Monthly Archives: June 2012

Faith Gives Courage to Face Fear

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Mark Shields

There were some who opposed the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem as recorded in Nehemiah 4. When the project produced results, the opposition became angry and wanted to end the work; even setting their sights on violence to stop … Continue reading →

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Questions for Reflection – Nehemiah 4-6

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Mark Shields

For the last few weeks I’ve studied and written about Nehemiah who returned to Jerusalem from exile to rally the people in rebuilding the city walls. He prayed for a plan of action as he prepares for the challenge. There’s … Continue reading →

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Shine Like the Stars

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Mark Shields

Youth Pastor Brandon Frenzel gave the sermon message last Sunday at my church titled “Shine Like the Stars”. Pastor Brandon also talked about their recent mission trip to Peru throughout the sermon since the points brought out were lived out … Continue reading →

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Everyone Contributes

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Mark Shields

As written in yesterday’s post, everyone contributed to the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. I remember a point made in a sermon by Pastor Steve at my church explaining that we should take what God is doing and do … Continue reading →

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Great Purposes – Nehemiah 3

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Mark Shields

The thing that leads to early success of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem is that the work was divided up so that everyone could contribute. They worked together, each doing their part without conflict or self interest. Let … Continue reading →

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Get Up and Ready to Step Ahead

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Mark Shields

In my post yesterday at Boldly Stepping Ahead, I wrote about how Nehemiah boldly took the initiative to rebuild the city of Jerusalem. He prayed about it and God said “Go”. Many times we know what needs to be done … Continue reading →

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Boldly Stepping Ahead

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Mark Shields

Nehemiah took the initiative to talk to the king about his grief toward the condition of Jerusalem. Reading in Nehemiah 2, he prays before talking to the king about his wish to rebuild the city. After praying, Nehemiah’s next step … Continue reading →

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Awesome Dads

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mark Shields

There were many lessons to note from last Sunday’s message on “Awesome Dads”. Senior Pastor: Rev. Steve Ramsdell gave the sermon message and below is an outline of the message. There is a podcast of each sermon at this Link. … Continue reading →

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Praise God for His Help

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Mark Shields

I enjoy growing in the Lord with you and how we can encourage each other in our daily walk. Courage is needed to face the truth or say no to what is wrong and yes to what is right. Today, … Continue reading →

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Rally Toward Great Works

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Mark Shields

Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem from exile to rally the people and rebuild the city walls of Jerusalem even against great hostility. Like in the example given in Nehemiah 1, we need to rally the building of the divine kingdom of … Continue reading →