Thursday, August 29, 2019

the roar of the Devil

the roar of the Devil
empty, a bluff;
don’t fun from the roar
resist the Devil
and his armies;
armed with the Christ
tell the Devil
to run away instead.

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August 29, 2019
the roar of the Devil

1 Peter 5:8
“Be sober-minded, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil
prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
&
August 29, 2019
run toward the roar
August 29, 2019
we have weapons for battle
August 29, 2019
don’t think you can do it together
August 28, 2019
don’t be too busy to come
August 28, 2019
stay within earshot
Nehemiah 4:20 (this month’s memory verse)
“Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there.
Our God will fight for us!”
&
August 26, 2019
God is inviting us
Nehemiah 5:17-18
edited August 26, 2019
don’t add a burden – v2
August 26, 2019
the ministry of presence
Nehemiah 5:17-18
August 26, 2019
steadfast in the work
Nehemiah 5:16
August 26, 2019
embrace the humility of Christ
Nehemiah 5:15b
“out of reverence for God I did not act like that.”
August 26, 2019
the work was worthy
Nehemiah 5:16
August 26, 2019
focused on his calling
Nehemiah 5:16
“I devoted myself to the construction of this wall, and all my
subordinates were gathered there for the work. We didn't buy any land.”
August 26, 2019
because their burden was heavy
Nehemiah 5:14b
“neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.”
Nehemiah 5:18b
“I never demanded the food allotted to the governor,
because the demands were heavy on these people.”
August 26, 2019
remain humble
Nehemiah 5:15b
“But out of reverence for God I did not act like that.”
August 26, 2019
don’t add a burden
Nehemiah 5:14b
“neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor.”
Nehemiah 5:18b
“I never demanded the food allotted to the governor,
because the demands were heavy on these people.”
August 26, 2019
embrace God’s appointments
August 26, 2019
embrace your call
Nehemiah 5:14-19
&
August 25, 2019
Nehemiah 6:1-19 (only got through v14)
“Discerning and Dealing with Devilish Dangers”
sermon by Pastor Randall Burns
summer sermon series on the book of Nehemiah
Military Street Baptist Church
The Church on the Hill
Houlton, ME

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