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JUNE 2013LEAD SERIES
There's a portion in this city, campus,
community, country that's justwaiting for your imprint!
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How will you makea difference?
Come let usBUILD anduniquely
qualifyourselves tomake a difference in our World!
IT CAN HAPPEN in
52 Days ! ! !
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND GET
THE BEST OUT OF THIS
SERIES:
READ the ENTIRE Book of
NEHEMIAH this June 2013
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE AND GET
THE BEST OUT OF THIS
SERIES:
PARTICIPATE during MISSIONSSUNDAY with Special Guest
MAX CHISMON, Kairos Intl.
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U mustgo backto something!
WHAT ARE THINGS U NEED TO
GO BACK TO?
You need to go back tosomething you need to
IMPROVE and have
an IMPRINT on!
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BRIEF
SummaryNehemiah was a Hebrew inPersia when the word reachedhim that the Temple in Jerusalemwas being reconstructed.
He grew anxious knowing there
was no wall to protect the city.
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BRIEF
SummaryNehemiah invited God to use him
to save the city. Nehemiah isgiven permission by the king toreturn to Jerusalem, where he ismade governor.
In spite of opposition andaccusations the wall was builtand the enemies silenced.
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BRIEF
SummaryThe people, inspired byNehemiah, give tithes of muchmoney, supplies and manpowerto complete the wall in aremarkable 52 days, despitemuch opposition.
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BRIEF
SummaryThis united effort is short-lived,
however, because Jerusalem fallsback into apostasy whenNehemiah leaves for a while.
After 12 years he returned to findthe walls strong but the peopleweak.
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U mustgo back
to something!
WHAT ARE THINGS U NEED TO
GO BACK TO?
You need to go back tosomething you need to
IMPROVE and have
an IMPRINT on!
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THERE are things thatwe should NOT go
back to:
SIN, FORGIVEN PAST,
THE OLD LIFE
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YET there are things that needs
to be REPEATED!
- learning;schooling;
training!
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YET there are things that needs
to be REPEATED!
- vision; purpose;the end from the
beginning;foundations!
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YET there are things that needs
to be REPEATED!
- relationships;
investments,commitments;
vows;celebrations!
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YET there are things that needs
to be REPEATED!
- prayer; bible;praise; worship;
thanksgivings;rest!
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U must go back to
something!
WHAT ARE THINGS U NEED TOGO BACK TO?
You need to go back to
something you need to
IMPROVEand have
an IMPRINTon!
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Nehemiah 6:3-4 (NIV)
But they were scheming to harm
me; so I sent messengers to them
with this reply: I am carrying on a
great project and cannot go down.
Why should the work stop while Ileave it and go down to you?
Four times they sent me the same
message, and each time I gavethem the same answer.
N h i h 6 3 4
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Nehemiah 6:3,4
I have gone BACK Why should the
work cease while I leave it and godown to you? Nehemiah, using
discernment will not only escape
their trap; he wont even be
distracted from his work!
Nehemiah 6 3 4
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Nehemiah 6:3,4
AS YOU GO BACK
If the enemy can distract Gods people,then he has won; if we can start
majoring on minors, and minoring on
majors, weve lost our effectiveness for
the work of the LORD.
Nehemiah was persistent in his
discernment; the request came fourtimes, and each time Nehemiah stood
fast and didnt fall for it.
Nehemiah 6:3 4
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Nehemiah 6:3,4
I came BACK for this!
I am doing a great work, so that I
cannot come down. Why should
the work cease while I leave it and
go down to you? Discernmentgave Nehemiah focus; he knew
what God wanted him to be doing
and he did it. He wouldnt besidetracked by things that
sounded good, but werent of the
LORD for him.
Nehemiah 6:3 4
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Nehemiah 6:3,4
Anyone doing a work for God must
contend with a hundred differentnoble causes, and a hundred
things that might look good - and
be good - but they are not what
they are called to do at that time.
Discernment gives us focus!
ENEMY of the best is
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Nehemiah took on an ambitiousproject to rebuild the walls of
Jerusalem. He completed the
project in just 52 days -Nehemiah 6:15
I CAME BACK FOR
THIS!
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That alone is an amazing feat,
but we cant overlook the factthat the project did not go
smoothly.
From the very start Nehemiah
faced severeopposition.
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OPPOSITION by Intimidation- Nehemiah 2:18-19
SANBALLATS
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Opposition by Ridicule- Nehemiah 4:1-3
The motivation for all these taunts:
They were angry that the work was
going on!
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Opposition by Threats- Nehemiah 4:7-8
When it was clear that progress was
being made, it enraged the enemiesfurther. They did not want hard
evidence that they were wrong.
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Opposition by Exhaustion- Nehemiah 4:10-12
The work itself was hard, taxing the
strength of those doing the work. Butthe added pressure of knowing that
they could be attacked at any moment
was getting to them. Worse, there was
no telling from which direction the
attack would come.
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Opposition by Extortion- Nehemiah 5:1-5Enemies to progress are always
external. Too often the greater enemy
is ourselves. Brethren who takeadvantage of brother.
O iti th h
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Opposition through
Compromise- Nehemiah 6:1-2
Nehemiahs enemies the work was nearlydone, so they sought subterfuge. Lets get
together and talk.
Nehemiahs answer - Nehemiah 6:3-4There wasnt anything to talk about.
To give credence to the request would
mean they had something to
offer.
At best, it would take time away from
the labor. At worse, it was
a trap.
There are innumerable time
wasters in the world
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Opposition through Slander
- Nehemiah 6:5-7The attacks become more
personal. Either you meet with us
or well tell everyone that you areplanning to rebel against the king
and have people saying you will
be king.
Opposition through treachery
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Opposition through treachery- Nehemiah 6:10
A man was hired to get Nehemiah into a
compromising position. He tried to get
Nehemiah to think someone was about to
assassinate him, so he should take refuge in
the temple.
He even had someone issue a prophecy
regarding the attempt.
Nehemiahs response - Nehemiah 6:11-14
Why should someone, who trusts God,
hide? - Psalms 11:1In essence he is say, I rather die working
for God, than to preserve my life
in fear - Proverbs 28:1
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Answering him, Nehemiah
realized that this man was ahireling of his enemies.
Nehemiahs enemiesunderstood that perception
can be a weapon
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Nehemiah 7:4 (NIV)
Now the city was large
and spacious, but therewere few people in it,
and the houses had notyet been rebuilt
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Nehemiah 7:73 (NIV)
The priests, the Levites, thegatekeepers, the singers
and the temple servants,
along with certain of the
people and the rest of the
Israelites, settled in theirown towns
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COME LIVE INSIDE
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COME ... LIVE INSIDE
THE WALL!
Nehemiah is all about building a wall
around Jerusalem right? No, only
chapters 1-6 are about that.
The people existed for the wall in those
first few chapters. They gave their time,
talents, and treasures to make ithappen.
COME LIVE INSIDE
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COME ... LIVE INSIDE
THE WALL!
But the remaining chapters show the wall
existing for the people. It's not about
the wall, but about what goes on insidethe wall.
The city was in ruins. They had a wall to
prevent invasion, but inside is rubble,
and they are supposed to live andworship there. But they had a grand
vision of what it could be once again
for the glory of God! (copied)
COME LIVE INSIDE
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COME ... LIVE INSIDE
THE WALL!
In chapter 7 Nehemiah organizes the
people. He is a master administrator,
organizer, and leader. It's not enough
that they have their wall, they need
their life back!
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There's a portion in this, campus,community, country that's justwaiting for your imprint!
How will you make a difference?Come let us BUILD and uniquelyqualify ourselves to make adifference in our World!
IT CAN HAPPEN in 52 Days ! ! !
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FIND A PORTIONIn this campus,
In this communityIn this country
that's just waiting for yourimprint!
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How will you make a difference?
Come let us BUILD and uniquely
qualify ourselves to make adifference in our World!
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IT CANHAPPEN in
52 Days ! ! !
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U must go back to
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U must go back to
something!
WHAT ARE THINGS U NEED TOGO BACK TO?
You need to go back to
something you need toIMPROVE and have
an IMPRINT on!
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I must COME BACK
for this!
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