November 10, 2019

FROM CREATION TO CHRIST: Longing for Home

Preacher: Pastor Tiffany Flanagan Series: From Creation To Christ Scripture: Nehemiah 9:29–38

FFROM CREATION TO CHRIST: Longing for Home

Nehemiah 9:29-38

Pastor Tiffany Flanagan

I. Pre-Exile

     A. The exile happened because of Israel's unfaithfulness in spite of God's faithfulness.

 

     B. Israel did not keep their end of their covenant with God.

 

 

II. The Exile

     A. God's people were sent from their homes, away from the temple, and their    enemies ruled over them.

 

     B. The exile led God's people to repent and turn back to Him. It was restorative discipline.

 

     C. God's people returned to their land, yet they continued to struggle with sin and live under the oppression of foreign goveenments.

 

     D. The exile shows us our need for Jesus.

 

 

III. Post-Exile

     A. Christ brought an end to the exile in a spiritual sense. He established a new kingdom for God's people; so, in a spiritual sense, Christians are no longer under the authority of worldly oppressors.

 

     B. We long for the day when Christ will fully restore us to our true home so we can once again live in perfect peace with God, in His place, and under His rule.

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