Monday, May 01, 2017

NEHEMIAH 5

THE WALL CONTINUED



Pastor Rick Jackson

Anyone who thinks the Bible is not practical in today’s world simply does not know the Bible.

I. THERE WAS A GREAT CRY [v. 1-5]

1. Hunger [v. 1-3]

2. Taxes [v. 4]

3. Greed & Bondage [v. 5]

II. THERE WAS A GREAT SOLUTION [v. 6-13]

1. Prayer is Unnecessary Where the Bible Speaks [v. 6-7, Eph. 4:26, Ex. 22:25, Lev. 25:37, Deut. 23:19-20]

2. Profit is not Worth a Poor Testimony [v. 8-9, Proverbs 22:1]

3. Pleasing God is a Good Reason to Keep Our Vows [v. 10-13, Eccl. 5:4-5]

III. THERE WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE [v. 14-19]

1. The Example of Looking to the Scripture [v. 14-15, 2 Sam. 23:3, 2 Corinthians 7:1]

2. The Example of Looking at the Situation [v. 16-18]


3. The Example of Looking to the Saviour [v. 19, Hebrews 12:2, 1 Peter 2:21]

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