special teaching - nehemiah

8/10/2019 Special Teaching - Nehemiah

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Our Inspiration Nehemiah

Leader of man, Builder of

the wall of Jerusalem

He is a Laity, a Cup bearer

He never loses his identity

A Jew)

He knows who his God is

He is at the center of

Godsplan

His task is to unite his

people and bring them at

the center of worship-

Jerusalem

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Walls Destroyed

ecause of Israels

sinfulness and

unfaithfulness, God

allowed the walls be

destroyed and the

consequences are:

1. Slavery

2. Half of His people were

Exiled

3. Looted place

4. Insecurity,

hopelessness

5. Death due to hunger,

poverty, sickness

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The subject of leadership is

of time immemorial. It is as

old as the worlds civilization

itself. In fact, the rise and fall

of civilization throughout

history reflect and are

influenced by the availability

of enlightened, effective

leadership. One of the

biblical examples is

Nehemiah. Let us learn from

his life; a life of prayer and

worship that rebuilt the walls

of Jerusalem

Watching Nehemiah build

walls and lead men, we have

all learned many valuable

lesson on leadership. Among

the most important are the

following:

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Nehemiah

cried/weep for

days and weeks

upon learning

the status of his

land and people.

And so with that

the rebuilding

vision had

began.

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Vision

Jerusalem, restored

and flourishing, was an

outward, visible result.

The vision God gave

Nehemiah was the

inward, invisible reason.

Just as there can be no

blossom without first a

seed, so there can be

no-life changing

leadership without first

a vision. Vision is the

ability to see what God

wants to accomplish

through our lives. Vision

changes the future.

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Mission / Vision

His Vision is to unite

his people and bring

everybody back to

the center of

worship which is

Jerusalem

His Mission is to

rebuild the walls of

Jerusalem to bring

back the confidence

and trust of his

people.

Eph 1:9-10

Mat 28: 19

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Spirituality

The word of God andprayer defined andempowered Nehemiahslife. Thus, he knew whatGod wanted and hecommitted his life to doit. Like Jesus, he couldsay, Not my will butthine be done.

Obedience to Godswill

One line authority

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Courage

Courage comes fromthe security ofknowing thatconvictions are valid.No opponent couldblock what God wasputting in your mindto do. Many tried tostop Nehemiah,including political

rivals, enemy armiesand traitors. Localinfighting Nonesucceeded.

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Integrity

Nehemiah used hisoffice to give ratherthan to get. Hehonoured hissubordinates,

promoted his equalsand gave credit wherecredit was due. Not ahint of scandalclouded his

accomplishments. Transparency

Proper stewardship

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Discernment

Discernment is a spiritual

sixth sense that comes

from walking close to

God and keeping your

eyes open. Nehemiahwas an astute observer

of men and events. He

was generous but not asoft touch, loving but

never gullible.

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PerseveranceThe estimated time

between Nehemiahs call

to the final reforms isabout twenty-five years.

He endured all opposition

to build the walls and

patiently awaited thespiritual renewal to come

before dedicating them. A

quarter century later he

was called upon to re-correct the same old

problems. He did it with

the same passion.

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Conclusion

Nehemiah was a man who waited

upon God until he knew what

God wanted. Then he did itwith all his heart. And in doing

it, he ran from no enemy and

turned from no problem. He

knew that the ultimate purpose

for restored walls was torebuild people. His heart bled

for the poor; he scorned the

hypocrite; he feared not the

rich and powerful. He abused

none of the privileges of

leadership. His first concern

was the glory of God. His

second, the good of the

people. And what he started,

he finished.

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There is a crisis in the quantity

of leaders.

There are simply not enough

of them. Todays leadership

also suffers from a crisis of

quality. Some leadership

failures are moral. Other

mental and motivational. You

dont have to be a big person to

use of God. But just be fullyavailable.

Nehemiah was a man who

refused to play it safe. He

faced colossal challenges. His

country was is bondage, itscapital city, Jerusalem, lay in

ruins. Nehemiah rebuilt in 52

days walls that had been down

for 140 years.

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