Adaptation of William Hinley's 'Invictus'

I have no fear though strait the gate,
He cleared from punishment the scroll;
Christ is the Master of my fate,
Christ is the Captain of my soul.

Author unknown

A note to an evolutionist

It is absurd for the evolutionist to complain that it is unthinkable for an admittedly unthinkable God to make everything out of nothing, and then pretend that it is more thinkable that nothing should turn itself into everything.

G.K. Chesterton

Hope in 1 Thessalonians

Heavenly Hope (Chapter 1)
Happy Hope (Chapter 2)
Holy Hope (Chapter 3)
Heartening Hope (Chapter 4)
Healthy Hope (Chapter 5)

Nehemiah Chapter 5

The Entrapment (Neh 5:1-5)
The Emancipation (Neh 5:6-13)
The Example (Neh 5:14-19)

Nehemiah Chapter 4

The enemy seeks to:
Despise the people (Neh 4:1-6)
Destroy the people (Neh 4:7-9)
Discourage the people (Neh 4:10-12)

Nehemiah - Attacks of the Enemy

The enemy is without and can be fierce (Neh 4)
The enemy is within and can be fleshly (Neh 5)
The enemy is wily and can be friendly (Neh 6)
The enemy is withstood and can be frustrated (Neh 7)

Psalm 145

God is great (Psalm 145:3)
God is gracious (Psalm 145:8), His mercy is great (Psalm 145:8)
God is good (Psalm 145:9), His goodness is great (Psalm 145:7)

His acts are mighty (Psalm 145:4, 6, 12)
His goodness is memorable (Psalm 145:7)
His kingdom is majestic (Psalm 145:12)

The Blood

1 Peter 1:19 - the precious blood
Colossians 1:20 - the blood of His cross

In the first, the Man is the focus. In the second, the method.
The Man was clean. The method was cruel.
The Man was spotless. The method was senseless.
In the first the blood was precious. In the second, the blood brought peace.

Nehemiah Chapter 2

Response of the king (Neh 2:1-6)
Resource of the king (Neh 2:7-9)
Resistance of the enemy (Neh 2:10, 19-20)
Reconnaissance of the city (Neh 2:11-16)
Revival of the people (Neh 2:17-18)

Nehemiah Chapter 1

His concern (Neh 1:1-3)
His conviction (Neh 1:4)
His communion (Neh 1:5-11)
His confession (Neh 1:6-10)
His commitment (Neh 1:11)

*J.B. Nicholson Jr.*

Outline of Nehemiah

Acts of the servant (Chapters 1-3)
Attacks of the enemy (Chapters 4-7)
Application of the Word (Chapters 8-10)
Administration of the city (Chapter 11-13)

There’s a Friend for little children, above the bright blue sky,
A Friend who never changes, whose love will never die;
Unlike our friends by nature, who change with changing years;
This Friend is always worthy, the precious name He bears.

A. Midlane

The Living God in Hebrews

Departure from the living God (Heb 3:12)
Devotion to the living God (Heb 9:14)
Dread of the living God (Heb 10:31)
Dwelling of the living God (Heb 12:22)