Podcasts about nehemiah part

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) Yesterday we began looking at the symbolism of the walls of Jerusalem. We began to see that the titles of these gates and their placement point us to the gospel message. Join us today as we continue looking at the gospel in the gates of...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 1, 2024) As we continue in Chapter 3 of Nehemiah, we want to examine the ten gates of Jerusalem that Nehemiah and his countrymen were repairing. As we have seen many times, the gospel message is preached on every page of God’s word, and this is no...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, there were many different kinds of people from many different backgrounds who worked to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. There were priests, pharmacists, stoneworkers, and farmers. Much like the church of God today, the Kingdom of God in that...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 17, 2024) In our study of the Book of Nehemiah, we are examining Chapter three and the work that is going on to repair the walls of Jerusalem. Today, we review a little of what has gone on to this point, and then we begin looking at...

Our enemy hates when we submit our lives to God and live in-line with his Will.  When you want to grow in the Lord, adversity will come our way.  Let's dive into Nehemiah with Pastor Brian to learn how to stand firm against the schemes of our enemy in Christ! Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

3/9/2025 Paul Bang   Nehemiah 5:1-13   English Standard Version     5 Now there arose a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers. 2 For there were those who said, “With our sons and our daughters, we are many. So let us get grain, that we may eat and keep alive.” 3 There were also those who said, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our houses to get grain because of the famine.” 4 And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for the king's tax on our fields and our vineyards. 5 Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.” 6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. 7 I took counsel with myself, and I brought charges against the nobles and the officials. I said to them, “You are exacting interest, each from his brother.” And I held a great assembly against them 8 and said to them, “We, as far as we are able, have bought back our Jewish brothers who have been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers that they may be sold to us!” They were silent and could not find a word to say. 9 So I said, “The thing that you are doing is not good. Ought you not to walk in the fear of our God to prevent the taunts of the nations our enemies? 10 Moreover, I and my brothers and my servants are lending them money and grain. Let us abandon this exacting of interest. 11 Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses, and the percentage of money, grain, wine, and oil that you have been exacting from them.” 12 Then they said, “We will restore these and require nothing from them. We will do as you say.” And I called the priests and made them swear to do as they had promised. 13 I also shook out the fold of my garment and said, “So may God shake out every man from his house and from his labor who does not keep this promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied.” And all the assembly said “Amen” and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.

We often believe the lie of progress without pain. Nehemiah teaches us that every success story involves struggle. Let's uncover the truth of perseverance. Don't miss out on insights from Nehemiah Part 3: Pain for Progress.

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 6, 2024) As we began to see yesterday, Nehemiah had the challenge of building back the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down. He didn’t sit around bemoaning the sad state of the Kingdom: he started working on the walls! We as a church face the...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on November 6, 2024) As we continue looking at the life and work of Nehemiah, we find him now in the right place for the right work: Jerusalem, the visible capital of the earthly Kingdom of God in that day. His challenge was that the walls were broken down...

What well are you drinking from?  Are you drinking from the Well of Life?  God is the Well of Life in our lives.  Let's learn about entering the fountain gates together. Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 23, 2024) Nehemiah faithfully followed God's rebuilding program, rather than going off on his own.  He had the faith to follow God and do it His way, and we will see that he is going to be successful.  Join us as we continue looking at Nehemiah's faithful approach to...

Lead Pastor - Tim Hatch

3/2/2025 Paul Bang Nehemiah 4:7-23 7  But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. 8 And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. 9 And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night. 10 In Judah it was said, “The strength of those who bear the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble. By ourselves we will not be able to rebuild the wall.” 11 And our enemies said, “They will not know or see till we come among them and kill them and stop the work.” 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and said to us ten times, “You must return to us.” 13 So in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in open places, I stationed the people by their clans, with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 14 And I looked and arose and said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes.” 15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work. 16 From that day on, half of my servants worked on construction, and half held the spears, shields, bows, and coats of mail. And the leaders stood behind the whole house of Judah, 17 who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. 18 And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me. 19 And I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, “The work is great and widely spread, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. 20 In the place where you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will fight for us.” 21 So we labored at the work, and half of them held the spears from the break of dawn until the stars came out. 22 I also said to the people at that time, “Let every man and his servant pass the night within Jerusalem, that they may be a guard for us by night and may labor by day.” 23 So neither I nor my brothers nor my servants nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes; each kept his weapon at his right hand.

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 23, 2024) When Nehemiah discovered that the walls of Jerusalem were in disrepair, he was greatly moved and determined to do something about it. But instead of going off on his own, he faithfully followed God's rebuilding program.  Join us today as we continue seeing Nehemiah faithfully following...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on October 2, 2024) As Nehemiah mourned about the sad state of the children of God in Jerusalem, he prayed fervently and purposed to bring the matter before the king. But he had the faith to wait on the Lord’s time, and in that time the Lord blessed him...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on 10/2/2024) As we have already seen, Nehemiah wanted desperately to help the people of God in the Kingdom of God in Jerusalem, and he had faith in God as he began to make plans. He had the faith to wait, the faith to focus, and the faith to...

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached September 22, 2024) When he heard about the shameful state of the Kingdom of God in Jerusalem, Nehemiah was greatly affected. God’s people were in great reproach, because the walls of Jerusalem were broken down, and the gates were burned by fire. But instead of mourning about it but...

Turning of the tide.  When the King asks, “How can I help you?” the king's favor is over Nehemiah's life.  Likewise, God's favor is over us, which comes from great faithfulness.  If you want God's favor, we need to be faithful.  Let's explore faithfulness with Pastor Brian! Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on September 18, 2024) In the Book of Nehemiah, we read about God’s rebuilding program for His Kingdom on earth. With the Lord’s blessings, we are starting a series today on this important book of the Old Testament. The first thing we see is the shameful state of the...

2/23/2025 Paul Bang   Nehemiah 4:1-6   4  Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?” 3 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are building—if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!” 4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. 5 Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders. 6 So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.

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In God, we have authority, we have freedom, we have responsibility.  Sometimes it's joy, sometimes it's hard.  This is exactly what Nehemiah had to implement in Chapter 2.  Let's explore this text together with Pastor Brian. Learn about us at encounterthrive.com

Lead Pastor - Tim Hatch

Lead Pastor - Tim Hatch

Lead Pastor - Tim Hatch

2/2/2025 Paul Bang Nehemiah 3:1-5 3 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Tower of Hananel. 2 And next to him the men of Jericho built. And next to them Zaccur the son of Imri built. 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They laid its beams and set its doors, its bolts, and its bars. 4 And next to them Meremoth the son of Uriah, son of Hakkoz repaired. And next to them Meshullam the son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabel repaired. And next to them Zadok the son of Baana repaired. 5 And next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their nobles would not stoop to serve their Lord.

Pastor Lance Rubringer  January 26, 2025 PM