Sunnyside

1. Sunnyside building 1909-2009

2. building for God What might we learn about mission;rebuilding faithand communityin our centenary year as individuals and as church

3. story so far People of God have come home after the Exile it’s C450 BC

4. story so far Nehemiah motivatesthe people to worktogether

5. story so far Wall are rebuildgates repaired

6. story so far First step – done.What next?

7. Chapter 8 page 492

9. Hunger Change

10. Hungerfor the word of God Vs1 All the people assembled as one man in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the scribe tobring out the Book

11. Anticipationof the word of God Vs. 4“Ezra opened the book…as he opened it, all the people stood up.”

12. Praisefor the word of God Vs. 6 Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and with their hands uplifted all the people said, ‘Amen, Amen!’

13. Praisefor the word of God Vs. 6Then they bowed down andworshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground.

14. Expositionof the word of God Vs 9 Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites…were instructing the people

15. Ezra

16. Movedby the word of God Vs. 9all the people had been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

17. Rejoicingin the word of God  10 Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared.

18. Studyingthe word of God Vs. 13 On the second day of the month, (they) gathered around Ezra the scribe to give attention to the words of the Law.

19. Applyingthe word of God Vs.14 They found written in the Law, which the Lord had commanded through Moses, that……………………..

20. Joy in obeyingthe word of God Vs. 6 This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."

21. Therefore… chp 9 - 13 9:16 "But they, our forefathers, became arrogant and stiff-necked, and did not obey your commands. 17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. Sinai v16…

22. Therefore… chp 9 - 13 9:26 "But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they put your law behind their backs. They killed your prophets, who had admonished them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies. 27 So you handed them over to their enemies… Before the Exile v20…

23. Therefore… chp 9 - 13 38 "In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement, putting it in writing, and our leaders, our Levites and our priests are affixing their seals to it." Therefore today…

24. Therefore… Chapter 10 v30 following

25. Exclusion! 13:1 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God…3 When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent. 13:27 we hear now that you are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women

26. 13:27 we hear now that you are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women

27. Interpreting… the word of God 4:17… Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other,

28. The word of the Lord The work of the Spirit

29. The word of the Lord The work of the Spirit

30. All word – No spirit – DRY UP No word – All spirit – BLOW UP Balance of word and spirit GROW UP

31. Sunnyside building 1909-2009 as individuals and as church