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)