Sunday Worship

February 9th, 2025

 

“Life On Whose Terms”

Nehemiah 9:22-31

Rev. Tyler Dirks

 

Sermon Audio

 

Sermon Outline:

  1. Gifts
  2. Risks
  3. Strange Salvation

Reflection Questions:

  1. When was a time you actually did life on God’s terms? What are the specific indicators that suggest someone is doing life on God’s terms?
  2. How do you feel about being dependent on gifts? How do you feel about being a charity case? How do you feel about being needy (like a child)?
  3. How do you feel about risks? When you imaginatively inhabit the stories of Scripture, how do you honestly feel about the sundry, significant, and shocking risks God takes?
  4. Nehemiah reflects on the fact that throughout history God has given His people saviors. As you survey the sundry stories of salvation what stands out to you about the saviors (e.g. Esther, David, Samson, Gideon, etc.)? Does anything strike you as strange? What do you suppose all these strange episodes of salvation are forcing us to acquire a taste for?