a series through the book of nehemiah nehemiah 13:28-31 28 and one of the sons of jehoiada, the son...
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a series through the book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:28-3128 And one of the sons of Jehoiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was the son-in-law of Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I chased him from me. 29 Remember them, O my God, because they have desecrated the priesthood and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites.
a series through the book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:28-3130 Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and I established the duties of the priests and Levites, each in his work; 31 and I provided for the wood offering at appointed times, and for the firstfruits.
Remember me, O my God, for good.
a series through the book of Nehemiah
a series through the book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah: Conclusion – Courage to Follow Through
Nehemiah 13
a series through the book of Nehemiah
IntroductionGod’s people made a commitment to God in Neh. 10:
• Not marrying people who come from other nations and who worship false gods (10:30)
• Making sure they obeyed God by not working on the Sabbath (10:31)
• Making sure they kept giving a tenth of their stuff to God (10:32)• Looking after the Levites who were charged with leading people
in proper worship (10:35f)
a series through the book of Nehemiah
Main IdeaGod puts conviction in our hearts and calls us to have courage in Him to follow through
a series through the book of Nehemiah
OutlineI. Courage to obey God not the world
II. Courage to move away from being a hypocrite
III. Courage to live as one not your own
a series through the book of Nehemiah
I. Courage to obey God not the world
Israelites marrying people of other nations and gods (Nehemiah 13:23-24)
a series through the book of Nehemiah
II. Courage to move away from being a hypocrite
Israelite leaders were not following what they were teaching or telling others to do (Neh. 13:28-29)
a series through the book of Nehemiah
III. Courage to live as one not your own • They had married foreign women with their
foreign gods (Neh. 13:23-28)
• They had forgotten the Sabbath (Neh.13:15-18)
• They had not giving their offering and tithes(Neh. 13:11)
• They had not taken care of the Levites(Neh. 13:10)
a series through the book of Nehemiah
III. Courage to live as one not your own
Remember not just the commitment to the convictions God gives us but the reason the commitment is important
a series through the book of Nehemiah
III. Courage to live as one not your own
We belong to God and everything we are and have are to be given to Him.
a series through the book of Nehemiah
a series through the book of Nehemiah
Conclusion