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    Rebuilding (Nehemiah 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 5, 2025
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    Does the church need rebuilding on the right foundation?

    After generations of not following the faith once delivered by Jesus and the apostles, can a church rebuild on the right foundation, Jesus? Let’s examine rebuilding Jerusalem in Nehemiah 3. Were there teams assigned to different aspects of rebuilding Jerusalem? Did wealthy nobles avoid the Lord’s ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nehemiah's Actions (Nehemiah 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 4, 2025
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    Do we act in faith?

    Do we just pray or also act in faith, asking God to guide us to act at the right moment? How should we treat our enemies? Let’s examine Nehemiah 2. What request did Nehemiah make of king Artaxerxes? In the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, when wine was before him, I ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Nehemiah's Prayers (Nehemiah 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 4, 2025
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    Do we fast?

    Do we prepare for service to God with prayer and fasting? Let’s begin in Nehemiah 1. What news out of Jerusalem caused Nehemiah to act? The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol, that Hanani, one of my ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    National Repentance (Ezra 10)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 4, 2025
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    Is national repentance possible?

    Is national confession of sin and repentance possible? Let’s look at Ezra 10. Did the people assemble in confession, a genuine revival with repentance? What did Shechaniah suggest? Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Marrying Unbelievers (Ezra 9)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 3, 2025
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    Why is God so against marrying unbelievers?

    Why is God so against business partnerships and marriages with those outside the faith? Let’s look at Ezra 9. Were some returnees from Babylon unfaithful to God? As is often the case, were princes and officials foremost guilty? Now when these things had been completed, the princes approached me, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Returnees (Ezra 8)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 3, 2025
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    Return to our Shepherd?

    Does a return home of former captives relate to repentance and returning to God? Let’s look at Ezra 8. Who came up with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem? These are the family heads and those registered with them who came up with me from Babylon during the reign of King Artaxerxes: of the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ezra Arrives (Ezra 7)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 2, 2025
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    How important is it to have a skilled Bible teacher?

    How important is it to have someone skilled in the instruction of God’s word? Let’s begin in Ezra 7. Did Ezra, a descendant of Aaron the priest, arrive from Babylon? Was he a skilled instructor of the books of Moses? After this, in the rule of Persia’s King Artaxerxes, Ezra son of Seraiah son of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    God's Help (Ezra 6)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 1, 2025
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    How does God help us do His work despite obstacles?

    Do we persevere in finishing God’s work, trusting Him to help us, trusting His perfect timing? Let’s look at Ezra 6. What was the decree that allowed rebuilding God’s house without further hindrance? Can God use even worldly minded government leaders to do His will? Then Darius the king made a ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Legal Threats (Ezra 5)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 30, 2025
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    Do we quit God's work under legal threats?

    Do those who oppose God’s work on earth sometimes make legal threats? Should we continue God’s work even in the face of threats or quit? Let’s begin in Ezra 5. After years of delay, did prophets encourage the people to return to rebuilding the temple? Then the prophet Haggai and the prophet ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Opposition (Ezra 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 29, 2025
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    Should churches expect opposition?

    When we are building something for God, should we expect opposition? Do we sometimes have to wait patiently for God’s hand? Let’s look at Ezra 4. Do enemies sometimes pretend to be friends? What happened as former exiles began to rebuild the temple? Then the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rebuilding Begins (Ezra 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 29, 2025
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    Must we rebuild sometimes?

    Is rebuilding a lost faith something that only reformers attempt? Upon what foundation should we all rebuild the faith once for all delivered? Let’s begin in Ezra 3. What was the first thing that an exiled people started to rebuild in Jerusalem? When the seventh month came and the Israelites were ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Returnees (Ezra 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 28, 2025
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    Where do we find the faith once delivered?

    What would it be like returning to your land after 70 years of exile? How important are a faith community, a legacy of faithfulness and restoration of the faith? Let’s begin in Ezra 2. Who led the captive exiles from Babylon back to Jerusalem? These now are the people of the province who came ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Captivity Ends (Ezra 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 28, 2025
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    Is God faithful?

    Does God have ultimate control over human events? Is God faithful to His promises? Let’s look at Ezra 1. How did king Cyrus announce the end of the captivity of Judah? Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Final Hope (2 Chronicles 36)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 26, 2025
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    What is our final hope?

    After a string of faithful and unfaithful kings, is there final hope for the people of Judah? Is there final hope for the whole world? Let’s begin in 2 Chronicles 36. Evil Joahaz How long was Josiah’s son Joahaz king of Judah? Who was Jehoiakim? Then the people of the land took Joahaz the son of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    One Fatal Decision (2 Chronicles 35)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 25, 2025
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    Can we avoid that one fatal decision?

    If even the best of us can make wrong decisions, how can we consistently do the right thing? Let’s look at 2 Chronicles 35. How did Josiah organize the Passover that year? Did they find a home for the ark of the covenant? Then Josiah celebrated the Lord’s Passover in Jerusalem. They slaughtered ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist