January 4th, 2008 at 11:14 am (Introduction, Nehemiah)
Dear Disciples:
When God wants us to do something, how do we know? Even if we know, how should we respond? How do we actually go about accomplishing the big, big things He asks us to accomplish?
We’ll find answers to those questions in the book of Nehemiah.
In this post I want to provide just a quick [...]
January 10th, 2008 at 5:03 pm (1:1-2:8, Nehemiah)
Dear Disciples:
Just prior to Nehemiah, the Jews hadn’t been home to Jerusalem for 70 years. They hadn’t been able to worship God properly because they needed to be in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices. More than that, they had become complacent and comfortable in Babylonia, where they didn’t belong. They quit wanting to go back.
At that [...]
January 17th, 2008 at 1:19 pm (2:9-20, Nehemiah)
Dear Disciples:
We’re reflecting on what Nehemiah can teach us about how to respond to God’s callings in our lives. As you read ahead, ask God to bring these things out for you. In the next lesson we’ll study Nehemiah 3 and 4. Chapter 3 may seem a little dry; it provides a lot of hard-to-pronounce names and [...]
January 24th, 2008 at 3:12 pm (3:1-4:9, Nehemiah)
Dear Disciples:
In this lesson we’ll reflect on Nehemiah 3:1-4:9. I’ll assume you’ve read the previous lessons in Nehemiah and have asked God what he wants you to do with your life right now. And I’ll assume that since you asked Him, He answered.
Now what?
In chapter 3, Nehemiah shows us how to eat an elephant, one [...]