Hope for God’s People Isaiah 40
WORD SUMMARYBravery has been defined as facing a difficulty with resolve. By this definition we would agree that Nehemiah was a brave man! God calls us to be brave, to face difficulties with resolve, to be catalysts in God’s planning and purposes. Key lessons from Nehemiah so far have been:Chapter 2 – Let us start [...]
Thanks to Mark & Helen Salisbury for these Word questions. WORD SUMMARY We now reach the final chapters of the story of Nehemiah! A few weeks ago we left off at chapter 10, where we saw the final preparations being made for the dedication of the walls, where after confession all the people joined together [...]
Thanks to SJ Kemp for these Word questions.Nehemiah 10 Following the rebuild of the city, Nehemiah is now continuing to focus on the rebuilding of the people’s lives. In the previous chapter the people heard ‘I will be your God if you will be my people.’ In this chapter 10 Nehemiah calls for a commitment [...]
WORD OUTLINE Nobody’s perfect…well at least that’s what we tell ourselves. But are there times when we forget this, and start to live like we are perfect or the person on television, or our neighbour is perfect? The Bible reminds us that all fall short of the glory of God – it’s a truth we [...]
WORD SUMMARY 200 years ago today William Wilberforce successfully made the buying and selling of human beings as slaves illegal. He mobilised the people, gathering 375,000 to sign a petition which helped to guarantee changes to the law. Years earlier, Nehemiah led a generation to respond to the plight of their city and, despite opposition, [...]
Cell Servants why not take 5-10 minutes to feedback something you found helpful from the Resource Day we shared together on Saturday 10th March? WORD SUMMARY We have an aspiration that small group neighbourhood communities can change our City. That our City can be a better place – a place that more resembles the values [...]
Read Nehemiah 5 TALK SUMMARY David began by (almost) showing us a picture of the eclipse of the moon. Usually the sun shines on the moon and we have the white light of the moon, but occasionally the earth passes between the sun and the moon – creating the shadow. This nicely illustrates the idea [...]
WITNESSAs the witness section will involve going outside, we suggest you do this nearer the beginning of the night (ie. after the welcome or worship), to save you walking when it’s too late – and don’t forget your coat! Following on from our last cell where we spent some time talking about and praying for [...]
ADVANCED PREPARATION:Bring a map of the area where you live and/or where you’re meeting. WORD SECTIONSUMMARY OF TALKIn Chapter 3 the building work begins. We see various groups of people building: families (v12), craftsmen (v8), neighbourhood groups (v13), Levites and Priests (v17 & 22) and goldsmiths and merchants (v32). Most people were involved with the [...]
Witness section (5 of 6) Ask the questions: When you look at people who don’t know Jesus, what do you see? You are looking for answers such as: “they seem fine without God”; “they have everything they want – more than I do”; “it seems impossible that they would ever show any interest in God”; [...]
NEHEMIAH 1 AND 2 – CATCHING THE VISIONOn Sunday we began an exciting journey through one of the most inspiring stories in the bible.It centers round one man by the name of Nehemiah – a man who is able to capture the vision of God for his life and the life of others and mobilise [...]
Sunday 21st January Isaiah 43:14-21 – Moving Forward Basic Instructions It might be more helpful to do the W’s in a slightly different way in this week’s cell. Why not try the Welcome, Witness, Worship & Word? Witness (3 of 6) The following was written by Laurence Singlehurst. Read the text out to your group, [...]
WORD & WITNESS Material for Sunday 14th January 2007 Jeremiah 2:10-13: Surrendering your Substitutes IMPORTANT NOTE: This week we’ve given you an idea that combines the Worship and the Witness together. If you follow this, just finish with the Word section. WORSHIP If possible, print off a copy of this picture for everyone in your [...]
(JB Phillips) wrote a book under THE title “your God is too small” and in one chapter he describes our tendency to squeeze God into our box – that is – He, god, must work in ways that make us comfortable, fit our particular view of God and the world and most definitely does not allow God to do anything that we haven’t first decided in committee He is allowed to do in our church”