Nehemiah, Ezra, and the people of Israel, all experienced God’s miraculous involvement in rebuilding the walls around Jerusalem. Then Ezra shared God’s Word with the Israelites, resulting in a time of repentance and revival. Rather than let this spiritual peak subside, Ezra pulled all the key leaders together to study God’s commands and how to apply them to their ...
In Nehemiah 8, Ezra read from the Word of God for half the day, while Levites clarified what the words meant. I’ve been to church frequently, but I can never recall a time when the whole congregation begins weeping. But they did that day. Nehemiah 8:9 says, “Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of the Law, and ...
A recent UK study labeled, Making Faith Work: Job Satisfaction in the UK, discovered that 77 per cent of the survey respondents who identified as religious were satisfied with their job, compared with just 50 per cent of the atheists. People of faith typically have hope. They have hope in an afterlife. They also have hope that there is ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
