Before Nehemiah told the Jewish officials of his plans to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, he carefully inspected the damage (Neh. 2:9-16). His leadership is a good example for the church. It’s impossible to rebuild unless we see what’s broken.
Speaking the Truth in Love
Speaking the Truth in Love
It’s Time to Build (Page 2)
Nehemiah prayed about the sad conditions in Jerusalem for four months. When King Artaxerxes noticed his cupbearer’s sadness and asked him about it, Nehemiah boldly revealed his plan for rebuilding the city’s broken wall (Neh. 2:1-8). Devotion to prayer naturally gives birth to planning.
The Bible describes church leaders as shepherds (Acts 20:28). The shepherding metaphor implies some interesting things. People are messy and needy. But working to meet their needs is often painful.
2 Corinthians 3: 4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God. 5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, 6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit;[a]…
In its primary sense “revival” is a restoration of life and vigor. In his letters to the seven churches of Asia (Rev. 2:1-3:22), Jesus demands revival.
“Do not be conformed to this world,” the Bible says, “but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Rom. 12:2). How do we experience renewal? Read the Bible more? Pray more? Great ideas, but we’ve probably done these things before. Paul challenges us to try something different.
Evangelism doesn’t have to be complicated. Simply promote the church, ask people to come, and welcome them when they do.
Nehemiah was grieved to hear that God’s people in Jerusalem felt disgraced and vulnerable. The city walls were in ruins. Nehemiah wanted to do something about it. And so he prayed (Neh. 1:1-11). 5 prayers to pray during 2017 1. Pray without ceasing that the Elders will grow stronger 2. Pray without ceasing that the…
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