Assume Responsibility
Nehemiah 10
A tithe is a 10 th part.
I. What generosity demonstrates:
1. Generosity is an act of worship.
2. Generosity is the response of a thankful heart.
3. Generosity reflects a heart surrendered to the Lordship of Christ.
4. Generosity is a sign of faith in God’s provision.
II. Why be generous:
1. God commanded generosity.
“On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in
keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to
be made.” 1 Corinthians 16:2
2. God will bless you because of your generosity.
“Honor the LORD with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns
will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine.” Proverbs 3:9-
10
3. Others will come to know Jesus.
“I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you
will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.” Luke 16:9
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows
generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in
your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful
giver.” Corinthians 9:6-7
“The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller
and smaller.” Proverbs 11:24 (The Message)
Assume Responsibility
Nehemiah 10
August 5, 2018 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
What will you be remembered for?
September 2, 2018 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
What will you be remembered for? Nehemiah 13:23-31 1. You are remembered for the convictions you hold. 2. You are remembered for the decisions you make/risks you take. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt 3. You are remembered for the people you influence. Be loving “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiples kisses.” Proverbs 27:6 Be an encourager Be generous "No man can become rich without himself enriching others. The man who dies rich dies disgraced" -- Andrew Carnegie
Rhythm of Work and Rest
August 26, 2018 • Pastor Brett Martin
Rhythm of Work and Rest Nehemiah 13:15-22 You’re responsible when people follow your example. The world says keep busy and stay nervous. God says work hard, then go to bed. Set rhythms and have others help you keep them. Resting provides fine tuning for hearing God’s voice in the midst of the static of life. Opportunities for rest: Time: Listen: Sleep: Life Together: The sabbath is not about resting perfectly but resting in the One who is perfect. Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Reform
August 19, 2018 • Pastor Allen Bonnell
REFORM Nehemiah 13:1-14 Knowledge is knowing what to do; wisdom is doing it. I need to _________________________________. Nehemiah 13:1 On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God, 2 because they had not met the Israelites with food and water but had hired Balaam to call a curse down on them. (Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing.) 3 When the people heard this law, they excluded from Israel all who were of foreign descent. 1. Do what you know to do. Transformation doesn’t happen without reformation. 2. Stop doing what you know not to do. Nehemiah 13:4 Before this, Eliashib the priest had been put in charge of the storerooms of the house of our God. He was closely associated with Tobiah, 5 and he had provided him with a large room formerly used to store the grain offerings and incense and temple articles, and also the tithes of grain, new wine and oil prescribed for the Levites, singers and gatekeepers, as well as the contributions for the priests. 6 But while all this was going on, I was not in Jerusalem, for in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I had returned to the king. Some time later I asked his permission 7 and came back to Jerusalem. Here I learned about the evil thing Eliashib had done in providing Tobiah a room in the courts of the house of God. 8 I was greatly displeased and threw all Tobiah's household goods out of the room. 9 I gave orders to purify the rooms, and then I put back into them the equipment of the house of God, with the grain offerings and the incense. “It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be called a house of prayer,' but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'" Matthew 21:13 3. Surround yourself with the right people. Nehemiah 13:10I also learned that the portions assigned to the Levites had not been given to them, and that all the Levites and singers responsible for the service had gone back to their own fields. 11So I rebuked the officials and asked them, "Why is the house of God neglected?" Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts. 12All Judah brought the tithes of grain, new wine and oil into the storerooms. 13I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because these men were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their brothers. 14Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out what I have so faithfully done for the house of my God and its services. “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7