secure life serving the King of the Persian empire -- so WHY does he even care about what's happening in Jerusalem nearly 1000 miles away? 

Nehemiah Introduction & Chapter 1

Introduction to Nehemiah and chapter one

Before starting a lengthier series from Genesis 1-11 (starting in September?), we are going to do a shortened study of Nehemiah.  We recently finished Ephesians by spending four weeks on the subject of prayer.  As it turns out, Nehemiah is a wonderful example of godly prayer, so why not now?

Psalm 123 - Waiting for God's Mercy

Psalm 123 -  Guest speaker, John Davis (Pastor Cliff's son) comes to us from Louisville, Kentucky to open God's Word from one of the  psalms of ascent!

Ephesians 6:19-14 - Boldness & Benediction

Ephesians 6:19-24 - Finding himself "an ambassador in chains" Paul adds a personal prayer request before writing his final benediction.  A terrific quote from Alexander Maclaren (1826-1910) concludes our study of the letter first delivered to the Ephesians.

Ephesians 6:18 - ALL prayer, ALL perseverance, ALL the saints

Ephesians 6:18 --

A wide variety of persons are called upon to provide an understanding of what the Bible means when it calls upon Christians (the church!) to pray, "at ALL times with ALL prayer and petition in the Spirit, and to this end, being on the alert with ALL perseverance and petition for ALL the saints,"  (Legacy Standard Bible)

Ephesians 6:18 - PRAYING "at all times"

Ephesians 6:18, "praying at all times in the Spirit"

What does "at all times" look like ?
What does "in the Spirit" mean?

Advancing Peace in the Political Arena! (Guest: Curt Fleck)

Curt Fleck is the Executive Director of CIVIL SERVANT MINISTRY -- a ministry devoted to sharing the God's Word and the Gospel with those involved in politics in Springfield and Illinois.

Habakkuk! (Faith Under Fire) - Guest: Shaun Lewis

Ephesians 6:18 / Praying! (in the Spirit) - part 1

John Burton (1803-1877) English children's hymnwriter, I OFTEN SAY MY PRAYERS

1 I often say my prayers; But do I ever pray?
And do the wishes of my heart Go with the words I say?

2 I may as well kneel down, And worship gods of stone,
As offer to the living God, A prayer of words alone.

3 For words without the heart, The Lord will never hear;
Nor will He to those lips attend, Whose prayers are not sincere.

4 Lord, show me what I need, And teach me how to pray;
Nor let me ask Thee for Thy grace, Not feeling what I say.

Ephesians 6:17b - The Sword of the Spirit!

Ephesians 6:17b,

Besides discovering how well the LEGACY STANDARD BIBLE translated the entire passage on the Church's armor, probably the most interesting discovery was the realization the Church/Christians are told to "receive," rather than "pick up" the "sword of the Spirit" !