Bible studies: Responding to God’s word
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Memory verse: Nehemiah 9:3 And they stood up in their place and read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a quarter of the day; for another quarter of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God.
Lesson outline:
- Hearing and receiving God’s word. Nehemiah 8:1-10
(a) hearing the word of God
(b) understanding God’s word.
- Feasting and fasting.Nehemiah 8:11-18 and Nehemiah 9:1-3
(a) consecration and rejoicing
(b) discovery and obedience.
- Returning to the covenant.Nehemiah 9:32-38, chapters 10:28-29 & Nehemiah 10:38-39
(a) confession and covenant making
(b) rejecting sin for righteousness.
