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A Time To Build
Studies in the Book of Nehemiah
Nehemiah 1-3• The report (1:1-11)
• The request (2:1-10)
Petition to the king (2:1-5)
Permission from the king (2:6-10)
• The review (2:11-20)
• The repairs (3:1-32)
Nehemiah 1-3
• The report (1:1-11)
• The request (2:1-10)
• The review (2:11-20)
Nehemiah’s examination (2:11-16)
Nehemiah’s exhortation (2:17-20)
• The repairs (3:1-32)
Nehemiah 2
• Petition (2:1-5)
• Permission (2:6-10)
• Examination (2:11-16)
• Exhortation (2:17-20)Report (2:17)Recommendation (2:17-18)Response (2:18)Ridicule & rebuke (2:19-20)
Let Us Rise Up and Build
• He was willing to face a difficult task through patient prayer and trust in God
• He was willing to admit his emotions
• He was willing to make requests and commit to a prepared plan
• He was willing to proceed forward
Let Us Rise Up and Build
• He was willing to review the work and offer an honest appraisal of that work
• He was willing to motivate the people to work and participate in the work himself
• He was willing to ignore opposition and keep going
Let Us Rise Up and Build
Nehemiah was a man of …
• Patience
• Prayer
• Planning
• Proceeding
• Participation
• Perseverance
Lessons Learned
• We must face difficult challenges through patient prayer (Psa. 27:14; 37:34; 40:1; Prov. 16:3; 21:1)
• We must be willing to plan (Lk. 14:28-30)
• We must be willing to proceed (2 Cor. 8:7,11)
• We must be willing to participate (Eph. 4:16)
• We must be willing to persevere (1 Cor. 15:58)
Christians Must Build With…
• The right blueprint (Acts 20:32)
• The right foundation (1 Cor. 3:10-11; 1 Pet. 2:4-8)
• The right materials (1 Cor. 3:12-15)
• The right builders (1 Cor. 3:5-9)
• The right cause (Eph. 2:20)