About the Straight to the Heart Series.9 Introduction: God Wants You to Build with Him. 11 PART ONE: FIRST RETURN: REBUILDING A TEMPLE Midway Through the Story (Ezra 1:1-6). 16 The Wake-up Call (Ezra 1:1-6). 20 Unfinished Business (Ezra 1:7-2:2). 24 Opening Credits (Ezra 2:1-67). 28 Every Leader''s Greatest Weapon (Ezra 2:68-70). 32 First Things First (Ezra 3:1-6).
36 Strong Foundations (Ezra 3:7-11). 40 Nostalgia (Ezra 3:12-13). 44 The Enemy Within (Ezra 4:1-3). 48 The Empire Strikes Back (Ezra 4:4-24). 52 Apostles and Prophets (Ezra 5:1-2). 56 What''s in a Name? (Ezra 5:1-17). 60 When God Says Build (Ezra 6:1-12). 64 Never Late (Ezra 6:13-22).
68 PART TWO: SECOND RETURN: REBUILDING A NATION After These Things (Ezra 7:1-10). 74 Long Hand (Ezra 7:11-26). 78 Word and Spirit (Ezra 7:27-28). 82 Weak and Humble (Ezra 8:1-20). 86 Prayer and Fasting (Ezra 8:21-23). 90 Ready and Willing (Ezra 8:24-36). 94 The Price of Keeping Clean (Ezra 9:1-5). 98 999 (Ezra 9:6-15).
103 Contagion (Ezra 10:1-4).107 Rome Wasn''t Built in a Day (Ezra 10:5-17).111 Final Credits (Ezra 10:18-44).115 PART THREE: THIRD RETURN: REBUILDING A CITY Load-Bearing Walls (Nehemiah 1:1-4).120 What the Butler Saw (Nehemiah 1:5-11).124 What Is in Your Hand? (Nehemiah 2:1-3).128 What Do You Want? (Nehemiah 2:5-8).132 In The Dark (Nehemiah 2:9-16).
137 Blood, Sweat and Tears (Nehemiah 2:17-18).141 Three Enemies (Nehemiah 2:19-20).145 Fight For Your Right! (Nehemiah 2:20).149 Dream Team (Nehemiah 3:1-32).153 The Two Sides of Tekoa (Nehemiah 3:5, 27).157 Sword and Trowel (Nehemiah 4:1-6:19).161 Arrow 1: Belittling (Nehemiah 4:1-6).165 Arrow 2: Persecution (Nehemiah 4:7-9).
169 Arrow 3: Discouragement (Nehemiah 4:10-14).173 Arrow 4: Division (Nehemiah 4:15-23).177 Arrow 5: Hypocrisy (Nehemiah 5:1-19).182 Arrow 6: Distraction (Nehemiah 6:1-9).186 Arrow 7: False Friends (Nehemiah 6:10-9).190 Gatekeepers (Nehemiah 7:1-3).194 What the Church Is For (Nehemiah 7:4-73).198 How Revival Happens (Nehemiah 8:1-12).
202 The Joy of the Lord (Nehemiah 8:9-12).206 Tell the Bigger Story (Nehemiah 8:13-18).210 Yom Kippur (Nehemiah 9:1-5).215 Construction History (Nehemiah 9:6-37).219 The Spirit (Nehemiah 9:6-37).223 Five Good Reasons (Nehemiah 9:32-37).227 The Pledge (Nehemiah 9:38-10:39).231 Send Me! (Nehemiah 11:1-36).
236 Back for Good (Nehemiah 12:1-26).241 The Elephant in the Room (Nehemiah 12:27-47).245 Never Stop Building (Nehemiah 13:1-31).250 Take a Rest! (Nehemiah 13:15-22).255 Conclusion: God Wants You to Build with Him.259.