Notes: Before you were born again you were a gentile, after you became a Christian you are now a saint. Ruth and Rahab - did Ruth come into the nation as a Moabite or an Israelite? What about Rahab?  They have been grafted in  to nation of Israel.  They left behind their pagan traditions and culture and chose to come under God's way as He had instructed Israel. Ruth and Rahab took steps of faith.  Ruth took steps of faith and she never saw then end of the picture, if she had not been faithful to God were would never have known salvation, because Jesus Christ came through the line of David, of which both Ruth and Rahab are a part of. Ruth said to Naomi, where you I will go,your God will be my Go;, she surrendered herself to God. Israel at the centre of the world where God called this people to witness to the world.  Israel was and is a peculiar people; so too is the Church. The Word of God -  we read the Word because its part of Gods order Public Bible reading should b

Nehemiah 13:1-31 V5 there is strife in the house! The priest let the enemy in when Tobiah was given a room in courts of the temple.  How does Satan was destroy?  Through the leadership -  the priests/leadership/shepherds. Not only are officials corrupt but they were allowing the people to corrupt the holy day of God.  The people were not being shepherded. If God gives you a gift and if you don't use you let down God's order; the way He has set patterns and how things are to be done. If you want to break down the Church, break down the orde;, how God set it up If you want to break down the church, get corrupt leaders! Instead of the law showing grace, the law became a burden. If people don't like the way God does things then leave; that's what Nehemiah was telling the merchants who camped outside of the gates of the city on the Sabbath. If you go into ministry without local church family, you burn out and are a lone ranger.  This is NOT how God does things

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