August 27, 2020
by Lana Waters Liu
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The Connect Devotional
I went to JerusalemI set out during the nightthen I said to them
(excerpts from Nehemiah 2:11-18)
Nehemiah had become a wise man by the time he entered Jerusalem that day. His was a wisdom honed by focus on the One True God who got him there. Contained in that wisdom was a treasurethe mission God had entrusted to him.
Nehemiah didn't know these inhabitants of Jerusalem;...
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August 26, 2020
by Brian and Kathy Emmet
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
I went to Jerusalem I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heartto do for Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:11-12).
If you were asked to name the most important people in your life, you could do that pretty easily. How about the most important places?
Maybe it's your childhood home or hometown, or a favorite vacation spot you return to year by year. Perhaps you enjoy visit...
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August 25, 2020
by Leslie Ann Yell
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:12).
Have you been depressed by the breadth of brokenness surrounding you? Have you been overwhelmed with a looming project or the sheer volume of work that needs to be done? I certainly have! Gosh, it seems as if the world is crumbling around us right now!
Nehemiah is overwhelmed with ...
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August 24, 2020
by Brian and Kathy Emmet
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
Nehemiah 2:11-20
[Editor's note: Good to be backthanks for letting us take a brief break! We're always looking to add to our Connect Devotional writing team. You don't need to be a professional writer or Bible scholar. If you're at all interested in exploring the possibility, contact Alex or Brian.]
Why rebuild? In Nehemiah's day Jerusalem was a shattered city on the far...
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August 21, 2020
by Alex Kirk
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Weekly Music Notes, The Connect Devotional
8"Rememberthe instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatteryou among the nations,9but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gatherthem from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.' (Nehemiah 1:8-9)
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August 20, 2020
by Alex Kirk
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Weekly Music Notes, The Connect Devotional
8"Rememberthe instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatteryou among the nations,9but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gatherthem from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.' (Nehemiah 1:8-9)
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August 19, 2020
by Alex Kirk
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The Connect Devotional
I confessthe sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's family, have committed against you.7We have acted very wickedlytoward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses. (Nehemiah 1:6-7)
(Note: If you're just joining us, for this week's Connect Devotional I'm recapping the daily exercises that I ended the message with this...
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August 18, 2020
by Alex Kirk
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
4When I heard these things, I sat down and wept.For some days I mourned and fastedand prayed before the God of heaven. (Nehemiah 1:4)
(Note: If you're just joining us, for this week's Connect Devotional I'm recapping the daily exercises that I ended the message with this past Sunday. If you missed the message, you can watch and/or listen to it here.)
Nehemiah asked the q...
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August 17, 2020
by Alex Kirk
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The Connect Devotional
2Hanani,one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnantthat had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 1:2)
This week we're doing something a little different with the Connect Devotional. While the team of writers are away, we're going to play!
At the end of yesterday's message I closed out with a s...
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August 7, 2020
by Brian and Kathy Emmet
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Category:
The Connect Devotional
All the trees of the field will know that I the LORD bring down the tall treeand make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it (Ezekiel 17:24).
It's a beautiful picture: Chatham Church as "a noble cedar," planted by God our Father-Gardener, grounded and secured in Christ our King-Taproot, water...
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