Nehemiah 11:1 – Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. As we’ve looked at several reasons why God calls His people to cities to do ministry, today we’ll look at the final reason as evidenced in Nehemiah 11 as we follow in the example of Jesus Himself. Six, Jesus Himself relocated from Heaven … Read more
Nehemiah 11:3 – These are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem… Throughout the Bible, God calls His people to cities to do ministry, because ministry flows from the resources of the city out into the countryside and beyond. In Nehemiah 11, we see at least six reasons why God calls His people … Read more
Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden…” As we near the end of the great book on leadership, Nehemiah, chapter 11 gives six reasons why God calls His people to cities to do ministry and today we’ll look at several more reasons. Two, … Read more
Nehemiah 11:2 – And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem. As we read Nehemiah 11, there are at least six reasons why God moves and calls His people to different nations, particularly cities, to do ministry, and we’ll look at the first one today. One, cities are strategic … Read more
Nehemiah 11:1 – Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. My wife Grace and I have been doing ministry together our entire marriage, always in larger cities, having even moved a few times in response to God’s calling. We know many ministry families, including international missionaries, who have done the same thing. For … Read more
Nehemiah 10:31 – And if the peoples of the land bring in goods or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on a holy day. Near the very beginning of the Old Testament, God set the pattern and precedent for what godly work and … Read more
Nehemiah 10:39 – “…We will not neglect the house of our God.” For generations, these families had professed a faith that they did not practice, and often did not possess. They gave lip-service to God but did not live a lifestyle that was godly. The Bible had been ignored, worship services had stopped, people were … Read more
Nehemiah 10:30 – We will not give our daughters to the peoples of the land or take their daughters for our sons. The people were devoting their spiritual life, family, schedule, budget, and sexuality fully to God without reservation. When a true revival movement of God the Holy Spirit occurs, every aspect of life is … Read more
Nehemiah 10:28-29 – “The rest of the people…all who have knowledge and understanding…enter into…an oath to walk in God’s Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.” Nehemiah 10 serves, essentially, as a family … Read more
Nehemiah 10:28-29 – “The rest of the people…all who have knowledge and understanding…enter into…an oath to walk in God’s Law that was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord and his rules and his statutes.” In politics, business, and religion, commands tend … Read more
Nehemiah 9:33 – Yet you have been righteous in all that has come upon us, for you have dealt faithfully and we have acted wickedly. In the book of Nehemiah, we learn that there was what we could call “dead religion” for 141 years, when the people of God were not meeting together to worship … Read more
Nehemiah 9:2 – And the Israelites separated themselves from all foreigners and stood and confessed their sins and the iniquities of their fathers. In religion, people judge one another. In revival, people judge themselves. True repentance in our life is different from four kinds of counterfeit repentance: Mere Confession – Had God’s people only confessed … Read more