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Author Archives: Mark Shields
Praise God for His Help
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
Posted in Nehemiah
Tagged Aspirations, Christ, Christianity, Courage, Daily Walk, Desires, Encouragement, God, Growing in the Lord, Jeremy Camp, Jesus, Lord, religion & spirituality
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Rally Toward Great Works
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
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Tagged City Walls of Jerusalem, God, God’s Way, Ideas, Israel, Israelites, Jerusalem, Lesson, Love, Nehemiah, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Thoughts, Walls of Jerusalem
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Questions for Reflection – Nehemiah 1-3
I’ve completed the book of Ezra and at this link is an index of the studies published so far. Along the journey, it was noticed how Ezra encourages the returned-exiles in the building of the temple. He teaches them how … Continue reading
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Tagged Accomplishment, Adjustments, Application, Book of Ezra, Celebration, Christ, Community, Confidence, Courage, Cross, Discipline, Dreams, Encouragement, Ezra, God, Ideas, Inspiration, Jerusalem, Lessons, Nehemiah, Plans, Possibilities, Praises, Prayer, Reading (process), Sermon, Spirit, Temple, Thankfulness, Thoughts, United Methodist Church, Worship
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English: DFW American Airlines Departure (Photo credit: Wikipedia) My daughter went on a school trip to Washington DC recently. They were to meet for a flight at Dallas/Fort Worth airport on an early Saturday morning…
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Courage to Change
Not only do we need inspiration to change as I wrote about in the previous post but we also need to have the courage to change. Reading in Ezra 10, the Israelites were getting stuck in the same old rut. … Continue reading
Posted in Ezra
Tagged Casting Crown, Christ, Courage, Ezra, God, Inspiration, Israelite, Jerusalem, Leadership, Prayer
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