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Ther Book Of Esther
Contributed by Jeffery Anselmi on Jul 18, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. Behind The Scenes
Contributed on Jul 18, 2025
Esther tells the story of God working behind the scenes to raise a Jewish girl to be queen in ancient Persia.
INTRODUCTION OPENING SLIDE • Today we begin a new four-week series from the book of Esther. • This four-week series explores the story of Esther. Through understanding the book’s backstory and context, we can see that Esther is not a fairy tale but an understanding of how God can work behind the ...read more
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2. The Courage To Take A Stand
Contributed on Aug 1, 2025
God calls His people to take courageous stands for truth, integrity, and faith. Today, we’ll focus on two individuals—Queen Vashti and Mordecai—and examine three moments when they took bold stands that changed history. Even when it’s costly.
• Have you ever faced a moment when doing the right thing came with a cost? • What do you do when that time comes? • Obviously you do what is right and take a stand! • Maybe. • We live in a world that often demands conformity, a world where it can feel safer to blend in, to stay silent, and to ...read more
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3. Courage
Contributed on Aug 8, 2025
Esther had the courage to use her position of power to help others, specifically, to save her people, the Jews, from genocide.
INTRODUCTION OPENING SLIDE • Have you ever been in a moment when you knew what the right thing to do was—but fear tried to hold you back? • Maybe it was speaking up when someone was being mistreated. • Maybe it was standing for truth when it would’ve been easier to stay quiet. • Maybe it was ...read more