
Nehemiah: Rebuilding Together
The New Testament calls all Christians elect exiles (1 Peter 1:1) because we are citizens of heaven and not home where we are. COVID-19 has caused us to experience our exile in new and unique ways. The church has been battered and there are threats to growth and faithfulness on every side. In 2021, we enter into a season of rebuilding an attractively different gospel culture so that the city around us will see our good deeds and give glory to God in heaven. Nehemiah provides us with a timeless guide to rebuilding a city within the city.
- With distinction
- With generosity
- With trust
Citylight Center City | March 28, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
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Ezra and Nehemiah, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries, by Derek Kidner
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When a community has been in decline or some good habits have fallen off, rededication is often in order. This passage shows us how to rededicate our church to the Lord.
Citylight Center City | March 21, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptFor love to really flourish, commitment and accountability are necessary. They’re also scary. In this passage, we see what rebuilding a church community through recovenanting looks like.
Citylight Center City | March 14, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptTypically when confronted with wrongdoing in our lives, we minimized our fault while exacerbating others’. In this passage, we see true repentance is the opposite: Honesty about God’s goodness and our fault, but with ultimate hope in God’s goodness.
Citylight Center City | March 7, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptAny time you talk about rebuilding a community, you have traditionalists who want to keep everything the same and revolutionaries who want to rip up everything. When rebuilding the church however, we’re not after traditionalism or revolution: We’re after reformation.
Citylight Center City | February 28, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptDon’t you sometimes just not feel like coming to church or rejoicing in the Lord? In this passage, God’s people didn’t either, but they were still called to, and given good reasons to. This shows us that rebuilding requires rejoicing.
Citylight Center City | February 21, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptAs we move in the book of Nehemiah from a focus on rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem to a focus on rebuilding the people of Jerusalem, what do we find Nehemiah doing? Regathering the people.
Citylight Center City | February 14, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptThe focus of the book of Nehemiah thus far has been on rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. In this passage the wall rebuilding project is finished, but there is still more work to do. How do we finish well when it always seems like there is more to do?
Citylight Center City | February 7 , 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, Thomas Brooks
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptThe most visible rebuilding project in Nehemiah is the wall, but what good is a strong wall if the relationships of the people meant to live in it are in shambles? This passage in Nehemiah shows us why rebuilding means rebuilding our relationships.
Citylight Center City | January 31, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptWe’ve all probably heard the saying, “Haters gon’ hate.” Anything you do, there will be someone who doesn’t like it. Building up Jesus’ church is no different. In this passage, we learn how to keep going even when the haters hate.
Citylight Center City | January 24, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcriptWhen we sense there is something God wants us to do, getting started can be the hardest part. This is especially the case when we’re rebuilding something that’s broken. In this passage, we see the actual work of rebuilding get started; so let’s rise and build together.
Citylight Center City | January 17, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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Read sermon transcript2020 was a hard year in many ways, and 2021 thus far has brought its own difficulties. Even our church has not been unaffected. How do we begin rebuilding? Nehemiah shows us that rebuilding begins with prayer.
Citylight Center City | January 10, 2021 from Citylight Church on Vimeo.
Resources:
The Books of Ezra and Nehemiah (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament), Charles Fensham
Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries), Derek Kidner
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