Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18

<p>Sermon Speaker: Pastor Robert Pruitt </p> <p>Sermon Text: Neh. 8:1-18 </p> <p>I.  God’s people cannot truly live without the reading of the Law (i.e., the Word of God).  (Neh. 8:1-6)</p> <p>A.  We should require the teaching of the Word.</p> <p>B.  We should require that the Word be obeyed.</p> <p>Because we forget.</p> <p>Second, because younger people who may not have heard from quality           </p> <p>        teachers of the Law, needed to hear.</p> <p>Third, the Word of God is used by God to bring fear of Him into the hearts of </p> <p>        men.</p> <p>Fourth, sinful men and women do not want to have their sins pointed out to </p> <p>        them, yet they desperately need to be convinced of their sinfulness. </p> <p>C.  We, as God’s people, should remain unified.</p> <p>II.  God’s people cannot truly live without repentance.  (Neh. 8:9)</p> <p>III.  God’s people require constant revival if they are to truly live.  (Neh. 8:10-18; 9:1-10:39)</p> <p>IV.  God’s people require restoration when they have fallen away from following Him.  (Neh. 8:17)</p> <p>V.  God’s people rejoice in the Word and work of God when they repent.  (Neh. 8:10-10:39)</p>