Rebuilding - Studies in Nehemiah
Because of their disobedience to God’s Word, Israel had been carried into exile. Decades later, once the Jews began returning to their land, Nehemiah learned of Jerusalem’s decrepit condition and went back to rebuild. Around 445 BC, he led his people in the hard work of renewing what had been broken. There are two major themes throughout the book: rebuilding (Ch 1-7) and recommitment (Ch 8-13). The physical restoration of Jerusalem mirrors the commitment of the returned exiles to renew their broken covenant obligations. This series explores the importance of personal and corporate faithfulness from God’s people today, and will examine the practical steps we can take to recommit ourselves to the Lord, in spite of failure.
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Our Eternal Hope
One of the most wonderful promises in all of the Bible is that people who have placed their trust in Jesus Christ will spend all of eternity with God in a place called heaven. Paul reminds us in Philippians 3:20, “our citizenship is in heaven.” This is our future home and our future hope, and he explained how that ought to make a difference in our lives today. As C S Lewis so eloquently states, “It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. Aim at Heaven and you will get earth “thrown in:” aim at earth and you will get neither.” (Mere Christianity).
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Living in the Light of Christs Return
This four-week series will show the really practical effects of believing in Christ’s return. The big question about how Christians should relate to society can only be answered when we view the question through the lens of future history: what is going to happen in the long term? Only when we understand that can we form good judgements about what to do in the short term.
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