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Nehemiah 6 - Tempted to Compromise, by Rumors, and False Prophets

(Back from our East coast vacation to visit family)

Nehemiah 6

Nehemiah faces a persistent battery of temptations to stop him from his God-given effort to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah 5 - How to Face Opposition

Nehemiah 5 is a terrific example how Christians (individually) and the church (collectively) should respond to opposition and hardship.  Mistreatment & opposition from outsiders is to be expected (to some degree); but sometimes, the opposition originates from those expected to be allies!  What then?

Nehemiah's Opposition Increases!

Nehemiah 4

We begin by spending some time confirming the late juncture in which Nehemiah arrives -- by all accounts, in very close connection with Malachi.  Otherwise, in chapter 4, we see that as Nehemiah makes progress on the rebuilding effort, his opponents intensify their efforts to stop him!

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.