Judges 4:5 – She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. Deborah was a judge. This is very unique, as there may have been other female judges in the Old Testament, but she … Read more
Judges 4:5 – She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. Deborah is called a “prophetess”, which is a rare thing for a woman in the Bible. Only five women in the Old … Read more
Judges 4:4 – Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. Deborah is a godly, anointed, gifted, and courageous leader serving the Lord faithfully in numerous spiritual and political roles. Deborah appears along with other notable women in the book of Judges. As we have established in the previous … Read more
Judges 21:25b – Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. Deborah stands as one of the most significant, godly women in all of Scripture. The life of Deborah is recorded in the Old Testament book of Judges (chapters 4-5). The Bible is a library of books organized by genre of literature. Judges is … Read more
En Nehemías 4, el pastor Mark nos muestra que todos los ministerios, si están haciendo la voluntad de Dios, tendrán variados enemigos de todo tipo. En Nehemías 4 también vemos una lección para los líderes: la tolerancia al dolor determinará, en definitiva, tu liderazgo.
En este sermón, el pastor Mark se explaya sobre los dones de palabra como el don apostólico, el de enseñanza, el de evangelismo, el de pastoreo y cuidado, el de aliento, el de liderazgo, el de sabiduría y el de conocimiento.
Nehemiah 7:5 – Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. In this chapter we learn many principles about God and people including the following: God made people and saves people because, in His mercy, He cares for us. God … Read more
Nehemiah 7:66 – The whole assembly together was 42,360… Nehemiah lists just over 4,000 priests who were descendants of Moses’ brother Aaron. Listed with them are the Levites who descended from one of the 12 patriarchs in Genesis and assisted the priests in doing the pastoral work of caring for people. The singers who lead … Read more
Nehemiah 7:66 – The whole assembly together was 42,360… Having completed the wall and establishing leadership to care for people in the city and church, the stage was now set for an influx of people and their conversion to the God of the Bible. The leadership principle here is that a leader labors to establish … Read more
Nehemiah 7:2 – I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. As a leadership lesson, Nehemiah starts with a small group of leaders who will then build teams to pursue their part of the mission. As an … Read more
Nehemiah 7:1 – Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed… A family is comprised of things and people. For example, a family has to live in some kind of physical home. A home needs to have a … Read more
Nehemiah 6:16 – And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God. Curiously, the completion of the wall is mentioned in passing with little reflection on Nehemiah’s … Read more