Nehemiah 10:1-39 – A Commitment to Change

INTRO

• The wall is finished.
• Now Nehemiah prepares the people to succeed
• Chapters 8–13 is the preparation of the people
• They are making the commitment necessary to be the people called has called them to be.

We will be a consecrated people– vv. 1-28

• Declared sacred.  We are your people
• Nehemiah the Governor to the Temple servants
  • Everyone… great and small
• They were all united on how they were to live
• The commitment to LIVE FOR GOD
• I will do this!

We will separate from the world – vv. 28 & 30

• Separated from the peoples of the land
• No inner marriages
  • Not allowing the people of the land to pull us away from God
• A HOLY PEOPLE
• Live differently.  Striving to be different

We will walk in the truth – v. 29

• walk in God’s Law
• to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord and
• his rules and his statutes.
• God’s Word – The Bible
• Believe and Live out truth
• Seek it out and Live it out
• Living under the authority of God

We will be people of true worship – vv. 31-39

• The sabbath
• Their tithes
• Their offerings
• Their temple

WE WILL NOT NEGLECT THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

A worship that focuses on GOD… and not man.

The understood their responsibility

• The Old Covenant Law/Temple
• The New Covenant – Grace/Jesus
  • MyTime
  • My Talents
  • My Treasures
  • As we serve the Lord