1. Rebuilding

2. “all the people came together as one in the square before the Water Gate. They told Ezra the teacher of the Law to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses” Nehemiah 8:1

4. There was a desire for God There was a hunger for God’s word. There was strength in numbers There was conviction There was a desire for change There was obedience There was great joy

5. “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22

6. Daily Steps to Transformation: Pray daily, “LORD help me to seek you with all my heart” Read daily, “LORD talk to me today.” Be obedient

7. “If you are in doubt regarding what is right and what is wrong, do not be too greatly influenced by the customs and conventions of Christians you may know. Go by the clear teaching of the Bible and by the prompting of your conscience, and Christ will gradually lead you further along the path of righteousness.” John Stott – Basic Christianity

8. Daily Steps to Transformation: Pray daily, “LORD help me to seek you with all my heart” Read daily, “LORD talk to me today.” Be obedient Find a Christian friend to walk with. Keep going – it is a marathon not a sprint

9. “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the L ORD Almighty.” Malachi 3:1

10. to be continued…