Nehemiah: 10-11 Nehemiah 9:36-38 First term: no foreign women Deuteronomy 7:1-4 1 Kings 11:4-8 Second term: keep the sabbath Exodus 20:8-11 Third term: give tithes and offerings 2 Corinthians 8:7 2 Corinthians 9:7
The terms of their “deal with God”: We’ll honor You in our relationships. We’ll honor You in our time. We’ll honor You in our finances.
We can’t really make deals with God. Acts 17:24-25, 28 NIV “God, I will do whatever you want me to, no matter the result.”
Nehemiah 8:1-8 We need to be eager to hear and understand his word.
Nehemiah 8:9-12 The very fact that you are being convicted by God’s word is evidence that he still loves you… is still pursuing you… and still hasn’t given up on you. It is cause for great joy.
Nehemiah 8:13-18
Nehemiah 8:10b “Do not be grieved” Nehemiah says, “for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Deuteronomy 34:6-7
(The last few minutes includes our outreach spotlight segment.)