Evening Series: Starting and Maintaining a Revival

Why We Stand for the Bible - Ezra 7:7-10 and Nehemiah 8

What is it about the Scriptures that placed such an urgency upon Ezra and these people to take their stand for it in their day?

1. Divinely authoritative Book. 8:1-2

2. Definite centrality of the Book 8:3-4

3. Deliberate preaching, exposition, of the Book 8:5-12

-directing us to the words. 8:5-6

-explaining, expounding the meaning of the words. 8:7-8

-application on how to live the words. 8:9-11

4. Daily need to obey the Book. 8:13-18