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INTRO
The wall is finished.
Now Nehemiah prepares the people to succeed
Chapters 8–13 is the preparation of the people
They are making the commitment necessary to be the people called has called them to be.
We will be a consecrated people – vv. 1-28
Declared sacred. We are your people
Nehemiah the Governor to the Temple servants
Everyone… great and small
They were all united on how they were to live
The commitment to LIVE FOR GOD
I will do this!
We will separate from the world – vv. 28 & 30
Separated from the peoples of the land
No inner marriages
Not allowing the people of the land to pull us away from God
A HOLY PEOPLE
Live differently. Striving to be different
We will walk in the truth – v. 29
walk in God’s Law
to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord and
his rules and his statutes.
God’s Word – The Bible
Believe and Live out truth
Seek it out and Live it out
Living under the authority of God
We will be people of true worship – vv. 31-39
The sabbath
Their tithes
Their offerings
Their temple
WE WILL NOT NEGLECT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD
A worship that focuses on GOD… and not man.
The understood their responsibility
The Old Covenant Law/Temple
The New Covenant – Grace/Jesus
MyTime
My Talents
My Treasures
As we serve the Lord