What would you do if you opened a letter addressed to you; and inside was a notice that someone had just left you $2.4 million – out of nowhere? What if someone suddenly died and left an inheritance; and they decided to give that inheritance – that they...

There is a beautiful idea here in this section of Scripture – and that idea is redemption! It is as if someone who was a slave was transferred to a new master, but the old master pays a handsome price to have that slave redeemed and brought back into...

Although this passage is one of the sweetest texts in the New Testament, it has been the subject of much theological controversies. But instead of delving into those, we are simply going to do what the text tells us to do. Our call today is to praise...

The Book of Ephesians opens with a royal declaration of grace and peace from God’s ambassador, Paul, to the Church at Ephesus. But what Paul says here is not just something that he thinks or dreamed up; it is the very Word of God Himself! It was God’s...

In today’s society, billions of dollars are spent as people are continually on a quest to discover the secrets of happiness, success, contentment, a good marriage, etc. Those aren’t bad things to desire! But if we truly want to enjoy the good things in...

We all know how the Magi came and bowed down before Jesus, and offered Him their costly treasures. But that’s not the end of the story! What happened next? A cruel and bloodthirsty despot is sitting on the Jewish throne. How does he take the news of the...

When Nehemiah left Jerusalem to go back to Persia, everything was perfect! The walls had been rebuilt, and the people had promised to serve the Lord and maintain His worship. But when Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem, what a mess he finds things in! How...

Throughout the Book of Nehemiah, the Lord has been faithful to His people; and His people have been trying to be faithful to Him. They had been exiled to Babylon, and the Lord had brought them home to Jerusalem again. The Temple and the city wall had...

What makes living in a rural community so wonderful? Is it the fact that you actually know people – and that the very mention of your name actually means something to those who live around you? In this part of the Book of Nehemiah, people’s names...

As the Israelites read the Law of God they became convicted of their sins. As a result they corporately confessed their sins and renewed their covenant with God. Nehemiah 9-10