Part 11 | Men Who Reign With God
From Nehemiah 11
rise and fall on .
The Bible gives men the of in the , the , and .
📖 1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.
is not a . It’s .
📖 Nehemiah 11:1 ESV the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city…
Men who Reign with God:
1. Are by God and by choice.
📖 Nehemiah 11:1–2 ESV Now, the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. 2 And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.
📖 Proverbs 16:33 ESV The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
📖 John 15:16 ESV You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide…
Knowing I’ve been fuels of the .
📖 Philippians 1:29 ESV For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake
Men who Reign with God:
2. the with God’s .
📖 Nehemiah 11:6 ESV All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were 468 valiant men.
📖 Nehemiah 11:14 ESV and their brothers, mighty men of valor, 128; their overseer was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
Men who Reign with God:
3. up in worship and them in the .
📖 Nehemiah 11:17 ESV and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who was the leader of the praise, who gave thanks, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
📖 1 Timothy 2:8 ESV I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;
📖 Nehemiah 11:22 ESV The overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the work of the house of God.
Men who Reign with God:
4. Live by and the World’s .
📖 Nehemiah 11:23 ESV For there was a command from the king concerning them, and a fixed provision for the singers, as every day required.
📖 Ezra 6:9–10 ESV And whatever is needed—bulls, rams, or sheep for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, or oil, as the priests at Jerusalem require—let that be given to them day by day without fail, 10 that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
Christian conviction is not the way to ; it’s the path to .
Men who Reign with God:
5. Follow as the of God’s man.
📖 Luke 24:19 ESV Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people,
📖 Philippians 2:8-9 ESV And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,
📖 Hebrews 2:10 ESV For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.
Sermon in a Sentence:
When men embrace being , fight for the , and , they the reign of Jesus on Earth.
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