Series: Rebuilding Ruins - God's Faithfulness in Ezra and Nehemiah
Introduction and Overview
January 08, 2023 | Lynette Sanchez
As we start a new year, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah do not offer us a tidy ending or pithy positivity. Instead, we find a deep tension between finding God's faithfulness in rebuilding the ruined temple and city of Jerusalem and discovering the ever rebellious and wandering heart of humans. But this tension is true for us now as well and in it we can continue to seek God and be transformed by Christ's love.
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Series Information
After seventy years in exile, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah record a series of returns of the Jewish people from captivity in Persia. They return to rebuild the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem that were left in ruins by the Babylonians. But the promise of return is quickly met with opposition and the spiritual renewal of the community is not sustained. Yet the hand of God is evident and at work in protecting the people and calling them back into relationship. As the community of Countryside Community Church this series will help us understand God's faithfulness in sustaining his covenant and people throughout the story of Scripture. As we step into the new year and further out of the pandemic it will also challenge us to seek God's work in rebuilding our own ruins in our lives and relationships, knowing he is faithful.
