While it may seem like Nehemiah 11 is just an insignificant list of names, numbers, and places, there is actually some amazing wisdom and meaning behind all this information. In our November 2024 Ironworks study, Kaipo Amina helps us see why God included this in Scripture and how it highlights things we can learn about being godly men.

Eli the Priest lived in a culture that had neglected God’s Word, personally failed to follow the Lord’s instructions, and had let his two sons run wild. Consequently, God judged Eli for his bad behavior and called the young boy Samuel to be His prophet, knowing he would hear and obey the Word of the Lord. In our October 2024 Ironworks study, we break down this story to learn how to avoid going off course like Eli by failing to listen and instead be those who hear and obey God’s voice like Samuel.

You don’t have to look very hard to see that we live in troubling times that resemble the last days Paul talks about in 2 Timothy 3:1-17. In our September 2024 Ironworks study, we learn what the characteristics of men will be during this time, what will happen as a consequence, and how to instead be men of God who wholeheartedly follow His Word.

We compare and contrast where Abraham and Lot were sitting in Genesis 18:1-3 and 19:1-3 to see how where they positioned themselves ultimately influenced their trajectory (and world history!). In our May 2024 Ironworks study, we challenge ourselves to examine where we are sitting to ensure we are worshiping God correctly, avoiding destruction for ourselves and our families, and leading those around us to see our hope in Christ.

The rebuilding of the wall is finished in Nehemiah 7, but that doesn’t mean the work is over. Guest pastor Kaipo Amina resumes his

Be Like Nehemiah

study by showing us Nehemiah’s next steps of appointing leadership and assigning roles and how this models how we can serve and follow God in our churches, individual ministries, and homes.

What we look at directly impacts the direction we head and, ultimately, the outcome of our lives. In our March 2024 Ironworks study, we examine what we should focus on by contrasting that with the things that impair our vision. Join us as we search the Scriptures for examples of men with spiritual vision problems and learn from their mistakes to correct our own sight.

Do you have a picture of what a man of God looks like? The Bible actually gives us several examples, including Elijah. As we study a snapshot from Elijah’s life in 1 King 17 in our February 2024 Ironworks study, we see what qualities made him a man of God, how he was used mightily because of this, and how we, as men, can emulate his example.

Abraham takes a detour down to Egypt in Genesis 12:8-20 that puts his wife in a compromising position, derails his relationship with God, and ultimately sets up a scenario that wreaks havoc to this day. In our January 2024 Ironworks study, we look at what caused Abraham to take this detour, what all the ramifications were, how we can avoid going off course, and what to do if we go astray.

Since way back in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 3:1-6, Satan has had one basic playbook to trick men into turning away from God and His Word – and it is still just as effective today. In our November 2023 Ironworks study, we break down Satan’s lies to easily identify the scriptural weapons we can use to defend ourselves against being bamboozled by Beelzebub.

2 Timothy 2:1-26 gives men a comprehensive and varied list of roles they should be fulfilling within their lives, the church, and the community. In our October 2023 Ironworks study, we look into these functions to help us determine our objectives, how we can improve in fulfilling our duties, and why we should apply these to our walks with the Lord.