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“…Thus I was strengthened according to the hand of the LORD my God upon me…”  Ezra 7:27-28 NASB

Ezra’s Devotion (Review Ezra 7:10) -

Authority (vv. 11-12, 25-26) –

Liberty (vv. 13-14) –

Subsidy (vv. 15-26) –

Ezra’s Response (vv. 27-28) -

Application and Prayer:

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“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22  NASB

Remain Steadfast in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.”  Ezra 6:15  NASB

Acts 16:6-9:  Keep trying to move forward…
Hebrews 12:1-2:  Fix your eyes on Jesus…
Matthew 25:21 – Take Good Care of What God Has Entrusted to You…

Dedicate Your Life to the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16   NASB

God's purposes become our priorities
Our dedication to God should be wholehearted
Even small things can be acts of devotion

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”  Ezra 6:22  NASB

Application/Prayer:

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“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”
Ezra 6:22  NASB

Remain Steadfast in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.”  Ezra 6:15  NASB

Acts 16:6-9:  Keep trying to move forward…
Hebrews 12:1-2:  Fix your eyes on Jesus…
Matthew 25:21 – Take Good Care of What God Has Entrusted to You…

Dedicate Your ________________________ to the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16   NASB

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”  Ezra 6:22  NASB

Application/Prayer:

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“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” 
Ezra 6:22  NASB

Consistent - Credit - Joy

Remain Steadfast in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.”  Ezra 6:15  NASB

Acts 16:6-9:  Keep trying to move forward…

Hebrews 12:1-2:  Fix your eyes on Jesus…

Matthew 25:21

Dedicate Your ________________________ Unto the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16   NASB

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”  Ezra 6:22  NASB

Application/Prayer:

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“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” 
Ezra 6:22  NASB

Consistent: 1-----------------------------------------10
Credit:  1-----------------------------------------10
Joy:  1-----------------------------------------10

Remain __________________________ in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.”  Ezra 6:15  NASB

Acts 16:6-9:  Keep trying to move forward…

Hebrews 12:1-2

Matthew 25:21

Dedicate Your ________________________ Unto the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16   NASB

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”  Ezra 6:22  NASB

Application/Prayer:

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“…for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…” 
Ezra 6:22  NASB

Consistent: 1-----------------------------------------10
Credit:  1-----------------------------------------10
Joy:  1-----------------------------------------10

Remain __________________________ in Your Walk
“This temple was completed on the third day of the month Adar; it was the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.”  Ezra 6:15  NASB

Acts 16:6-9

Hebrews 12:1-2

Matthew 25:21

Dedicate Your ________________________ Unto the Lord
“And the sons of Israel, the priests, the Levites and the rest of the exiles, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.” Ezra 6:16   NASB

____________________________ in God’s Blessings
“And they observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the LORD had caused them to rejoice…”  Ezra 6:22  NASB

Application/Prayer:

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“For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.”  2 Timothy 1:7  NASB

1.   Don’t Be ______________________ of the God You Serve
“Thus they answered us, saying, 'We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth…”  Ezra 5:11a NASB

2. Don’t Be Ashamed of the ________________ You Are On
“…and are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and finished.”  Ezra 5:11b NASB

3.  Always Be Ready to Share Your _____________________
“'But because our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, He gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon.”  Ezra 5:12  NASB

Application/Prayer:

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“But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, and they did not stop them until a report could come to Darius, and then a written reply be returned concerning it.”
Ezra 5:5  NASB

1.   God Watches Over _________________________________!
“Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope for His lovingkindness...”  Psalm 33:18 NASB

2. God Equips ________________ To Watch Over Me
“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ…”  Ephesians 4:11 NASB

3.  I Am _____________________ To Watch Over Others
“But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light…”  1 Peter 2:9 NASB

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