As we've seen, Nehemiah is a courageous leader, a godly leader, a great leader. But in spite of his great leadership (and Ezra's before him), the people just can't remain faithful to God over the long haul.

It's almost like...

When we think of the Christian life today, sacrifice isn't the first thing that comes to mind for most American Christians. We think of faith, hope, love, even repentance. But we don't often think of sacrifice, perhaps because many of us...

We'll be covering 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 and learn that Jesus' resurrection is our hope at Easter and for eternity.

After confessing their sins, the people of Israel "make a firm covenant in writing" to observe and obey all of God's Law that he revealed to Moses. As we all must do, they make specific application referring to certain parts of the Law...

The people gather again to worship God, but this time the primary purpose is to pray - to praise God, to confess their sins, and to petition him. The main feature is confession, where the people are acknowledging God's great faithfulness and...

We'll learn that the believing community must be built on the firm foundation of God's Word.

The wall is finished, but the wall wasn't ever the end goal for Nehemiah - or for God. The wall was to surround the city, which was literally and figuratively a city on a hill. God's desire from the very beginning was a people for his own...

The week, we dive into Romans 3 and discover the very heart of the Gospel.

In this text Nehemiah is sending a letter to those who have been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon during the first siege of the city. The exiles of that day are called to actively wait in Babylon and seek the Lord's redemption.

For us as...

In this text, Nehemiah's adversaries display relentless opposition - seeking to distract him from the work, then seeking to kill him, then seeking to have the king kill him as a traitor. The chapter even ends with references to the fact that the...