Nehemiah chapters 7 & 8 "This day is holy" if the word of God is not filling you with joy but condemnation, there is a problem, the word of God should fill you with joy.  The joy of the Lord is your strength. The tabernacle of the Lord today is us, (the booth, the temple); make sure your temple is clean  because God and us live in there, and it needs to be free from sin. In Nehemiah Chapter 8 -The public safety of everyone depended on each one taking care of each of their families.  The heads of families should bring their families and take them to public worship. An example of this is from "Faith like potatoes" where Angus brought his whole family out to front of the church. Parents are responsible for their own  children.  Preachers to teach from the Word of God, not the local newspaper. Part of honouring God is reading and expounding the Word as well as Baptism, and Communion. Be a living stone! Being a  Christian is not "I give my life a

ICC Australia's David Caukill is coming to Tolga Community Church on Friday 2nd May at 7.30 pm.  All welcome to come along and hear David and learn more about ICC Australia.  This event is free.  We look forward to seeing you. More about International Children's Care (Australia): About ICC International Children's Care (Australia) is a Christian international development organisation based in Australia that raises funds and works with international partners to alleviate poverty and build a brighter future for destitute children in developing countries. ICC Australia support development initiatives with its implementing partners that focus on the critical needs of destitute children and the communities in which they live. A safe, healthy and nurturing environment is essential to ensure that children and young people integrate into their communities as mature and self-sufficient adults who in turn are able to make a positive contribution to their community. More a

Further Opposition to the Rebuilding 6  When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah,  Geshem  the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates—   2  Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages [ a ]  on the plain of Ono. ” But they were scheming to harm me;   3  so I sent messengers to them with this reply: “I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to you?”   4  Four times they sent me the same message, and each time I gave them the same answer. 5  Then, the fifth time, Sanballat  sent his aide to me with the same message, and in his hand was an unsealed letter   6  in which was written: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem [ b ]  says it is true—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and therefore you are building the wall. Moreover, according to thes

Scripture References:  John 5:39-44; Nehemiah 4 The Jews considered that eternal life was revealed to them in their Scriptures, and that they had it, because they had the word of God in their hands. Jesus urged them to search those Scriptures with more diligence and attention. “You search the Scriptures,” and you do well to do so. They did indeed search the Scriptures, but it was with a view to their own glory. It is possible for men to be very studious in the letter of the Scriptures, yet to be strangers to its power. You profess to receive and believe the Scripture, let that be the judge. It is spoken to us as advising or commanding all Christians to search the Scriptures. Not only read them, and hear them, but search them; with diligence in examining and studying them. We must search the Scriptures for heaven as our great end; eternal life For in them you think ye have eternal life. We must search the Scriptures for Christ, as the new and living Way, that leads to this end. T