Temple Bible Church
#5 in the series Rebuilding: A Study in Ezra & Nehemiah
“What Jerusalem needed in the 5th century BC was not a therapeutic message of self-worth, making the people feel good about themselves; rather, they needed to be warned of the ________________ of their sinful ways and to be told in no uncertain terms of the need for genuine ________________.”
- Derek Thomas
Ezra
1. A much needed, passionate ___________. (v. 1-6)
2. A _____________ ___________ by the King of Araxerxes. (v.6, 11-24)
3. A man of _____________.
“The Hand of the Lord”
1. He devoted himself to ________ God’s Word.
2. He devoted himself to ________ what he studied.
3. He devoted himself to ________ what he had learned and practiced.
Devoted
1. __________ it!
2. __________ it!
3. __________ it!