The Word, The Weeping, and The Joy of Salvation

Nehemiah 8:9-18 · 2026-02-15 · Jason Wolin · Nehemiah | From Rubble to Revival

Nehemiah 8:9-18 · Joy. The Word, The Weeping, and The Joy of Salvation — sermon from Cypress Bible Church on BibleSlides.

The Word, The Weeping, and The Joy of Salvation Nehemiah 8:9-18 (The Word, The Weeping, The Joy of Salvation) As we begin this morning, I want to draw your attention to the next set of Equipping Classes that are beginning next week. These classes are designed to grow your faith in key, critical areas of your life. I’ve heard an incredible response from those who have attended these classes. For the next six weeks the classes that were offered in the first hour will be offered in the second and the classes offered in the second hour will be offered in the first. So take a look at your bookmark that you received on the way in which has very key, important information that you need to know, and register for these classes. sdf sdfsdf Introduction As humans we tend to be very critical of the way we look. Especially in America where image is everything. What we look like, we are told, is important. We are told that… If you want to be ACCEPTED. If you want to be LOVED. If you want to NOT be JUDGED. If you want to be PRAISED INSTEAD of OVERLOOKED, well then, you need to look BEAUTIFUL. Who doesn’t want that? Of course I want to be loved and NOT judged and accepted. Well if looking good is the path to THAT, how do I get THAT? How do I know what beautiful even is? Well, you wouldn’t naturally know. You have to be told. You have to be given a standard. Some things are perhaps universal, but many of the things that DEFINE beauty are culturally specific and you have to be shown. For example, a little kid has no idea. They are completely ignorant of it. They are not born aware that hair needs to be combed. Someone has to say, when your hair is flying up in the air like this, that doesn’t look good. And when you comb it like this , it looks way better. So how do they learn? Well, that’s one of the purposes of a MODEL. Certain people have been identified to model the standard. This person has the right shaped body and wears the right kind of clothes and does their hair the right way and wears the makeup in the right manner and we hold that person up and say, “here is the standard for beauty.” This person is the MODEL. Well as soon as you have a MODEL, as soon as you’ve defined it, the natural next step is to compare. Well, if that’s the definition of beauty, how do I measure up? And so what do we do? We pull out a MIRROR and we inspect ourselves. And inevitably as we look at ourselves, we will see differences. The shape of my nose, doesn’t align with the MODEL. My hair isn’t as thick. My hair is falling out. And that inevitably creates insecurity that was not there before. It is the knowledge of the standard, it is seeing the PERFECT model and comparing that PERFECT model to your imperfect self,…

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