god of the ages
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Nehemiah 7GOD OF THE AGES
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Nehemiah 7GOD OF THE AGES
JERUSALEM
MAINTAINING YOUR FAITHGatekeepers: Stand watch over all that enters their lives.
Singers: Routinely worship in song.
Levites: Take their role in the ministry.
MAINTAINING YOUR FAITHGovernors: Keeps their posts of spiritual leadership within their sphere of influence.
Warriors: Stand to fight all things evil.
Psalm 137“By the rivers of Babylon we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion (Jerusalem). We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it…
Psalm 137“And those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, and those who plundered us requested joy, saying, ‘Sing for us one of the songs of Zion!’ How can we…
Psalm 137“sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the…
Psalm 137“roof of my mouth, if I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.”
GOD NEVER FORGETS“For God is not unjust to forget your works and the labor of love which you have shown toward His name in that you have ministered to the saints and do minister.
Hebrews 6:10
GOD NEVER FORGETS“Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord listened and heard them; so a book of remembrance was written before them, for those who fear the Lord and who meditate on His name.”
Malachi 3:16
THE RELAY RACE
325: Council of Nicea: Cannon gathered, Apostle’s Creed established.
30: The birth of the Church at Pentecost.
100-400: Christianity spreads to North Africa, Asia Minor, Eastern Europe.
THE RELAY RACE
410: Fall of the Roman Empire; Civilization plunged into the Dark Ages.
500-1000: Desert Fathers preserve the Scriptures, becoming the basis of written law.
405: Jerome translates Scriptures into Latin, called the Vulgate.
THE RELAY RACE
1347-1400: The Black Death kills 200 million, 60% of the world population; Paris- 90%; birth of hospitals / orphanages
600: First monasteries preserve civilization with Feudalism.1000-1500: Birth of universities- Oxford, Cambridge- 80-plus others; Magna Carta
THE RELAY RACE
1700-1800: Birth of America; Bill of Rights; equal protection under the law.
1400: Bible translated into German and English; Guttenberg invents printing.
1400-1600: World exploration, colonization; Christianity spreads to the Americas.
THE RELAY RACE1800-2000: Abolishing slavery; public school system; orphanage/adoption agencies; prison reform; women’s rights movement, child-labor laws, inter-city missions; civil-rights movement; third-world missions; alcohol/drug reform; convalescent care, disaster relief care- ALL IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST!
Nehemiah 7GOD OF THE AGES