First United Methodist Church | Bakersfield
Sermon Notes and Announcements for July 26, 2020 | Esther 8-9
Esther 8:1-17 NIV
Esther 9:1-32 NIV
REVIEW
The goal of Mordecai’s protest was not the _________ of the empire or their elaborate systems, but the _________ of an injustice.
THE STRENGTH OF COMMUNITY
1. According to Mordecai’s edict, Jews were permitted to _________ and _________.
2. As God’s people, it is critically important to be intentional about _________.
3. Three things that fueled the community’s courage: _________; seeing its _________ in Mordecai’s edict; and realizing that if they stood together, they could _________.
HANGING ON A TREE
In the story of Esther’s destiny, guilty men hang on a tree _________.
In the story of God’s redemption, the Innocent Lamb of God hangs on a tree _________.