Family Worship Center, Beloit WI
Rebuild (Living Like Nehemiah) - Part 6 (Keep Your Promises)
Keep Your Promises
• Importance of a covenant
Importance of a Covenant
Covenant defined
• God’s covenant with Noah
• God’s covenant with Abraham
• God’s covenant with David
• God’s new covenant
Importance of a Covenant
People made 5 promises
• Not to marry someone who was not a Jew (Neh. 10:30)
• Honor the Sabbath (Neh. 10:31)
• Tithing or giving to God (Neh. 10:32-33)
• Godly leadership (Neh. 10:34-38)
• Honoring the work of God (Neh. 10:34-35)
Keep Your Promises
• Importance of a covenant
• Power of dedication
Power of Dedication
• People are given to God (Neh. 11:1 – 12:12)
• Possessions are given to God (Neh. 12:44-47)
• Everything we have is God’s
• Dedication to worship (Neh. 12:27-44)
Keep Your Promises
• Importance of a covenant
• Power of dedication
• The joy of giving
Nehemiah 12:44-47 NLT
Nehemiah 13:1-3 NLT
Keep Your Promises
• Importance of a covenant
• Power of dedication
• The joy of giving
• Nehemiah chooses to fight
1 Timothy 6:11-12 NLT
William Booth
“I want you young men to always keep in mind that it is the nature of a fire to go out. You must keep it stirred and feed and the ashes removed if it going to keep going.”
Keep Your Promises
• Importance of a covenant
• Power of dedication
• The joy of giving
• Nehemiah chooses to fight
• Breaking the covenant
Breaking The Covenant
• Ungodly leadership (Neh. 13:4-9)
• Neglecting the work and the workers of God (Neh. 13:10-14)
• Neglecting the Sabbath (Neh. 13:15-22)
• Not marrying unbelievers (Neh. 13:23-27)