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BSF: Lesson 27: Nehemiah 11-13

BSF Lesson 27 Expanded Lecture Notes: Lesson 27 Notes Nehemiah 11–13 Dedication to Home – Nehemiah 11:1–12:26 Leading the Way – 11:1-2 While the Israelites were in exile for 70 years, Jerusalem lay in ruins. The returned exiles rebuilt the temple, but without walls, Jerusalem remained defenseless and desolate. Few desired to live in theContinue reading “BSF: Lesson 27: Nehemiah 11-13”

BSF Lesson 26: Nehemiah 9-10

BSF Lesson 26 Expanded Lecture Notes: Lesson 26 Notes Nehemiah 9–10 From Confession to Commitment – Nehemiah 9 Nehemiah recorded another holy day that played an integral part in rebuilding a community of faith among his people. Before moving forward, the Israelites needed to remember their history, recognize God’s design, and realize their own disorder.Continue reading “BSF Lesson 26: Nehemiah 9-10”

BSF Lesson 25 Nehemiah 6 – 8

BSF Lesson 25 Expanded Lecture Notes: Lesson 25 Notes Nehemiah 6:15–8:18 Completing the Wall – Nehemiah 6:15–7:3 The Final Push – 6:15-19 Mission Accomplished (6:15-16) In a mere 52 days, less than six months after he spoke to the king, Nehemiah led God’s people to complete the full 2.5-mile (4 km) circumference of Jerusalem’s wallContinue reading “BSF Lesson 25 Nehemiah 6 – 8”

BSF Lesson 24

BSF Lesson 24 Expanded Lecture Notes: Lesson 24 Notes Nehemiah 4:1–6:14 Facing Foes, Fear, and Fortification – Nehemiah 4 Focus Verse “So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.” (Nehemiah 4:6) Outline Engage Any good and significant work encounters challenges. Pressing deadlines,Continue reading “BSF Lesson 24”

BSF Lesson 23 – Nehemiah 1 – 3

Homiletics Worksheet Nehemiah 1–3 Theme: God restores His people through prayerful leadership, repentance, and unified work. 1. Passage Overview Book Book of Nehemiah Historical Setting The events occur during the Persian period after the Babylonian exile. Jerusalem had been destroyed by Babylon in 586 BC, but several waves of Jews returned under Persian decree. MajorContinue reading “BSF Lesson 23 – Nehemiah 1 – 3”

BSF Lesson 22 Expanded Lecture Notes:

Lesson 22 Notes Zechariah, Chapter 12 through Chapter 14 Context for Zechariah, Chapter 12 through Chapter 14 Zechariah’s prophecy offers the most explicit revelation of end times found in the Old Testament and perhaps the entire Bible. Chapters 9–11 look to events now in the past but also anticipate a more terrible judgment and moreContinue reading “BSF Lesson 22 Expanded Lecture Notes:”

Verse of the Day – Feb 27

“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.”—1 John 3:18 By The Reverend Professor Jeremy Derby, in the spirit and cadence of Tolkien I. A Word Spoken in the Twilight of the Apostles Beloved friends, gather near and incline your hearts, for we stand upon the shoresContinue reading “Verse of the Day – Feb 27”

Devotional – Feb 19

“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”—1 John 4:11–12 (NIV) I. The Voice of the Apostle and the Flame in the Dark Beloved friends—mishpachah ofContinue reading “Devotional – Feb 19”

BSF Lesson 21 – Zechariah 9-11

BSF Lesson 21 Questions: The Promise of the Coming King Zechariah 9–11 Lesson 21 Questions First Day: Read the Lesson 20 Notes. The notes and lecture fortify the truth of the passage for understanding and application to daily life. 1. What truth from the lecture helped you better understand what living for God looks like?Continue reading “BSF Lesson 21 – Zechariah 9-11”

“From the Beginning: The Ancient Call to Love One Another”

A Meditation on 1 John 3:11 “For this is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”— 1 John 3:11 (ESV) I. The Echo from the Dawn Beloved friends, there are words that arrive like sudden thunder upon the plain, and there are words that come like theContinue reading ““From the Beginning: The Ancient Call to Love One Another””