Author Archives: Jamie Hicks

Nehemiah 10:28-39; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Psalms 34:11-14; Proverbs 12:5-7 NT: “Now I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. They all ate the same spiritual food,Continue reading “03/30/T – Escaping Temptation”

Nehemiah 9:22-10:27; 1 Corinthians 9:19-27; Psalms 34:4-10; Proverbs 12:4 NT: “Although I am free from all and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a slave to everyone, in order to win more people… I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some. Now I doContinue reading “03/29/M – Disciplines of Devotion”

Nehemiah 9:1-21; 1 Corinthians 9:11-18; Psalms 34:1-3; Proverbs 12:2-3 NT: “If others have this right to receive benefits from you, don’t we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right; instead, we endure everything so that we will not hinder the gospel of Christ… For my part I have used none ofContinue reading “03/28/Su – God-given Rights”

Nehemiah 7:61-8:18; 1 Corinthians 9:1-10; Psalms 33:20-22; Proverbs 12:1 OT: “When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns, all the people gathered together at the square in front of the Water Gate. They asked the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses that the Lord hadContinue reading “03/27/S – Signs of Revival”

Nehemiah 7:1-60; 1 Corinthians 8:4-13; Psalms 33:12-19; Proverbs 11:29-31 NT: “…We know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.” For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth — as there are many “gods” and many “lords” — yet for us there is one God,Continue reading “03/26/F – From Him, For Him, and Through Him”

Nehemiah 5:14-6:19; 1 Corinthians 8:1-3; Psalms 33:6-11; Proverbs 11:28 OT: “When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that no gap was left in it — though at that time I had not installed the doors in the city gates — Sanballat and GeshemContinue reading “03/25/Th – The Counsel and Plans of the Lord”

Nehemiah 4:6-5:13; 1 Corinthians 7:33-40; Psalms 33:1-5; Proverbs 11:27 OT: “When our enemies heard that we knew their scheme and that God had frustrated it, every one of us returned to his own work on the wall. From that day on, half of my men did the work while the other half held spears, shields,Continue reading “03/24/W – Working, Warfare and Worship”

Nehemiah 3:15-4:5; 1 Corinthians 7:25-32; Psalms 32:8-11; Proverbs 11:24-26 OT: “When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became furious. He mocked the Jews before his colleagues and the powerful men of Samaria and said, “What are these pathetic Jews doing? Can they restore it by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will theyContinue reading “03/23/T – Opposition and Trust”

Nehemiah 2:9-3:14; 1 Corinthians 7:17-24; Psalms 32:1-7; Proverbs 11:23 Psalms: “How joyful is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! How joyful is a person whom the Lord does not charge with iniquity and in whose spirit is no deceit! When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning allContinue reading “03/22/M – Confession, Repentance, Forgiveness”

Nehemiah 1:1-2:8; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Psalms 31:23-24; Proverbs 11:22 OT: “Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah, and I questioned them about Jerusalem and the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile. They said to me, “The remnant in the province, who survived the exile, are in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’sContinue reading “03/21/Su – Love and Faith, Strength and Courage”