Bob Emery

Called to Rebuild

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Over 2,500 years ago a Jewish remnant returned to Jerusalem after 70 years of Babylonian captivity to rebuild the house of God, which had been laid waste by Nebuchadnezzar. They faced opposition and countless challenges. Sometimes the task seemed impossible. But God never gave up. He wanted a restored Temple, a rebuilt wall, and a repopulated city where he could once again dwell among his people.As we read the New Testament we see glimpses of the glory of the first-century church. But even then, in the decade leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., the church had already begun to lapse into a period of decline.But as in every generation, God is a God of restoration. With the parallels concerning the spiritual condition at the time of the remnant and that of the church today, what better books could we turn to than the “remnant books” of Ezra and Nehemiah, along with the other related books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi to gain insight into what God would have to say to his church today?Called to Rebuild examines these precious books and draws application for those who would be the spiritual descendants of that remnant in this generation,. This book is for those who have a heart to rebuild and see the church in our day become what God has always intended for it to be.

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4/5
Oct 6th 2011

Positive & Inspirational

Bob Emery has done a great job here with a difficult subject. It should not be difficult since IT IS Biblical but many do not think that the Church NEEDS to be restored. They believe it is just fine, as it is. Many other books I have read on the subject were negative and/or attacking but Bob has maintained a positive attitude all the way through. The reason for only 4 stars is you have to read half of the book before you get to the meat of the subject and then the real meat is limited. Since so many Christians today have little or no idea how far off base the Church IS today, I would have liked to have seen Bob go into more depth about what needs to change that we might have a Church like the Early Christians did! I know that there are some other GOOD books out there that cover other parts of the story but I would like to one that covers MOST of the topics in ONE volume, rather than two or three, so that we might have a source that we can point others to that covers the WHOLE need or argument. NEVER THE LESS it is a GREAT READ and HIGHLY recommended...

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