Sermons on Nehemiah
Love Boldly, Serve Joyfully, Lead Courageously
Sunday, October 12 Traditions worship service.
This Sunday, October 12th, we continue our sermon series, #BeUMC – Committed People of God.
In this fifth week of the series, we will focus on the new vision statement for the United Methodist Church.
Matthew 22:37-39
John 13:34-35
Nehemiah 8:10
John 13:14-15
Joshua 1:9
The People of God in Restoration Part 2
Sunday, July 28 Traditions online worship service.
The story and ministries of Ezra and Nehemiah are intertwined and centered in the return of the exiled Israelites to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. When the people return to their homeland, they find it in ruins and the future of their community and heritage is threatened by enemy attacks from the outside and internal disagreements among the people about who’s in and who’s out, who should be in charge, to rebuild the temple or not. In order to re-establish their life together, Ezra the priest and scribe and Nehemiah the prophet and governor try to provide a way for the community to connect to their past and find unity and hope for the present.
Nehemiah 1:4-11
Ezra 1:1-11
Ezra 3:10-13
This is My Father’s World
Sunday, July 16. Traditions online worship service.
Our favorite hymn to be highlighted in worship this week is “This is My Father’s World” written by Maltbie Babcock in 1901. Referencing multiple psalms and the work of all creation in praising the Creator God, this hymn calls us to “listen” to God’s handiwork with auditory images like: “listening ears”, “nature sings”, “birds their carols raise”, “rustling grass”. How is God speaking to you this week in the music of creation?
Nehemiah 9:6
Psalm 24:1-2