Gilly shares her heart about the importance of rest, and encourages us to allow time for rest in our busy lives.

As we wrap up our series on Ezra and Nehemiah, James shares some thoughts on the realities of God's timing, and some helpful pointers for us today. A link to his slides is below, and also his notes which include some additional material.

Laurence looks at end of the story of Ezra and Nehemiah and the compromises that were allowed, and he concludes that restoration is only complete in Jesus. A link to his slides is below.

As we draw near to the end of the story of Ezra and Nehemiah, Lynn looks at how the people in the story recommit themselves to God with prayer and worship, and explores how we could apply this to our own lives. A link to her slides is below.

Alan talked and shared about Nehemiah Chapter 7 and 8 with us and explained why the discipline of scripture reading is so important in building our spiritual life.

Laurence examines how Nehemiah responded to new forms of opposition, and suggests what the equivalent situations might be for us today. A link to his slides is below.

Andrew talks us through the chapter 5 in this story of rebuilding wall from the book of Nehemiah, and looks at what we can apply to our situation today in responding to poverty. Below is a link to his slides, images have been removed for copyright reasons.

In this next part of the story, Sue looks at how Nehemiah responded to the opposition he faced, and what we can learn from that, as well as what does it mean to have spiritual authority. A link to her slides is below.

As the story we're following now moves from Ezra to Nehemiah, Mark shares some thoughts and questions around the place of prayer in the story and in our lives. Below is a link to his slides, images have been removed for copyright reasons.

Maddie tackles this next passage in the story of Ezra, and wonders how it could be seen through the lens of the New Testament. Below is a link to her slides, images have been removed for copyright reasons.