Nehemiah, pt. 3

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Nehemiah, pt. 3 Builders Wanted
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Captivity to Christ
536 - temple started
538 - Zerubbabel
605 B.C.
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Excuses Stopped The Work
Haggai 12 - The time is not right
Haggai 13 - My house first
Haggai 23 - Woe is me
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What Is Our Response To Kingdom Work?
The time is not right?
My house first?
Woe is me?
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What Is the Proper Response?
2 Pet. 13
If building is what is needed, then the answers
are given
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Captivity to Christ
536 - temple started
445 - Nehemiah (the walls)
458 - Ezra (the priesthood)
520 - temple work resumed
538 - Zerubbabel
605 B.C.
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First Things First
Prayer
- with praise - with humility - according to
Gods will - not losing heart
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A Good Builder...
- knows his task
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Nehemiah Knew...
bad situation
desolate
burned
a reproach
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For you have been called for this purpose, since
Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an
example for you to follow in His steps. 1
Pet. 221
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save
that which was lost. Lk. 1910
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Neh. 218
18 And I told them of the hand of my God that had
been upon me for good, and also of the words that
the king had spoken to me. And they said, Let us
rise up and build. So they strengthened their
hands for the good work.
When we focus on our task, we will see good work
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A Good Builder...
- knows his task
- encourages
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Neh. 218
18 And I told them of the hand of my God that had
been upon me for good, and also of the words that
the king had spoken to me. And they said, Let us
rise up and build. So they strengthened their
hands for the good work.
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But encourage one another day after day, as long
as it is still called Today, lest any one of
you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Heb. 313
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Mocking criticism is not for workers. It is..
iniquity
demoralizing
and from enemies
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A Good Builder...
- knows his task
- encourages
- has dirty hands
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Where Is Our Mind?
We will show by our...
T
ime
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M
ffort
oney
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A Good Builder...
- knows his task
- encourages
- has dirty hands
- work together
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THE PROCESS...
consider
17 Then I said to them, You see the trouble we
are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins with its
gates burned. Come, let us build the wall of
Jerusalem, that we may no longer suffer
derision. 18 And I told them of the hand of my
God that had been upon me for good, and also of
the words that the king had spoken to me. And
they said, Let us rise up and build. So they
strengthened their hands for the good work. Neh.
217-18
decide
go to work
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TEACHERS NEED...
(help)
(rest)
(encouragement)
BUILDING!
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THE CHURCH NEEDS...
(greeting)
(visiting)
(teaching)
(assisting)
BUILDING!
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Have you signed on this job as a builder, yet?