Home group · 45 min
The Joy of the Lord Is Strength
Let the Word produce both holy grief and real joy.
Opening
Read Nehemiah 8:1–12. Notice the movement: hearing, weeping, then feasting.
Hunger for the Book
They asked for it. Do we?
Grief that does not stay
Conviction is a gift. Shame that never eats the feast is not holiness.
Send portions
Joy that does not include the one who has nothing is incomplete.
Ask
- When you hear the Word, do you stop at weeping?
- Who needs a portion sent to them this week?
Send
Feast with someone. Bring food, or bring yourself to their table.