RISE OUT.

CELEBRATE.
KEEP OUR
PROMISES.
Nehemiah 9:1-3, 26-27, 38; 10: 30-39
Nehemiah 12 & 13
RISING OUT OF THE RUINS
Nehemiah 9-10

Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not
snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth
justice
RUINS
Fruit of Obedience
Deuteronomy 28:1-2
1If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully
follow all his commands I give you today, the
LORD your God will set you high above all the
nations on earth. 2 All these blessings will come
on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD
your God

Fruit of Disobedience
Deuteronomy 28:15
15 However, if you do not obey the LORD your God
and do not carefully follow all his commands and
decrees I am giving you today, all these curses
will come on you and overtake you
 The first step towards
restoration is the
realization of the
degraded (ruined) state
and secondly, taking
ownership of one’s own
responsibility that lead to
the degradation (ruin).
REBUILDING – Rising out of the ruins

The Bible teaches us to be people of

action.

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and

just and will forgive us our sins and purify
us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim
we have not sinned, we make him out to be
a liar and his word is not in us.
1 John 1:9-10
i. They repented for their degraded
condition – Nehemiah 9:1-2.
ii. They searched the scriptures to find out
what God wanted of them – Nehemiah
9:3.
iii. They confessed their sins – Nehemiah
9:3.
iv. Once they had set themselves free of
the sins that was weighing them down
they were able to Worship God –
Nehemiah 9:3.
v. They took action by rejecting sin and
sinful ways and aligning themselves to
the will of God – Nehemiah 10:30-39.
CELEBRATION
Nehemiah 12:27-43

Colossians 3:23-24
23 Whatever you do,

work at it with all your heart,

as working for the Lord,
not for human masters,
24 since you know that

you will receive an inheritance

from the Lord as a reward.
It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Four Truths as to how to Celebrate

• Set aside time – calendar your

celebration!
• Set aside time – get clean!
• Set aside inhibitions – get
joyful!
• Set aside self - get thankful!
KEEPING OUR
PROMISES
Nehemiah 13:1-31

“I want you young men always to

bear in mind that it is in the nature
of a fire to go out; you must keep it
stirred and fed and the ashes
removed.”

- Gen. William Booth of Salvation Army

To Keep Our Promises

• Sanctify by Separation.
- This is done to bring holiness to the people.
• Safeguard the Sabbath
- This is done to bring honor to God.
• Support by Sacrifice.
- This is done to bring honesty to the people.
CONCLUSIO
N
God wants us to live in a victorious Christian
life. He has never intended us to fall in sin and
live a sin ruined life. John 10:10
Mountaintop moments cannot be maintained.
We all need times of recommitment.
Conformity to the world is a constant snare
waiting for the church.
Discipline is a constant need in our church and
lives.