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In Nehemiah 8, we see the wall completed and now the people gathering for the reading of the Law. While Nehemiah is mostly known for the building of the wall, what if it’s not just about the wall? Would God go to all the trouble just to bring people back into a right relationship with Him? Yes, because we see this in chapter 8. After the reading of the law and understanding it, Nehemiah reminds them that their joy is found in the strength of the Lord. God didn’t need a wall to protect these people but used the wall to point people back to Him. Listen to this sermon in Nehemiah about it not being about the wall but being about Him in the ninth part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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Nehemiah 7 concludes with a long list of names that records the genealogy, the same genealogy recorded in Ezra too. While it may be easy for us to skim over these names, it reminds us that these names mattered to God. God knew them. It reminds us of the importance of belonging and that we were designed to belong. When we belong to God, we are known. How do we know that we are known by God, though? Listen to this sermon in Nehemiah about God knowing us in the eighth part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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Nehemiah was a sturdy hero to the Hebrew people. Similarly, we have heroes in our country as we near Independence Day, and we also have generations of heroes within our Chestnut Mountain Church family. All of these heroes point to how it really matters in how we run our life race, and that everyone has an appointed place. In Nehemiah 7, when the walls were built, Nehemiah appointed people. There is an appointed place for us to serve in your local church. Every person has an appointed place. Step into what He has asked you to do. Nehemiah didn’t become a hero to the Hebrew people because he wanted to build a wall. Nehemiah worked in God’s work. If you want to continue in God’s work, you must be faithful, fearful, and watchful. Listen to this sermon about Nehemiah and how to continue in God’s work in the seventh part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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Nehemiah is a called man of God. He has been set apart by God. He has been given responsibility by God. Nehemiah prepares to do what God has called him to do. Nehemiah is unafraid to put forth effort to accomplish what God has called him to do. Even though the enemy continues to attack, the work of God is not hindered. In Nehemiah 6, the wall is nearly finished, and the enemy is looking for a way to hinder the work of God by tarnishing Nehemiah’s testimony. Throughout the chapter, we see the enemy invite, accuse, and deceive Nehemiah to try to get him to bow to the enemy’s way instead of moving forward with the work of God. In the same way, the enemy will try to ruin our testimony with the same temptations no matter how far along we are in our journey. Listen to this sermon about influence and temptation in the sixth part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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In Nehemiah 5, It appears that everything is getting knocked out, and the work is getting accomplished. However, the enemy has begun to attack from the outside to hinder God’s people and the work of God. With the outside attacks not working, the enemy moved to the inside. The enemy is attempting to use God’s people against God’s people to create division between each other to disrupt the work of God. Division is beginning to surface between God’s people. Nehemiah was upset that there was division among God’s people, and he knew it was his job to address the sin, the division. They were doing the work of God, but then the decision came among God’s people. Nehemiah called out their sin and the division in love. They repented. They committed to remain faithful to what God had called them to. They overcame the division to become unified, and they began to praise together. Listen to this sermon about division and the power in unity in the fifth part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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The people that God has assembled to be the builders are not the people you would think would be selected. They are engaging in mental warfare to be stopped from what God is calling them to do. The work of God will always be met with opposition. Nehemiah is praying for God not to let the people trying to stop His plan to prevail. Similarly, when we are walking in what God has called us to, we will face opposition. When God calls you to do something, and it seems impossible, and you’re met with opposition after opposition, it’s worth suffering. Suffering is part of being a follower of Christ. We have to be ready for battle and keep building. Listen to this sermon about being ready to battle while building in the fourth part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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After receiving instructions from God to rebuild the wall in Jerusalem, he goes out to inspect the wall, and he was introduced to the task that God had given him. He was introduced to, in his mind and his eyes as he observed, what seemed absolutely impossible. Nehemiah has literally gone from the mountaintop moment of watching God move, and now all of a sudden, he went from being obedient to God and being in this mountaintop moment to the valley. Similarly, we will face the mountaintop moments of our faith but then also find ourselves in valleys. It’s in these valleys that we must remember God’s faithfulness, surround ourselves with community, know that Satan is a liar, and be willing to go and build. Listen to this sermon about walking in the valley in the third part of our Rebuild series walking through the book of Nehemiah.

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We see Nehemiah, although devastated about the news in Jerusalem, although he’s in private clothing himself in sackcloth and ashes and praying and fasting, he’s still working unto the Lord in public as cupbearer to the king. Nehemiah knows what God has impressed on his heart to do. Nehemiah is also being faithful to where God has placed him in the here and now. He’s in a season of waiting. He’s working and he also praying and fasting while in turmoil. As we walk through Nehemiah 2, we see Nehemiah being faithful to his role as cupbearer to the king but also praying and planning as to what it is that God has called him to do to ultimately present it to the king. Listen to this sermon about finding our calling and putting in the work to walk in that calling through Nehemiah 2 in the second part of our Rebuild series.

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As we begin our walk through the book of Nehemiah, we see that Nehemiah was the cupbearer to the king. He was to take care of the king. We don’t know a lot about him, but we know his role. He was hard-working, responsible, and trusting, and God was going to use him in a big way for Jerusalem. Just like Nehemiah, we all have a role in building the Kingdom of God. In Chapter 1, Nehemiah learns about the chaos happening in Jerusalem and commits to pray to God about it. In his prayer, he acknowledges who God is, begs God to listen, commits to continuing to pray until God moves, and makes himself available for God to use. Listen to this sermon about committing ourselves to pray and making ourselves available for God to use as we walk through Nehemiah 1 in the first part of our Rebuild series.

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As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we look to the Old Testament to learn from the example of a mother about having a heart of worship. Hannah was unable to have children, but despite this, Hannah continually ran to the Lord. As she ran to God, she ran to Him with persistence. She cried, begged, and pleaded with God to allow her to have a child. When we face difficult circumstances and storms in life, who do we run to? From Hannah, we can learn that when circumstances are tough, we know where to run. When we run to God, should be honest with Him and continue to worship God when things don’t change. Ultimately, we must also worship God in our victory as well. Listen to this Mother's Day sermon about having a heart of worship like Hannah in the hard times and in the victory.

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