23 September 2018 – Brian Sorenson, Nehemiah 12

Nehemiah Chapter 12 Introduction Today we will study chapter 12 of the book of Nehemiah. The chapter starts with another genealogy and then moves on to the narrative describing the dedication of the completed wall and gates to Jehovah their God. The Priests, Levites and all the people were also dedicated. The narrative…
16 September 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: We All Bring Something – Serving, Nehemiah 11

Nehemiah 11 We all bring something…Serving… I want to conclude our service today by bringing a few brief thoughts centred around Nehemiah 11… (Illustration) A story about four people in a church whose names were Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. The church had financial responsibilities, loads of things to do, opportunities galore and Everybody…
9 September 2018 – Brian Sorenson: Covenant: People, Obligations and Significance, Nehemiah 10

Nehemiah Chapter 10 – Covenant Introduction Today we will study chapter 10 of the book of Nehemiah. In our previous studies we have followed the narrative of Nehemiah from the court of the Persian king Artaxerxes Logimanus to the ruins of Jerusalem, the place of his father’s tombs. We have seen Nehemiah guided by…
2 September 2018 – Mark Budenberg: Prayer of Confession, Nehemiah 9

Nehemiah 9 – Prayer of Confession Marjorie Cheverton in Egbita 1953. 1996 at Nebobongo. 1952 Outer Hebrides. Nehemiah 9 is a prayer of confession as a prelude to revival Old Testament style. I have to confess that I wouldn’t rush to speak on Nehemiah chapter 9. But this invitation has been a good discipline…
26 August 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: A Seven Day Worship Service, Nehemiah 8

Nehemiah 8 A 7-day worship service! When I stand back from this chapter and what it represents, I’ve pondered: what does it take – despite our sinfulness, our flaws, our predisposition to please self…for our identity to be fully vested in the person Jesus Christ. Nowhere in the Word does God expect us to…
19 August 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: Who Is Available? Nehemiah 7

Nehemiah 7 How many of you when you’ve finished watching a great movie, take any notice of the credits at the conclusion? The Producers, the Directors, the main actors of course, right through to who provided the lunch, made the coffee, did the haircuts and makeup and swept the floor? They’re called credits for…
12 August 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: Get The Job Done, Nehemiah 6

Get the Job Done: Advancing the Kingdom of God Begin with the end in mind…we’ll be concluding our time together today around the Lord’s table…this ‘meal’, yes, where we remember Jesus but also confronts us with where we stand spiritually, today, before the Lord, there can be no remembering without that effect …the cup and…
5 August 2018 – Ken Francis: A Reflection from Nehemiah 5:1-19

Rising and Building (Nehemiah 5:1-19) The passage – Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.” Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards…
29 July 2018 – Ross Woodhouse: I Am Who God Says I Am, Nehemiah 4:1-23

Nehemiah 4:1-23 “I am Who God says I am” “Who am I they often tell me, I would step from my cells confinement calmly, cheerfully, firmly like a squire from his country house. Who am I they often tell me. I would talk to my warders freely and friendly and clearly as though it…
22 July 2018 – Geoff Follas: Rebuilding the Community of Christ, Nehemiah 3:1-32

Nehemiah 3 REBUILDING THE COMMUNITY OF CHRIST This morning we won’t read the whole chapter because it is quite long and involves a lot of difficult names, a bit like a genealogy. So I will give a brief overview. The chapter speaks of the rebuilding of the city walls and repairing of the gates…