Nehemiah
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Foreign Women
Nehemiah 13:25-26 “I rebuked them and called curses down on them. I beat some of the men and pulled out their hair. I made them take an oath in God’s name and said: “You are not to give your daughters in marriage to their sons, nor are you to take their daughters in marriage for your
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The Joy of the Lord
Nehemiah 8:10 “…This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.” I can remember when I was a kid playing in the playground and having fun. We would make up games and run all over the place with abounding energy. Every once in a while
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Don’t Quit
Nehemiah 6:15-16 “So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.” After many months of dreaming and planning, my brother
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Hammer in One Hand and a Sword in the Other
Nehemiah 4:15 “When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God has frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.” If someone asks you how you are doing and you reply with, “Just putting out all the fires”, then you understand how problems can consume
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A Mind to Work
Nehemiah 4:6 “So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.” My brother has been in construction for a long time now. He can tell you many stories of subcontractors both good and bad. If you get into his world, he will tell
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Stepping Out in Faith
Nehemiah 2: 4-5 “The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so
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Nehemiah: a Man of Prayer
Nehemiah 1 Today we start the book of Nehemiah. Nehemiah is only 13 chapters long and records the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah was a cupbearer to the king of Persia, king Artaxerxes. This same king had just let the Israelites go back home after 70 years of captivity in Babylon. Jerusalem was in
Let It Go 