In the opening of Nehemiah, we discover that God had a plan for His people and He had a man chosen to do His work. Learning from Nehemiah, we can establish building blocks within church ministry to care for God’s people and purposes. While our work is different, we must respond to the urgent work of the Gospel. Alistair Begg teaches that as in Nehemiah’s day, God uses ordinary individuals placed in strategic positions to accomplish His purposes.
Report from Jerusalem
1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the citadel, 2that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. 3And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire.”
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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
Series: God's Work, God's Way, Volume 1
Other messages in: God's Work, God's Way, Volume 1
The people of Israel returned from exile and joyously rebuilt the temple, but joy gave way to discouragement as the city of Jerusalem lay in ruins. Enter Nehemiah: a gifted leader moved to action by compassion for his people and concern for the glory of God. But the Book of Nehemiah isn’t a tutorial on leadership. It’s the record of God’s faithfulness to His people as He equipped them to do His work for His glory.
In Volume One of this series, Alistair Begg explains that God accomplishes His purposes through His people as they depend on the resources He provides. We see the significance of prayer in the life of the Church, the vitality of God’s Word as it realigns our hearts, and the necessity of taking practical steps to achieve what God has called us to do. God’s people must remain unified and committed to the task that God has given, secure in the conviction that God’s work done in God’s way will display God’s glory.
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Learning from the Past
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1713 |
Nehemiah 1:1-3 |
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From Failure to Success
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Nehemiah 1:4 |
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Nehemiah Goes Into Action
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Nehemiah 1:5-2:10 |
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Planting the Vision
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1718 |
Nehemiah 2:11-20 |
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Hard Pressed But Not Crushed, Part One
ID: 1720
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Nehemiah 3:1-32 Nehemiah 4:1-23 |
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Hard Pressed But Not Crushed, Part Two
ID: 1721
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1721 |
Nehemiah 3:1-32 Nehemiah 4:1-23 |
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An Internal Threat
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1723 |
Nehemiah 5:1-13 |
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The Power of Negative Thinking
ID: 1725
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Nehemiah 5:14-6:9 |
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Consolidation, Preparation, Delegation
ID: 1727
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1727 |
Nehemiah 6:15-7:3 |
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Bring Out the Book
ID: 1729
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1729 |
Nehemiah 8:1-12 |
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Exposition, Application, Celebration
ID: 1731
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1731 |
Nehemiah 8:13-18 |
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Other messages in: God's Work, God's Way, Volume 2
The people of Israel returned from exile and joyously rebuilt the temple, but joy gave way to discouragement as the city of Jerusalem lay in ruins. Enter Nehemiah: a gifted leader moved to action by compassion for his people and concern for the glory of God. But the Book of Nehemiah isn’t a tutorial on leadership. It’s the record of God’s faithfulness to His people as He equipped them to do His work for His glory.
In Volume Two of this series, Alistair Begg reminds us that God calls His people to obey His Word and that failure to do so has real implications. God’s people in Nehemiah’s day heard His Word proclaimed, and their hearts were stirred to worship and obedience. When ordinary people with ordinary lives resolve to obey God, He will accomplish extraordinary things as God’s work is done in God’s way.
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The Great Confession
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1736 |
Nehemiah 9:1-5 |
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The Goodness of God, Part One
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Nehemiah 9:6-15 |
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The Goodness of God, Part Two
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Nehemiah 9:6-15 |
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The Goodness of God, Part Three
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Nehemiah 9:16-37 |
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Saying "No" to Neglect, Part One
ID: 1742
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Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 |
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Saying "No" to Neglect, Part Two
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Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 |
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Redirecting Our Families
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Nehemiah 9:38-10:39 |
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Restructuring Our Finances
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Nehemiah 10:30-39 |
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Do You Remember 'What's His Name?'
ID: 1756
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Nehemiah 11:1-12:26 |
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Great Sacrifice, Great Joy
ID: 1758
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Nehemiah 12:27-47 |
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A Lesson in Leadership
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Nehemiah 13:1-31 |
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Threats to Spiritual Wholeness
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Nehemiah 13:10-30 |
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