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Text: Romans 1:1-32. Paul notes that he is not ashamed of the gospel because of the experience he had gone through. Imprisoned in Philippi [Acts 16:23-24], chased out of Thessalonica [Acts 17:10], smuggled out of Berea [Acts 17:14], laughed at in Athens [Acts 17:13] and stoned in Galatia [Acts 14:19]. However, Paul still maintained that he was not[…]
Text: Nehemiah 13:1-31. “Before this, Eliashib the Priest had been put in charge of the store rooms of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah, and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offering…,” verses 4-5 [NIV]. How could Tobiah, an Ammorite, an enemy of Israel, who resisted the[…]
Text: Nehemiah 12:1-47. “When the priests and Levites had purified themselves ceremonially, they purified the people, the gates and the wall,” verse 30 [NIV]. The purification process was a symbol of moral purity [Lev. 16:30]. Today the blood of Jesus Christ washes away the sinner’s sins when you receive and believe in Jesus Christ. By faith you attain righteousness[…]
Text: Nehemiah 11:1-36. “The people commended all the men who volunteered to live in Jerusalem,” verse 2 [NIV]. When the walls were completed, the population that was available to live within them was small. Nehemiah used the casting of lots to determine one out of ten to come in. Some people feared to come in and chose to remain[…]
Text: Nehemiah 10:1-39. “When the neighbouring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day…”, verse 31 [NIV]. The children of Israel vowed to observe the fourth commandment. Let us too observe God’s Law as Christians. Let us treat Sunday as a special day,[…]
Text: Nehemiah 9:1-38. “Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and wickedness of theirfathers,” verse 2 [NIV]. You need to separate yourself from the ungodly people or environment as you seek the Lord your God. You cannot afford to mix God with other things. Separate[…]
Text: Nehemiah 8:1-18. “…Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength,” verse 10 [NIV]. Nehemiah encouraged the children of Israel to celebrate as they share with those who did not have. They heard the words that God punishes sin but also rewards obedience. They had sinned yet God had not destroyed them out of His[…]
A group of 33 recently-appointed bishops is spending a week at Canterbury Cathedral – the Anglican Communion’s mother church – as part of a global induction programme. They are taking part in the new bishops course, which happens every February. It provides an opportunity for newly appointed bishops from around the world to meet each[…]
Text: Nehemiah 7:1-73. “ I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most men do,” verse 2. [NIV]. As you serve God and His people, be a person of integrity and one who fears God. Our example and[…]
Text: Nehemiah 6:1-19. ‘One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mahetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, “Let us meet in house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you- by night they are coming to[…]