Steps to Spiritual Renewal

Ezra and Nehemiah put the Word of God first in the life of their community and the revival that takes place in Jerusalem was a by-product of the people's response to the Scriptures. Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones said, “The primary task of the church and of the Christian minister is the preaching of the Word of God. The decadent eras in the history of the church have always been those periods when preaching had declined.” When God's people get away from loving, reading, and obeying the Word of God, they lose the blessing of God. Note how this community responded to the Scriptures...