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Nehemiah 12 - Pastor David McGee

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Pastor David McGee

Date Taught: November 14, 2013

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Life Lessons Referenced

Life Lesson (Nehemiah 12:8)

We thank God not because everything is good or we understand everything, we thank God because He is good. We praise God, not because we feel like it but because He is worthy to be praised.

Life Lesson (Nehemiah 12:26)

There is no question, one life can make a difference. The only question is... will it? You decide.

Life Lesson (Nehemiah 12:27)

Worship God, if needed use music.

Life Lesson (Nehemiah 12:31)

Being thankful and giving thanks protects from many spiritual and emotional attacks.

Life Lesson (Nehemiah 12:43)

We should let the whole world hear our worship and giving thanks.

Life Lesson (Nehemiah 12:44)

We give ourselves to God, our worship to God and our gifts to God.

Verses Referenced and Teaching Notes

Ps 137:1-2 NKJV

1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept. When we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it.

Jer 33:11 NKJV

the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:
"Praise the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His mercy endures forever" —
and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,' says the Lord.

Heb 13:15-16 NKJV

15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. 16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Phil 4:6-7 NKJV

6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

John 1:12 NLT

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

John 3:16 NKJV

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

1 Peter 2:5 NKJV

you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:9-10 NKJV

9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

Heb 13:15-16 NKJV

John 10:22-24 NKJV

22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, "How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."

Col 1:13-14 NKJV

13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Phil 4:6-7 NKJV

Neh 12:43 NLT

Many sacrifices were offered on that joyous day, for God had given the people cause for great joy. The women and children also participated in the celebration, and the joy of the people of Jerusalem could be heard far away.

Rom 12:1-2 NLT

1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Neh 12:46 NLT

The custom of having choir directors to lead the choirs in hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God began long ago in the days of David and Asaph.

Neh 12:47 NLT

So now, in the days of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, all Israel brought a daily supply of food for the singers, the gatekeepers, and the Levites. The Levites, in turn, gave a portion of what they received to the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

John 17:4 NKJV

I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.

John 19:30 NKJV

So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.

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