written by Dexter Baker Nehemiah 10:29. all these now joined their fellow Israelites the nobles, and bind themselves with a cures and an oath to follow the Law of God… The people had a mind to work and to keep their oath to walk in obedience with God. Though there are many distractions in life, we…
written by- Jeff Myers As you are well aware, it is football season in the South. Every Saturday a significant portion of our community spends approximately 3 hours watching, attending, or experiencing a football game. But, this is often not an isolated event. Allow me to demonstrate from the last week of my life: I…
written by Noah Kiser Nehemiah is a great book. It shows us God at work in and through His people. It shows us what a privilege it is to use who God has made us, how He has gifted us, and what He has given us for the sake of His mission. As we come now to Nehemiah chapter 8, the…
written by Tom Tippett The Old Testament saints had been through a terrible period of Babylonia captivity. This 70-year period was to accomplish the discipline of the LORD God, purify His people for future service, unify His people after generations of divisions from civil conflict, and rebuild the community of faith that was once infected…
written by Lisa Pierce Have you ever seen the supernatural hand of God at the moment you needed it? Setbacks and challenges plagued Nehemiah and the Israelites as they worked diligently along the wall. Discouragement through Sanballat and Tobiah riddled the fatigued Israelites and soon these became death threats. They continued praying and working with an…
Written by – Antione Harvis The Jewish men and their wives were in a very difficult situation. There was a food shortage. People were struggling to feed their families. They were having to borrow just to pay the king’s taxes on their fields and vineyards and mortgaging them along with their homes; going into…
written by Joseph Murray, The Way 2 Grow Coordinator As we see the unified work of rebuilding the wall continue we also see increasing rise of opposition. “When Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, that he was furious and very indignant and Mocked the Jews”- 4 v 1. Many times, as we…
Written by Caroline Garner Rebuilding an entire city’s wall is a big task. One person’s vision to see a changed city can be overwhelming to begin working on. How do you rebuild an entire city’s wall? Together. How did Jerusalem’s wall get rebuilt? Everyone worked on their part in front of their homes. There is…
written by Rev. George McCulloh, Pastor Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church When you pray and seek the Lord that He would open the way unto you that you might do for others what they cannot do for themselves; He will hear, He will answer, and He will pave the way that it shall be done. …
written by- Daniel Smith- Prayer Coordinator The Way 2 Serve It all begins with prayer. You have heard us mention this numerous times here at Way To Serve and it is because we see it in God’s Word and believe God’s Word to be true. As we look at Nehemiah chapter one, we see that…