Live Hopefully: A Study in the Book of Nehemiah

by Lenya Heitzig

This all-new 20-minutes-a-day study of Nehemiah reminds readers that with God’s help, one person who is ready to do the impossible can change the world.

Hope is not wishful thinking. It is a confident expectation for the future. Nehemiah knew how to live with true hope. After boldly requesting permission from the king to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, he restored the city and called his people back to God. Despite opposition on all sides, Nehemiah saw God transform a cup-bearer into a contractor, ruins into a city, and a wayward people into followers of God.

As Bible teacher Lenya Heitzig reminds readers in this new Fresh Life study, God calls them to live boldly with a hope that only He can give.

Genres: Christian, Christian Non Fiction

352 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Lenya Heitzig is an award-winning author and popular Bible teacher. She and her husband founded Calvary Church of Albuquerque—one of the fastest-growing churches worldwide. She is the author of Holy Moments: Recognizing God's Fingerprints on Your Life and also contributed to the best-selling New Women's Devotional Bible. Heitzig serves as Executive Director of She Ministries of Albuquerque, overseeing weekly Bible studies and yearly retreats. She and her husband Skip live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Live Hopefully: A Study in the Book of Nehemiah is the perfect study for me during this season! First, let me just squeal with delight at how much I love Lenya's Bible studies! If you haven't picked up Live Brilliantly, you are MISSING out! These Bible studies are jammed packed with great truth, that is deep, but also allows you to spend daily quiet time in the word too. These studies are about 20 minutes in length. A little more or little less depending on the day, but perfect when you're wanting to go deeper into a book of the Bible! I am a huge fan of them! Live Hopefully has been perfect for me as I have been studying Nehemiah. This study will show you that having HOPE can change anything in your life, like it did for Nehemiah. This Bible study would be great for a small group. I give this Bible study 5/5 stars.

[Stephanie Gaston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Study!

This was a great and timely study where restoration is needed personally but also in our cities, country and world. Her weekly and daily outline was easy to follow and not too much to consume. She gave great notes throughout the study to help give insight and the “Live Out” sections to apply what has been learned to daily life. I look forward to completing another study!

[Frans Kempe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Biblestudy/devotional that uses the book of Nehemiah. It starts with a topical devotion around the bible verses (each chapter exept 2 are separated as 5 lessons). It is mix of study and practical application. There are around 10 questions and insights to read. It then ends with another devotional or continuation of the first one.

[Jessica Collamati · Rating 5 out of 5]

My ladies small group used this book as a study and it was a wonderful study to go through. I highly recommend it for your small group. Today we started on her Live Faithfully book. Can’t wait to dive into the book of James now!

[Steve Curry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Thought provoking and insightful. I enjoyed the study immensely.

[Selene Gentzler · Rating 4 out of 5]

A provoking study

Having done many studies there is enough balance between questions and deeper thinking questions. Worthy of your time. Just read it.

[Debbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Live Hopefully" is a 12 week Bible study on Nehemiah with each week focused on one chapter from Nehemiah (though 1 week covered 2 chapters). Each week had 5 days of study (with the week's introduction read along with Day 1). The author started each day with a story from more modern history, then provided the study verses for that day's reading. She asked reading comprehension questions to make sure you understood the verses. She talked about that day's theme, brought in related verses, pointed out key points in the text, and ended with a quote related to the theme.

Often she drew the "Live Out" section from the actual verses, but she sometimes treated the historical events as an allegory--they held swords as they worked, but we hold God's Word in one hand while working with the other. An actual famine was changed into a spiritual famine in our lives. Rebuilding physical walls became areas that we need to rebuild in our lives. I feel that allegorizing like this reinforces the idea that the Old Testament isn't really relevant to modern life. I wish authors would stay more focused on what we learn about God (and his people) from the verses because God never changes and people have similar motives through the ages. (And getting a correct concept of God and how He works does change how we live out today.) Overall, though, I'd recommend this Bible study.

[Jan Norton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful, interactive study on Nehemiah.