Nehemiah
Rebuilding the walls
Hand to Hands

1 Corinthians 10:11-12
11 Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come.
12 Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

I. The Greatness of God 9:1-6

Leviticus 20:26
You shall be holy to me, for I the Lord am holy and have separated you from the peoples, that you should be mine.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Galatians 6:7-8
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Psalms 51:12-15

Psalms 130:3-4
3 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
4 But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.

II. The Goodness of God 9:7-31

A. The call and covenant with Abraham 9:7-8
(Genesis 12-15)

Genesis 18:19

B. The Exodus 9:9-12 (Ex 2-15)

C. Mt Sinai through the wilderness 9:13-21

(Ex 19-40 – Giving of the Law)

Numbers 14:4
And they said to one another, "Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt."

D. The possession of the promise land 9:22-25 (Numbers 20- Joshua 24)

Genesis 15:5

E. From Judges to captivity 9:26- 31

(Judges; 2 Kings 17-25)

God never turns away a repentant heart

Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

Numbers 9:31
Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

Lamentations 3:22-23
22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; 23 they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness

III. The Greace of God 9:32-37

Psalms 7:11 God is a righteous judge

Psalms 51:4
Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight — That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.

2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Joel 2:12-13
12” Yet even now," declares the Lord, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13 and rend your hearts and not your garments." Return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.

Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Spiritual Reform

What do I / we need to confess and repent of before the Lord?