Understand the Bible? Pastor Melissa Scott, Ph.D.
Have you ever tried to read the Bible but ended up with more questions than answers? Tune in to Pastor Scott's podcast to study the bible in a way that will unlock the riches that exist within. Pastor Scott teaches on various subjects from the Resurrection to Revelation. The teaching is designed to engage a thinking person, there is no need to leave your brain at the door of this church. Bring your questions and study along with Pastor Scott to better Understand the Bible.
Episodes
The book of Judges shows God’s sovereignty to choose whom He will to accomplish His purposes. Jephthah is the example of one rejected in man’s eyes, but chosen by God as a savior for the people. He kept his vow to God, even to his own hurt, and God honored his faith. VF-2012 Nehemiah 9:27, Judges 11-12
A mini excursion from Nehemiah into Judges to look at three saviors that delivered the children of Israel. Each savior was raised up by God for a purpose and for a time, and each of them was unique and different from one another. This is the same calling that God places on our lives today as He raises up ordinary people to carry out His purposes. VF-2011 Nehemiah 9:27, Judges 2:...
No matter what we face or how gigantic the obstacles seem, they're nothing in God's hands because He promises to fight our battles for us, just like He did with king Sihon and king Og. VF-2010 Nehemiah 9:22
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The house of God is designed to demonstrate His will, His day, His way and His work. The people of Nehemiah's day made a pledge of commitment to His House and yet even they fell away after time. This is a call to us today at Faith Center to renew and keep our commitments to the House of our God, ...
Through the Bible God put the gift of His Spirit in human conduits to instruct, to guide, and equip them for service. We see this with the people in Nehemiah’s day, with the 70 elders of Israel, Bezaleel, and many others throughout the Old and New Testament. God’s still placing the same Spirit in us today. It’s not somethin...
A close study of the Hebrew reveals God’s plural forgiveness’s, demonstrated by the fact that He never forsook the children of Israel despite their continuous rebellion. For us the promise is even greater with the covering of the blood of Christ. No matter how much or how often we fall short, we ar...
God demonstrates his ways with man through the lesson of the manna. The children of Israel were fed manna from heaven for 40 years and the people of Nehemiah’s day remembered God’s provision in their prayer. We have the fulfillment of the Bread of life in Jesus Christ who provides food for our soul...
History confirms that God holds up His word. We can see it in the life of Abraham, we can see it through God's great deliverance of the children of Israel and those that returned to Jerusalem after being in captivity. How much more for us! VF-2004 Nehemiah 9:9-12
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Abraham shows us that faithful before God is not perfection. It is trusting in Him and running to His voice with expectancy that God will be faithful to perform His word. VF-2003 Nehemiah 9:7-8
A whole new way of looking at Nehemiah 8:10, “The joy of the LORD is your strength.” This joy is not just happiness, but a joy that connotes unity with God, unity that comes from facing ourselves and recognizing our true nature before Him. As we turn from ourselves to face Him, we fi...
After finishing the wall, the people gathered to hear Ezra read the Word of God. They were made to understand (been) the law. As the Parable of the Sower shows, not everyone has the capacity to hear the Word and understand (sunesis). We should be thankful ...
Putting together the pieces of the last few messages to see the bigger picture: it's always been God's way to call and draw His people. When HE does it, there will be an ability to respond. We see this with the people He called to rebuild in Ezra and Nehemiah's day and He's doing the same thing w...
God's in control. He showed that He's in control of history by His prophecies and use of a heathen king, Cyrus, and He's also in control of your life and mine. The challenge of this message is to consider our ways. Are we striving against God's purposes, talking back to the Potter and saying “He can't with me” or, “What could I possibly do?” Or are we looking at the pattern of G...
Zerubbabel, one born in Babylon, was an unlikely person to return to Jerusalem to rebuild; yet he did. He was chosen by God not only to rebuild but also to preserve the bloodline to Christ. No matter what circumstance you are born into, if God calls you, you are part of His plan. VF-1998 Haggai 2...
When it comes to the work we are called to do for God, in frustration some may ask, “What’s the point?” Nothing God calls us to do is small in His eyes. It counts to Him. We are to be diligent and faithful in the smallest things for God, like the vigilant gatekeepers, the singers that were the spiritual vitality and the Levites (the minutia men). VF-1997 Nehemiah 7:1-4
Despite the quality of his character, Nehemiah was under constant attack by enemies. They used the tricks of the devil: sending emissaries from hell or close by, egregious lies, entrapment, and emotional sabotage, but that did not deter Nehemiah from the work God sent him to do. We face the same tactics of opposition in building God’s church today, but if we keep our hands to th...
Nehemiah lived and walked with an awareness of God's presence and a healthy fear of God. We can take a page out of his instruction, which will help us to depart from evil and to break free of the things that have bound us. VF-1994 Nehemiah 5:9, Nehemiah 5:15
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Adversity, discouragement and disappointment will either drive you away from, or make you run to God. When we run out of our own strength, God gives His strength. The cure for discouragement: Prepare, Prayer, Perseverance, Power (of memory), Protection, and Praise.
"The Gospel in the Gates:" a visual tour through the gates of Jerusalem studying the meaning of the names of the gates and the people who built them. VF-1992 Nehemiah 3
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Nehemiah had a concern for God’s work and His people, a calling to rebuild, and the confidence in God’s will to be done. We face the same challenges today that Nehemiah faced, and our attitude should be the same as his. When we pull together in faith to rebuild, the Lord will hear our prayers, ins...
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