The Nehemiah Perspective: Prayer That Promotes Change

The Nehemiah Perspective: Prayer That Promotes Change

Series: The Nehemiah Perspective
Date: July 27, 2014 By: Pastoral Staff Campus: Gary
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Summary

May we be a people that seeks the Lord, our source of mercy, for the sake of our city. This message was given by Pastor Ray Dix at the Gary campus as part of The Nehemiah Perspective teaching series.

Passage

5 And I said, "O LORD God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, 6 let your ear be attentive and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night for the people of Israel your servants, confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Even I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules that you commanded your servant Moses. 8 Remember the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, 'If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples, 9 but if you return to me and keep my commandments and do them, though your dispersed be under the farthest skies, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place that I have chosen, to make my name dwell there.' 10 They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand. 11 O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight to fear your name, and give success to your servant today, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man."Now I was cupbearer to the king. Nehemiah 1:5 — Nehemiah 1:11 ESV