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Ezra & Nehemiah: 9-17 – 11-19

Hope & Disappointment.

The books of Ezra and Nehemiah show that God has not forgotten his covenant people even though they had forgotten Him. The people are called to respond with repentance and return to the law in worship of the true and living God. Like them, our God is still in the restoration business today, through his son Jesus Christ, He is making all things new.

What is the point? These books begin with hope, but end in disappointment. The spiritual state of the people are unchanged. The political and social reforms don’t address the core concerns of the heart. The book points us forward to the need for the new covenant which would renovate the human heart as prophesied by Jeremiah (ch 31) and Ezekiel (ch 36).

9/17 – Ezra 1-3: Introduction: The Return & Rebuilding begins.

9/24 – Ezra 4-6: Overcoming Opposition & Finishing the Work

10/1 – Ezra 7-10: Ezra’s journey of a life time to rebuild

10/8 – Neh 1: Intro. Nehemiah (What breaks your heart?)

10/15 – Neh 2: Prayer and Planning

10/22 – Neh 3-5: The Work of the Lord, the Sword & Trowel

10/29 – Neh 6: Success in Adversity, Mission accomplished

11/5 – Neh 8: The People of the Book

11/12 – Neh 9: The Power of Prayer (5 Dimensional Prayer)

11/19 – Neh 10-13: The Work of Renewal / Spiritual Restoration

11/26 – Thanksgiving

Resources:

Background Notes on Ezra/Nehemiah – Pastor Dave Hentschel

Characters in Ezra & Nehemiah – Pastor Dave Hentschel

General Chronology of the Exile and Post Exilic Period– Pastor Dave Hentschel

Recap of the Ezra & Nehemiah Series

Previous Sermons in this Series

Lord Remember Us – Pastor Bob Erbig and Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 11-26-23

November 26, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig and Pastor Dave Hentschel finish our sermon series, Rise Up and Build with their sermon entitled: "Lord Remember Us."

Bob Erbig, Dave Hentschel, Rizeup 2023

Confronting Covenant Compromise – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 11-19-23

November 19, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "Confronting Covenant Compromise" based on Nehemiah 13.

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, Rizeup 2023

Authentic Prayer – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 11-12-23

November 12, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "Authentic Prayer."

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, Rizeup 2023

A People of the Book – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 11-5-23

November 5, 2023

Pastor Dave Hentschel continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "A People of the Book" based on Nehemiah 8:1-12.

Archived Sermon Series, Dave Hentschel, Rizeup 2023

Fight to the Finish – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 10-29-23

October 29, 2023

Pastor Dave Hentschel continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "Fight to the Finish," based on Nehemiah 6:1-16.

Archived Sermon Series, Dave Hentschel, Rizeup 2023

Conflict and Calling – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 10-22-23

October 22, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig continues our sermon series with his sermon entitled: "Conflict and Calling" based on Nehemiah 3-5.

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, Rizeup 2023

How to Answer the Call of God – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 10-15-23

October 15, 2023

Pastor Dave Hentschel continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "How to Answer the Call of God" based on Nehemiah 2:1-20.

Archived Sermon Series, Dave Hentschel, Rizeup 2023

A Broken Heart becomes a Big Vision – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 10-8-23

October 8, 2023

Pastor Dave Hentschel continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "A Broken Heart Becomes a Big Vision" based on Nehemiah 1:1-11.

Archived Sermon Series, Dave Hentschel, Rizeup 2023

2nd Wave Spirituality – Pastor Bob Erbig -Rise Up and Build – 10-1-23

October 1, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "2nd Wave Spirituality," based on Ezra 4-6.

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, Rizeup 2023

Planted and Called – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 9-24-23

September 24, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig continues our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon entitled: "Planted and Called" based on Ezra 4-6.

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, Rizeup 2023

Rise Up and Build – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up – 9-17-23

September 17, 2023

Pastor Dave Hentschel begins our sermon series, Rise Up and Build, with his sermon of the same title based on Ezra 1-3.

Archived Sermon Series, Dave Hentschel, Rizeup 2023

Ezra Nehemiah promo

September 12, 2023

Archived Sermon Series, Rizeup 2023

A Study in Psalms: Aug. 13 – Sep. 10

Music.

It is the language of the heart. Music offers expression to our hopeful longings and our deepest wounds. There is a reason write songs about heartbreak, grief, and joy. Music is powerful—it has the ability to shape our worldview and give voice to our emotions. In reality, no one song can tell the story of our whole lives. We need a compilation of songs—a soundtrack, a playlist. What is the soundtrack of your life?

In the Bible, the book of Psalms is comprised of 150 songs. They were the playlist of the people of God. These songs shaped the emotions and worldview of their hearers. They offered words of praise, and words of lament. They offered shouts of joy, and frustrations at life. They connect us to our great God. Over the next five weeks we are going to look at five different types of Psalms: wisdom, hymn, confidence, confession, and thanksgiving. Each type of Psalm shows us a different dimension of life, and points to the Creator of our soul. Come sing with us!

8/13 – Series Introduction—WISDOM (Psalm 90)

8/20: – HYMN (Psalm 98)

8/27: – CONFIDENCE (Psalm 23)

9/3 – CONFESSION (Psalm 51)

9/10 – THANKSGIVING (Psalm 34 or 150)

Recommended companion reading:

Zondervan Academic Background Article – The Seven Churches of Revelation: Why They Matter and What We Can Learn
Ada Bible Church did a great series on this.
John Macarthur “What Jesus Wants Your Church to Know” is in-depth & intense.

Recap of the Psalms Series

Previous Sermons in this Series

Made to Worship – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Playlist – 9-10-23

September 10, 2023

Pastor Dave Hentschel finishes our sermon series, Playlist, with his sermon entitled: "Made to Worship" based on Psalm 150.

Archived Sermon Series, Dave Hentschel, playlist 2023

The Song of a Forgiven Life – Pastor Bob Erbig – Playlist – 9-3-23

September 3, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig continues our sermon series, Playlist, with his sermon entitled: "The Song of a Forgiven Life" based on Psalm 51.

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, playlist 2023

To Know Him – Pastor Peter Pendell – Playlist – 8-27-23

August 27, 2023

Pastor Peter Pendell continues our sermon series, Playlist, with his sermon entitled: "To Know Him" based on Psalm 23.

Archived Sermon Series, other, playlist 2023

Sing with Joy – Pastor Johnny Graves – Playlist – 8-20-23

August 20, 2023

Pastor Johnny Graves continues our sermon series, Playlist, with his sermon entitled "Sing with Joy" based on Psalm 98 with worship throughout.

Archived Sermon Series, Johnny Graves, playlist 2023

The Song of Wisdom – Pastor Bob Erbig – Playlist – 8-13-23

August 13, 2023

Pastor Bob Erbig begins our new sermon series, Playlist, with his sermon entitled: "The Song of Wisdom" based on Psalm 50.

Archived Sermon Series, Bob Erbig, playlist 2023

Rise Up and Build – Ezra Nehemiah

Lord Remember Us – Pastor Bob Erbig and Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 11-26-23

Confronting Covenant Compromise – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 11-19-23

Authentic Prayer – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 11-12-23

A People of the Book – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 11-5-23

Fight to the Finish – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 10-29-23

Conflict and Calling – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 10-22-23

How to Answer the Call of God – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 10-15-23

A Broken Heart becomes a Big Vision – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up and Build – 10-8-23

2nd Wave Spirituality – Pastor Bob Erbig -Rise Up and Build – 10-1-23

Planted and Called – Pastor Bob Erbig – Rise Up and Build – 9-24-23

Rise Up and Build – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Rise Up – 9-17-23

Ezra Nehemiah promo

Playlist – Psalms – August 13 – September 10

Made to Worship – Pastor Dave Hentschel – Playlist – 9-10-23

The Song of a Forgiven Life – Pastor Bob Erbig – Playlist – 9-3-23

To Know Him – Pastor Peter Pendell – Playlist – 8-27-23

Sing with Joy – Pastor Johnny Graves – Playlist – 8-20-23

The Song of Wisdom – Pastor Bob Erbig – Playlist – 8-13-23