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Nehemiah
Contributed by Jason Jones on Sep 1, 2007 (message contributor)
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1. A Rebuilder's Burden
Contributed on Sep 1, 2007
Exposition of Neh 1 about hte burden that Nehemiah had for the Kingdom of God
Text: Nehemiah 1:1-11, Title: A Rebuilder’s Burden, Date/Place: NRBC, 8/26/07, AM A. Opening illustration: Al Green’s perspective on rebuilding Bay St. Louis, B. Background to passage: Recount briefly the historical setting of the captivity, and the returns of Ezra and Nehemiah under the reign of ...read more
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2. Carpe Diem
Contributed on Sep 1, 2007
Exposition of Neh 2:1-8, about his wise decisions toward attaining his God-inspired vision for the Kingdom
Text: Nehemiah 2:1-8, Title: Carpe Diem, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/2/07, PM A. Opening illustration: In 1944, Leander McCormick-Goodheart, a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company, toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At ...read more
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3. Leadership Essentials
Contributed on Sep 5, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 2:9-20 about Nehemiah’s journey to Jerusalem and the first part of gathering the troops and casting the vision
Text: Nehemiah 2:9-20, Title: Leadership Essentials, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/9/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Read the quotes about leadership on p. 27-28 of Sanders’ Spiritual Leadership down through Truman’s quote. B. Background to passage: Four months after this intense burden for the kingdom and ...read more
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4. Git-R-Done
Contributed on Sep 13, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 3 about the organization and leadership required to begin the project of rebuilding
Text: Nehemiah 3:1-32, Title: Git-R-Done! Date/Place: NRBC, 9/16/17, PM A. Opening illustration: tell about the mission team from Petsworth that really got her done in April of 2003 B. Background to passage: A burden was born, a king was won, a midnight moonlit ride was taken, and a speech that ...read more
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5. Dealing With Opposition In Life
Contributed on Sep 26, 2007
Exposition of Neh 4 about the external opposition he faced as he and the jews rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem
Text: Nehemiah 4:1-23, Title: Battling Opposition in Life, Date/Place: NRBC, 9/30/07, AM A. Opening illustration: see bottom of page, Someone said that you can only tell what a leader is made of when he faces opposition, B. Background to passage: After the rebuilding of the walls commences in ...read more
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6. Satan Can't Beat 'em, So He...
Contributed on Oct 4, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 5 about the internal conflict within the ranks of the Jewish rebuilders
Text: Nehemiah 5:1-19, Title: Satan Can’t Beat ‘Em, So He…, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/7/07, PM A. Opening illustration: In the 13th Century, Nicolo Polo (father of Marco Polo) was visiting the court of the grandson of Genghis Khan - Kublai Khan. Kublai Khan was the Emperor of China and he had never ...read more
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7. Finishing Strong
Contributed on Oct 17, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 6:1-16 about the qualities of the godly who finish strong
Text: Nehemiah 6:1-16, Title: Finishing Strong, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/14/07, PM A. Opening illustration: story of Greg Louganis’ victory in the ’88 Olympics, pp. 76-77, Nehemiah, Boice B. Background to passage: After dealing with some external conflict against the work, and taking some time off to ...read more
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8. Foundations For Renewal
Contributed on Oct 18, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 7:1-53 about the preparations for Revival by Nehemiah
Text: Nehemiah 7:1-73, Title: Foundations for Renewal, Date/Place: NRBC, 10/21/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Dr. A. T. Pierson says that there has never been a revival in any country or locality that did not begin with united prayer…Jeremiah Lampheer began a small prayer meeting in Manhattan. ...read more
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9. Model For Corporate Worship
Contributed on Nov 10, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 8:1-12, first of a two-part message from this text about worship in the revival that Nehemiah helped lead
Text: Nehemiah 8:1-12, Title: Model for Corporate Worship 1, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/11/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Talk about the different options opened to the church planter for worship service like the musical style, the dress, the orders of service, buildings, preaching styles, position of ...read more
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10. A Model For Corporate Worship 2
Contributed on Nov 14, 2007
Exposition of the rest of Nehemiah 8:1-12 about the crucial elements of corporate worship
Text: Nehemiah 8:1-12, Title: A Model for Corporate Worship 2, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/18/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Run through a host of how-to books about church models and such: Purpose-Driven Church, When God Builds a Church, Simple Church, Comeback Churches, Effective Evangelistic ...read more
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11. Spiritual Headship
Contributed on Nov 29, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 8:13-18 about the heads of the households coming back for more instruction in the Word to lead their families
Text: Nehemiah 8:13-18, Title: Spiritual Headship, Date/Place: NRBC, 11/25/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Some quote about the definition of headship from the RBM&W book, Abilene Christian University researchers, Dr. David Lewis and Dr. Carley Dodd have recently concluded a cross-generational ...read more
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12. Return To Contrition
Contributed on Nov 29, 2007
Exposition of Nehemiah 9:1-37 about the confession of hte people made in response to the hearing of the law
Text: Nehemiah 9:1-37, Title: Return to Contrition, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/2/07, PM A. Opening illustration: Mackenzie wanting to go the Dinosaur museum, and us not really having time, and hoping that she would forget, but three-year olds have surprisingly one-track minds over long ...read more
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13. Sealing The Deal
Contributed on Dec 20, 2007
Exposition of Neh 9:38-10:39 about the covenant signing commitment ceremony that the people made as a culmination of the revival that began in Neh 8.
Text: Nehemiah 9:38-10:39, Title: Sealing the Deal, Date/Place: NRBC, 12/23/07, PM A. Opening illustration: talk about that conversation that James Boice had with his psychiatrist friend about why people have a lot of counseling but rarely any real change—Boice Comm p. 106 B. Background to ...read more
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14. Intentional Impact
Contributed on Jan 17, 2008
Exposition of Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 about the measures taken to strengthen the city to the glory of God
Text: Nehemiah 11:1-12:26, Title: Intentional Impact, Date/Place: NRBC, 1/20/08, PM A. Opening illustration: Tell about Armitage Baptist Church reaching out to Muslims in the city in the aftermath of 9/11. “If one percent of evangelicals living outside the inner city had the faith and courage to ...read more
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15. The Mt Evererst Of Nehemiah
Contributed on Feb 9, 2008
Exposition of Neh 12:27-47 regarding the dedication ceremony of the walls
Text: Nehemiah 12:27-47, Title: The Mt. Everest of Nehemiah, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/10/08, PM A. Opening illustration: talk about the Grand Finale of different fireworks shows B. Background to passage: Recap the whole book—news about Jerusalem, brokenness and seeking the Lord, planning, securing the ...read more
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16. Fit To Be Tied
Contributed on Feb 14, 2008
Exposition of the last chapter of Nehemiah regarding his righteous indignation at the failure of the people to maintain faith convictions while he was away for some ten years
Text: Nehemiah 13:1-31, Title: Fit to be Tied, Date/Place: NRBC, 2/17/08, PM A. Opening illustration: Imagine that you poured your life into a business. Spent forty-plus years starting, building, and spurring that company on to greatness. You made the Fortune 500 list. You outgrew four building ...read more