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WE WILL NOT NEGLECT THE HOUSE OF OUR GODNehemiah 10 “Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.” (Malachi 3:16) It is interesting to read Nehemiah 10 in …

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REPENTANCE, CONFESSION AND SUPPLICATIONNehemiah 8 and 9 “On the twenty-fourth day of the same month, the Israelites gathered together, fasting and wearing sackcloth and putting dust on their heads. Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the sins of their ancestors.” It …

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NEW BEGINNINGSNehemiah 8 “So on the first day of the seventh month Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, which was made up of men and women and all who were able to understand. He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate in the …

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I HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE PEOPLEMark 7 and 8 “First let the children eat all they want,” he told her, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” It sounds like Jesus was quoting what Jews would assert, boasting of their special relationship with God and calling …

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GOD’S MORAL STANDARDS AND TRADITIONSMark 7 “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.” Let’s be clear: Not every traditional practice or rule is bad in itself. There is nothing wrong about getting people to wash their hands …

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STRENGTHEN AND ENCOURAGE1 Thessalonians 3 “So when we could stand it no longer, we thought it best to be left by ourselves in Athens. We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that no one would …

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OUR GLORY AND JOY1 Thessalonians 2 “For the appeal we make does not spring from error or impure motives, nor are we trying to trick you. On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts.” …

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THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL1 Thessalonians 1 “For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction.” In my view, Paul speaking of the Thessalonians’ experience of the Gospel in …

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WE PUT OUR HOPE IN YOUPsalm 33 “But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.” In the …

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YOU ARE MY HIDING PLACEPsalm 32 “Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” The hiding place is a secret hideout …

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