Date: 13.12.2009

Speaker: Wenjiang

Passage: Nehemiah 12:1-47

Theme: Rebuilding our community

Proverbs 3:5-6

-The path may not be easy but God is With us!

-God is not mystical (Beyond human understanding)

1. Giving of ourselves to God (V1-30)

-To be holy means to set apart (1 Peter 2:9)

Romans 12:1

-Worship is more den singing its giving of ourselves holy to God

-Build a church that every member lives out for God

-How do we practically offer ourselves to God?

àbeing active in sharing of our faith!

2 cor 5:18-20

-If we have the desire to share Christ God will open door

2. Giving of our praises to God (v31-43)

-Act of faith to claim God's blessings

Gen 13:17

Joshua 1:3

-Praise n worship God wit a right understanding

-Watch out that we do not fall into lip singing by really checking and a lining our hearts

-Praising and worshiping provides a testimony to the enemies n for the world to see God through us through good or bad times

-Worshipping during hard times we are telling the devil feelings come n go but God will never change..

-It also proves our reliance and strengthens our inner man!

Romans 8:28

3. Giving of our resources to God (V12:44)

-They gave joyfully n cheerfully

-It’s better not to give than to give out of obligation.

-Dollars n cents can be spiritual if we give it with the right heart

Phil 4:18

-At the end God sees the value of wad we have given him not the financial amount.