Nehemiah 5 A story of renewal Returning repenting

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Nehemiah 5 A story of renewal Returning, repenting, rebuilding, renewing

Nehemiah 5 A story of renewal Returning, repenting, rebuilding, renewing

Dangers of disunity and self-centeredness (v 1 -5) Economic crisis What is going on?

Dangers of disunity and self-centeredness (v 1 -5) Economic crisis What is going on? The dangers. . .

The call to generosity (v 6 -13)

The call to generosity (v 6 -13)

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 17 If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. (1 John 3: 16 -18) 16

“It is not the fear of God unless we at various times are motivated

“It is not the fear of God unless we at various times are motivated to do what we would never do otherwise. Did Noah like animals? Did Moses like camping? Did Ruth like gleaning? Did Daniel like living abroad? Did John the Baptist like confrontation? Did Paul like prison? Did Nehemiah like construction?

These people did not love their assignments. They feared the Lord and that was

These people did not love their assignments. They feared the Lord and that was the assignment God gave them. That’s the motivation. Not the love of the thing. The fear of the Lord. ” -Paige Brown

“There are no specific directives that we give certain amounts or everything away, but

“There are no specific directives that we give certain amounts or everything away, but there are guiding principles: under God’s sovereignty over what we have, we are responsible to image His generosity and wisdom to do unto other as we would have them to unto us, using our money (and time and talents I would add) to advance God’s kingdom through the church. ” -James M. Hamilton Jr.

The Greater Nehemiah (v 14 -19)

The Greater Nehemiah (v 14 -19)