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    Watchfulness (Nehemiah 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 7, 2025
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    Must we be watchful?

    What safeguards must those who rebuild a church have? Let’s begin in Nehemiah 4. Were some angry about rebuilding Jerusalem? Do people insult efforts to rebuild the church on its proper foundation? When Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he became angry and raged. He mocked the Jews, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Charging Interest (Nehemiah 5)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 7, 2025
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    Is charging the poor interest a sin?

    Is charging interest on loans to the poor exploitation, creating financial bondage, profiting from those in need, the exact opposite of love for neighbor? Let’s begin in Nehemiah 5. Did the people cry out to God because of financial exploitation? Now there was a great outcry of the people and of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Distractions (Nehemiah 6)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 8, 2025
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    What distracts us from God's work?

    Will enemies try to distract us from God’s work? Should we remain focused, praying God protects us from threats? Let’s look at Nehemiah 6. Were Nehemiah’s enemies conspiring to set a trap for him? Now when it was reported to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arabian, and to the rest of our enemies ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    The List (Nehemiah 7)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 8, 2025
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    What list will we be on?

    Why does the Bible contain long lists of names? Are individuals important to God? Do we want our names on that final list? Let’s begin in Nehemiah 7. After finishing the wall and appointing gatekeepers, were many houses yet to be built? After the wall had been completed and its doors installed, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Scripture Reading (Nehemiah 8)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 9, 2025
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    How important is reading scripture in church?

    How important is scripture reading in the assembly of the saints, and giving the sense, so that people understand the reading? Let’s look at Nehemiah 8. How long was Ezra’s reading of God’s law on the Day of Trumpets? Are we that eager to hear God’s word? On the first day of the seventh month, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Cycle Of Sin (Nehemiah 9)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 10, 2025
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    Does the cycle of sin and repentance affect the church?

    Does the cycle of sin and repentance in ancient Israel also affect the church? Let’s begin in Nehemiah 9. How different was Israel’s confession of their sins to a private confession to a man in a booth? Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the sons of Israel assembled with fasting, in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Obedience (Nehemiah 10)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 11, 2025
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    Is obedience still required or is faith enough?

    Is obedience just something for the old covenant or also for the new? Let’s look at Nehemiah 10. Who from among the priests signed a covenant to obey God? Now on the sealed document were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah, Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Serving God (Nehemiah 11)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 11, 2025
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    Are we willing to leave home to serve God?

    Did some forego their inheritance in the land to serve in the temple? Are we willing to leave home to serve God elsewhere? Let’s look at Nehemiah 11. Who primarily lived in Jerusalem with their families? Was there room enough for others? The nation's leaders and their families settled in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Values Everyone (Nehemiah 12)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 12, 2025
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    Does God value everyone?

    Does God value every person, every task in the church? Let’s look at Nehemiah 12. Who were the heads of the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel and Joshua? These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Undoing Sin (Nehemiah 13)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 13, 2025
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    How far do we go in undoing sins?

    Are revival, reformation, repentance helped by undoing the effects of sin? Are drastic steps sometimes needed to undo sin? Let’s look at Nehemiah 13. Do we read the Bible with teachable hearts, ready to repent of sin? Later that day the book of Moses was read aloud so the people could hear it, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Memucan's Advice (Esther 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 14, 2025
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    Can one man's bad advice, lead to God's intervention?

    Should a man honor his wife? Let’s begin in Esther 1. If suddenly thrust into great power and wealth would we celebrate self or serve the people? Can God still use an arrogant king for divine purposes? This is what happened back when Ahasuerus [Xerxes] lived, the very Ahasuerus who ruled from ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    God Prepares Esther (Esther 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 14, 2025
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    How does God prepare someone for His purposes?

    Did God patiently prepare an orphan girl to become queen? Was there a greater purpose in these events? Let’s look at Esther 2. How did the king seek a substitute for his estranged queen? After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Genocidal Plot (Esther 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 15, 2025
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    Does mass murder still occur?

    Does the killing of millions of people happen in a vacuum? Does that kind of mass murder still occur? Let’s review Esther 3. When Mordecai refused to bow to Haman, was it his faith? Do some Christians refuse to bow to icons because of their faith? After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Self-Sacrifice (Esther 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 15, 2025
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    Are we willing to sacrifice selfish desires?

    Are we willing to sacrifice ourselves in order to save others? Let’s look at Esther 4. What did Mordecai and other Jews do when they heard of the planned genocide? Now Mordecai came to know of all that had been done. And he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Endurance (Esther 5)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Dec 15, 2025
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    Do we endure trials trusting God?

    When things seem to be at their worst, do we still trust God? Do we wait for God’s timing and ask for wisdom while we wait? Let’s look at Esther 5. Did Esther finally gather the courage to take her request before the king? Now on the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing and stood in the ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist