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Start With Worship - Ezra Chapter 3

Contributed by Hannah Pinkstone on Dec 11, 2002

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the Jews returned to their homeland in three waves and began to rebuild their city. but why rebuild the altar before the temple, or the city walls? because there focus was on putting God first!

I’m going to spend a bit of time talking about some of Ezra chapter 3. About 70 years before the events in this chapter, Judah was invaded by the Babylonian Empire and the people exiled. God had let this happen because they had turned their backs on him. Since then the Babylonian Empire had ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-6

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Benefits Of Confessing Our Sins

Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000

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Part of our weekly worship includes the corporate confession of our sins. This message considers the benefits of confession and the components of proper confession.

Introductory Considerations 1. Illustration of person who felt need to confess terrible sin. (see illustrations at end). Teaching 1. Confessing sin to pastor or priest - isn’t that a Roman Catholic thing? Didn’t that go out with the Reformation? Perhaps but the felt need we have to confess our ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 9:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Have You Set Your Altar?

Contributed by Robert Massey on Aug 27, 2002

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Our relationship with God should be the most important relationship that we have. When we place that relationship as Priority One, there are effects that should be seen in our lives. This message demonstrates what those effects are.

We know that certain ones who were living in Babylon after Cyrus came to reign were touched by God to leave Babylon and go back to Jerusalem and rebuild the city that had been torn down seventy years before by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. God had prophesied of this over two hundred years ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-12

Denomination: Church Of God

The Lord's Messenger

Contributed by Bruce Ferris on Oct 18, 2002

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If you know the Lord Jesus as personal Savior and Lord, you are “THE LORD’S MESSENGER.” Fellow servants, it is an honor to be THE LORD’S MESSENGER and sent on His errands, regardless, if it is known among the masses or carried out behind the scenes. The

The Lord’s Messenger If you know the Lord Jesus as personal Savior and Lord, you are “THE LORD’S MESSENGER.” This can be said “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 1:6) “For this reason I also ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:7, Ezra 7:10

Denomination: Baptist

Rebuilding The Structure Series

Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002

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Change in the church

Rebuilding the structure, Pardon our Dust series Ezra 1:1-5 Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ July 28, 2002 A couple of months ago I gave a sermon which outlined a lot of the things that we are doing right as a church. And because I like to keep things positive I failed to ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 1:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Why Do I Need To Go To Church? Series

Contributed by Scotty Killingsworth on Jan 10, 2002

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With this talk today I am going to make the case that church attendance is vital because everything you hold dear can be taken away from you. The church offers the best hope on earth of carrying your precious treasures through a dangerous land.

S011202 Why do I need to go to church? Ezra 8:21 A sermon by Scotty L Killingsworth Preached to the Evergreen Church Springfield, Mo. Second sermon in the series-Sermons I would bring a friend to hear. Beginning The Fellowship of the Ring tells the story of a Hobbit who has in his possession ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 8:21, Ezra 8:21-23, Hebrews 10:23-26

Denomination: Baptist

Let's Get Serious

Contributed by Steve Ownby on Jan 15, 2002

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This message is to encourage others to get busy about the Father’s business in the New Year.

“LET’S GET SERIOUS” Neh 1:5-11 Ezra 3:1-5 I. God’s Work Must Be Done (Nehemiah chapters 1-7) *The need must be known. (1:1-3). Mat 9:37 *We must respond spiritually to needs in God’s work and must pray (1:4-11). Isa 6:8 *You will encounter opposition both inside the church and ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:5-11, Ezra 3:1-5

Denomination: Pentecostal

Prayer Brings A Nation To Repentance Series

Contributed by Wah Lok Ng on May 10, 2002

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Ezra’s prayer resulted in a whole nation in repentance. We need this kind of prayer in the world we live in today.

EZRA’S PRAYER FOR HIS NATION By : Ng Wah Lok Text : Ezra 9:1-9 Introduction. The book of Ezra is set in the period where Israel was in captivity for many years because of their sin. God raised Ezra to return back to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and restore worship in His house. In this ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 9:1-9, Genesis 19:14-16

Denomination: Charismatic

Carrying God's Treasures In A Dangerous Land

Contributed by Charles Trout on Jan 23, 2001

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How to journey through a dangerous land to make it home.

Carrying Precious Treasures In A Dangerous Land. Ezra 8:21 21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. It is often the case that we overlook the ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 8:21-33, Ezra 8:24-30

Denomination: Baptist

Singing On A Strong Foundation

Contributed by Tommy Davis on Apr 23, 2001

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This sermon was delivered for a choir anniversary and focuses on the mission and responsibilities of the choir in the church.

Singing On A Strong Foundation Text: Ezra 3:10,11 10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:10-11, Ezra 3:11

Denomination: Baptist

United We Serve

Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002

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In order for the work of God there much be unity in the church as demonstrated when Ezra and people of Israel rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem.

United We Serve Ezra 3:1-13 Reading: Ephesians 4:1-7 Intro: Ezra 1:1-4 The People of God had spent many years in captivity because of their sin. God had promised to bring them back to the promised land. King Cyrus, under the direction of the Lord offered send people back to Jerusalem to ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

When The Foundations Must Be Laid Again

Contributed by Sonny Thomas, Sr. on Jun 15, 2002

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If you always keep an ever humbling reminder of why you had to be restored and what consequences your time in sin produced, you will never need another restoration.

Exiles have begun returning to Jerusalem. Years of Babylonian captivity due to disobedience is the only reminder of a land once favored by God. Remnants from Israel now return back to their homeland with the daunting task of picking up the pieces. Jeshua the high priest and Zerubbabel the ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

"Why The Old Men Wept?"

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Dec 3, 2004

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What the difference between being a young man and being an old man? The young men shouted and the old men wept... why?

Title: "WHY THE OLD MEN WEPT?" Introduction: WHY THE YOUNG MEN SHOUTED? It is much easier to shout than it is to weep. There is a certain depth in weeping. The young men shouted because they finally had something to believe in. The foundation of the Temple had been rebuilt and laid. They were ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:10-13

Denomination: Baptist

God's Word Has Power To Change Lives

Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 14, 2004

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This message tells about the transforming power of God’s Word to change lives. Ideas for this message were glended from the "Ezra Network."

God’s Word Has Power to Change Lives Hebrews 4:12-13 2 Timothy 3:16 God’s Word has power to change lives because it message is about Jesus the World and Person Changer. How important is the Word of God to you? Is it something you take for granted? Is it something you can do without and all you ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 7:10, Hebrews 4:12-13

Denomination: Free Methodist

Rebuilding Your Altar Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 31, 2004

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What happens when your personal altar is in ruins how do you stop it from happening or how do you fix it onces it’s happened.

They couldn’t believe their eyes. The altar had been torn down! The altar, the very core of their spiritual life and spiritual heritage and now it was just rubble. They had never actually seen the Temple and the Altar it housed themselves, but they had heard the stories and their parents and ...read more

Scripture: Ezra 3:1-6

Denomination: Wesleyan

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