Studying Ezra & Nehemiah with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

Overcoming Life’s Challenges God’s Way

The book of Nehemiah is a case study in overcoming life’s challenges. After the year we have lived through, it isn’t, “Will I face challenges?”, it is “When will they come and how will I deal with these tough times.” From Nehemiah, we learn where to discover hope and how to have victory when challenges surround us.

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Studying Ezra & Nehemiah with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

Repentance and Restoration

In chapter 7, Ezra set out to change the world by studying, obeying and teaching the Word of God. It made a difference. Chapter 9 showed us that God’s Word exposed the peoples’ sin. In this study sheet, we will see the prayer Ezra prayed to connect the people’s past to the present, revealing God’s mercy.

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Studying Ezra & Nehemiah with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

How to Reinvent Life Patterns

There is a lot that happens in the rest of chapter 8. Once more, Levites were recruited and 200 temple servants. God had to be stirring many hearts for people to leave the comforts of home for the unknown.

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Studying Ezra & Nehemiah with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

Here Comes the Man

We are on a journey–how are you preparing? What help can you expect along the way? You have a vital role to play in God’s working out of your destination. Last week we saw the joy the people had as they began to celebrate and worship God in His prescribed way. Seeing their worship caused me to question my own worship and dedication. Between chapters six and seven, 57 years had elapsed. Here comes the man, Ezra.

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Studying Ezra & Nehemiah with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

God Behind the Scenes

Last week we saw how the temple work was resumed. Behind the scenes, God faithfully pursued His plan. He set limits on the powers of the world. The people could have despaired or retreated when the questioned, but they would remember their past and trust God.

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Dealing With the Unexpected

Ezra established the legitimacy of the returning exiles. They settled in ancestral lands. They then knew they needed to get back to the basics. They met the in the fall of the year, the most sacred month on the Jewish calendar, containing the Feast of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the Feast of the Tabernacles.

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Painting the Background – An introduction.

Understand where people are, how they got there and where they are headed.

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Studying 1 & 2 Peter with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

Discover Your Hope

Last week we concentrated on opening our eyes to the adversary that could be infiltrating our precious sanctuary. Peter is not finished yet. This is a truly glorious climax to Peter’s writing to us. He will talk about the rest of the story. This truth has kept him strong and hopeful through the crazy times in which he lives.

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Studying 1 & 2 Peter with Joanne Lodge at Cedar Hills Community Church.

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Discover Your Adversary

Peter is really taking time to prepare those sheep within the flocks that he is shepherding. At the end of chapter one, Peter pointed to the scriptures and the testimony of the apostles as a trustworthy source of truth.