Text: Nehemiah 9:1-38Again, the people gather as a worshipping community. During the first part of the assembly there are readings from God’s Word. As they confess, they begin by declaring who God is and what He has done for the nation: He is the Creator of all things, made covenant with Abraham, delivered them from[…]
“Enlarge the place of your tent. Strengthen your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cord, strengthen your stakes” Is 54:2 The Cell and Pastoral Care Ministry takes this opportunity to praise God for having taken us through the past year, difficult though it was and for having enabled many cells to continue[…]
I welcome you to this Sunday and thank you so much for coming.Last Sunday we talked about reclaiming and raising godly leaders. Jesus as the great shepherd of the sheep and one who laid his life for the sheep. In this season, we are trusting God that He will raise leaders among us who have[…]
The ACP Team continues to thank God for His faithfulness for the Cathedral Building project through the tough year and lock-down season. Phase 3 works are ongoing and hence the site remains under restricted access. This year 2020 has been optimized through Transition Works in small lots, despite the continuing effect of the Covid-19 pandemic[…]
Text: Nehemiah 8:1-18The book of the law of Moses (Probably the book of Deuteronomy) was readto the people, as they gathered before Ezra. They stand, as a show of respect, then they bow to the ground, in submission to Yahweh, as He speaks through the Bible. The nation of Israel was a nation built by[…]
Text: Nehemiah 7:1-73We are reminded that the walls have been rebuilt, and the doors also havebeen refurbished and installed. The city is now safe from attack. But the people are few (v.4), which means the life of Israel, its worship, and its culture, was still missing. Nehemiah’s next project is to get the people to[…]
Text: Nehemiah 6:1-19Several times the enemies of God’s people try to persuade Nehemiah tomeet with them. Their plan was to kill him at that meeting. He knew they had no interest in the city, and he was aware of their plot, so he refused to go. Nehemiah was not intimidated by their threats, and he[…]
Text: Nehemiah 5:1-19The wall is not yet finished, but Nehemiah learned that some of the wealthypeople were mistreating the poor, lending them money and imposing highrates on interest of them, and even taking property and children as payment! Yahweh said through Moses that His people should freely loan to the poorand charge no interest (Lev.25:35-37).[…]
Text: Nehemiah 4:1-23As the people of God are re-building the walls, the enemies became very angry and visited the construction site. The enemies mocked the builders, saying the work was impossible to do, and what they did was weak. However, the project continued; and it was later learned that the enemies were going to come[…]
Text: Nehemiah 3:1-32Nehemiah examined the damage around Jerusalem (2:13), he knew what had to be done, and he called the people to the task. This chapter is a list of those participating in the re-building of the Jerusalem wall. The priests helped (v.1), some of the skilled craftsmen worked (v.31), etc., but sadly some of[…]