Sermon Central
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Nehemiah
Contributed by Steve Lawson on Jan 5, 2004 (message contributor)
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1. Nehemiah's Vision
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
God is in the reconstruction business.
Nehemiah’s Vision Nehemiah 1:1 – 2:4 Background The Jewish people had been taken into the Babylonian captivity and had been captive to Babylon for 70 years. Then, in 530 BC the armies of Persia broke the Babylonian supremacy and the King of Persia released the Jewish remnant and ...read more
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2. Nehemiah's Assessment
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
You will never build the walls of your life until you have first become greatly concerned about the ruins.
Nehemiah’s Assessment 1. Taking Inventory (Nehemiah 2:11-16) You will never build the walls of your life until you have first become greatly concerned about the ruins. Have you ever taken a good look at the ruins in your own life? Have you ever stopped long enough to assess what you could ...read more
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3. Working Together
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
What good is it to be concerned; what good is it to be broken; what good is it to fast and pray; what good is it to survey the ruins; what good is it to ask the people to work if you’re not going to build?
Working Together Nehemiah 3 They started building! Can you imagine what would have happened if instead of building they: Talked about building? Wrote books about building? Critiqued Nehemiah’s proposal of building? Formed various committees to investigate the possibility of ...read more
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4. Facing Opposition - Together
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
We must face opposition in our lives in community.
Facing Opposition - Together Nehemiah 4 Against every effort on our part to get our lives together and recover from damage, hurt, and ruin, we will experience opposition from the enemy. – Ray Steadman 1 Peter 5:8 - Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a ...read more
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5. Internal Conflict
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
When the enemy can’t seem to win with external force, he will result to internal conflict.
Internal Conflict Nehemiah 5 * When the enemy can’t seem to win with external force, he will result to internal conflict. About this time some of the men and their wives raised a cry of protest against their fellow Jews. The Problem * Nehemiah was angry because: They were taking ...read more
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6. Now Strengthen My Hands
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
When you’re bruised and bloodied by life, press on; your creator did not send you here to start the race, but to finish it!
“Now Strengthen My Hands” – Nehemiah 6 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History.” The Apostle Paul, in I Corinthians 9:24, says, “Run in such a way as to win the prize.” When you’re bruised and bloodied by life, press on; your creator did not send you here to start the race, but to finish ...read more
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7. God Is At Work
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
God is at work in every aspect of our lives
God Is At Work! Nehemiah 6:15, 16 So the wall was completed on the twenty-fifth of Elul, in fifty-two days. 16 When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our ...read more
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8. The Power Of The Word Of God
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
One of the first evidences of revival is a great desire to hear and obey the word of the lord.
The Power of the Word of God Nehemiah 8 Signs that the church needs revival 1. Prayer ceases to be a vital part of the believer’s life. 2. The quest for Bible truth ceases and one grows content with knowledge already acquired. 3. Bible knowledge acquired is treated as external fact and ...read more
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9. A Great God
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
Nehemiah is not just a book about revival or great leadership; it’s a book about a Great God!
A Great God! - Nehemiah 9 Nehemiah is not just a book about revival or great leadership; it’s a book about a Great God! 1. The Greatness of God (vs. 5,6) And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up and praise the LORD your ...read more
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10. We Will Not Neglect The House Of Our God
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
As Christians, we must be people of commitment.
“We will not neglect the house of our God.” Nehemiah 10 Nehemiah 9:38, 10:28, 29 1. Commitment to The Word (vs. 29) 2. Commitment to Purity (vs. 28, 30) Separation from the world to the Word 2 Corinthians 7:1 - Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves ...read more
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11. Dedication
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
We must be dedicated to the church.
Dedication Nehemiah 12 1. Inhabitation (11:1-12:26) Never underestimate the importance of simply being physically present in the place where God wants you. You may not be asked to perform some dramatic ministry, but simply being there is a ministry. 2. Celebration Vs. 27 - At the ...read more
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12. Reformation
Contributed on Jan 5, 2004
The real enemy to the Christian today is not “the liberals”, abortion, or no prayer in school. The real enemy to the Christian today is subtle sins like pride, envy, jealousy, selfishness, lust and greed, that infiltrate the Christian’s life and the chur
Reformation Nehemiah 13:15-31 “It is the nature of fire to burn out” 1. Recommitment to Separation A. A Mixed Multitude (vs. 1-3) A “Mixed Multitude” is when a Christian lets sin enter his life and does not treat it as his enemy. A “Mixed Multitude” is when the church does not ...read more