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  • Jim Drake avatar

    Restoring Religion Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 57 ratings
     | 20,037 views

    Who is worship supposed to be about? God. And it is His worship that He was restoring in Jerusalem in this passage. This message looks at restoring our religion.

    1. Worshipped as family (3:1 – they gathered together as one man) 2. Worshipped fittingly (3:2 – in accordance with the Word of God) 3. Worshipped freely (3:3 – in spite of the fear of the nations) 4. Worshipped fully (3:4-5 – they kept all the feasts and offered all the offerings) It seems like ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    What Are You Waiting For? Series

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 37 ratings
     | 8,896 views

    God had faithfully restored everything required for the remnant to start building the temple. Now the only thing left for them to do was to start building. But they were satisfied, so they delayed.

    1. The first setback is satisfaction with religious activities 2. The second setback is satisfaction with raw materials 3. The third setback is satisfaction with royal grants Let me tell you a story about a 33-year old California man named Larry Walters. Several years ago, Larry had an idea. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Extravagant Thanks

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Nov 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,138 views

    Let us give God what He deserves; extravagant thanks!

    Extravagant Thanks Text: Ezra 3:11-13 Introduction 1. Illustration: Philip Yancey in Leadership states, "Like a victorious locker room, church is a place to exult, to give thanks, to celebrate the great news that all is forgiven, that God is love, that victory is certain." 2. As we prepare to ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • J.D. Tutell avatar

    Who Do You Fear

    Contributed by J.d. Tutell on Feb 28, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,507 views

    When we fear God we won't fear anyone else.

    A country preacher sold a mule to a friend, and told him the mule was trained to go when the rider said "Praise the Lord," and to stop when the rider said, "Amen." The buyer mounted the beast and commanded, "Praise the Lord," and the mule shot off like a rocket. The startled rider panicked. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Rebuilding The Altar Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 20,965 views

    Sermon 4 of the series. The Jews are now back in their land. They have built cities, built houses and raised crops. Now it is time to get busy in the work and worship of the Lord!

    The Book of Ezra Study #6 (Ezra 3:1-7) Rebuilding the Altar! INTRODUCTION: If given the chance, would you return to your home place to rebuild it, even if it lay in total devastation? What are some of your earliest memories of church? What buildings come to your mind? What parts of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Larry Wilson avatar

    Rebuilding The Foundation! Series

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 17,409 views

    Sermon 5 in the series. The Jews have settled into their cities, built homes, raised crops. Now it is time to get busy in the work of the Lord. In last week’s lesson, we saw that the people put a priority on worship! Even without a Temple, they returned

    T The Book of Ezra Study #7 (Ezra 3:8-13) Rebuilding the Foundation! INTRODUCTION: OPEN: If you knew that a murderer were on the loose in your city, what would you do? Buy a gun, read your Bible, pray, or tithe? QUOTE: Why was the Lord’s temple begun first, even before the city ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Gullick avatar

    Fresh Start With God Series

    Contributed by John Gullick on Feb 2, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 18,716 views

    A sermon that attempts to use a passage from Ezra to extract points on how to make a fresh start with god.

    Making a fresh start with God. . Ezra 3:1-13New International Version (NIV) Rebuilding the Altar 3 When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, the people assembled together as one in Jerusalem. 2 Then Joshua son of Jozadak and his fellow priests and Zerubbabel son of ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • John Dobbs avatar

    Experience Joy In God’s Faithfulness Series

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Dec 13, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,272 views

    The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the greatest news ever proclaimed - and it does bring Joy to the World!

    EXPERIENCE JOY IN GOD’S FAITHFULNESS Ezra 1:1-4; 3:10-13 Introduction The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the greatest news ever proclaimed - and it does bring Joy to the World! As Christmas draws nearer, we eagerly await the joyful reminder of that day. In the story of the birth of Christ we do not ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Samuel Fulkerson avatar

    Young Men Shouted - Old Men Wept

    Contributed by Samuel Fulkerson on Aug 23, 2012
    based on 3 ratings
     | 12,876 views

    Because of Israel’s refusal to abandon their idols They were taken away into captivity by the Babylonians.

    Text) Ezra 3:10-13 Introduction: Because of Israel’s refusal to abandon their idols They were taken away into captivity by the Babylonians. This captivity lasted 70 years, Jer. 25:11-12. (It began in 605 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar invaded and subjugated Israel. In 586 B.C., Israel ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • C. Scott Ghan avatar

    God Is Up To Something Good In My Life!

    Contributed by C. Scott Ghan on Aug 5, 2013
    based on 1 rating
     | 11,003 views

    God wants to restore your right relationship with Himself worse than you do

    (I started with "Building Up What Was Broken Down" Sermon shared by Chris Medina. A good deal of his form and a version of his points remain. The Body of this sermon is totally different. A bit more contemporary. TITLE: God Is Up To Something Good In My Life! 08-05-2013 TEXT: Ezra 3:1-13In early ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Stephen Belokur avatar

    Weeping At The Foundation Of The Temple

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Mar 6, 2014
    based on 3 ratings
     | 20,202 views

    When the foundation of the second temple was laid there were both weeping and joyful shouting! Why? What caused those who had seen the first temple to weep? What caused the destruction of the first temple and the deportations in the first place? Creep ...

    Going back to the Old Testament today … 3 deportations of Israel/Judah - last one in 586 BC w/destruction of temple Nearly 50 years later Persia invaded and Babylon. Babylon philosophy of deportation vs Persian philosophy of returning and subjection. Cyrus, the King of Persia was moved by ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • David Welch avatar

    Consider Your Life Pt 2 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jun 21, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,380 views

    Second of Three messages from Haggai. This message covers God's third message to Israel through Haggai calling them to consider their future glory.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch "Consider Your Life”Pt 2 Introduction / Review Last week we explored two of the five messages God sent through His prophet Haggai to the Israelites who had returned from 70 years of captivity in Babylon far from their beloved country Israel and capital ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

  • David Owens avatar

    Getting Started Series

    Contributed by David Owens on Jun 2, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 13,311 views

    In this sermon we learn about the priority of worship and the Word of God.

    Introduction: A. The story is told of a minister who was giving the children’s sermon one day at his church. 1. He had decided to talk to the kids about how to write a good sermon, in hopes of inspiring some to grow up and go into the ministry or become a Sunday School teacher. 2. So he ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Ritchie Guerrero avatar

    Four Good Lessons From The Life Of Ezra

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 12, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,904 views

    Introduction: Ezra was the second of three key leaders to leave Babylon for the reconstruction of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple (Ezra 3:8), Nehemiah rebuilt the walls (Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2), and Ezra restored the worship.

    Four Good Lessons from the Life of Ezra Introduction: Ezra was the second of three key leaders to leave Babylon for the reconstruction of Jerusalem. Zerubbabel reconstructed the temple (Ezra 3:8), Nehemiah rebuilt the walls (Nehemiah chapters 1 and 2), and Ezra restored the worship. Ezra was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical Free

  • Nickolas Kooi avatar

    Rebuilding In The Ruins. Series

    Contributed by Nickolas Kooi on Jul 9, 2020
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,451 views

    This sermon looks at the Israelites' "return to worship" after the exile. Makes a great sermon for returning to worship, and for adjusting to changes in this new world and setting.

    A few weeks ago, I was able to go back to Illinois and to see my brother confirmed. Before the service, it was nice to walk around and to visit the church I used to call “home.” There’s something nice and nostagilc about being back in places like that. I often see it here at Christmas and ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran