Equipping Time 2020: Wednesday

Chapter 5: Overcoming Internal Conflict

A. Be a Good Listener (1-7)

1. Nehemiah Listened to the Cries of the People (1-6)

2. Address Sin Specifically and Courageously

3. Nehemiah considered the situation carefully (7)

4. Nehemiah rebuked the sin (7)

5. Nehemiah challenged the leaders (7)

6. Nehemiah appealed to the Fear of the Lord (9)

7. Plan Carefully and Call for Commitment

8. Nehemiah laid out a plan (10-11)

9. Nehemiah required a verbal commitment from the leaders (12)

10. Nehemiah reminded the people of the consequences of sinning against God (13)

B. Set a Positive Example

1. Nehemiah set a positive example (14-18)

2. Nehemiah remained submissive to the Lord (19)

Chapter 6: Sermon on the Passage

A. GOD HAS A BIG TASK FOR YOU!

1. You Do not Have Time to be Distracted (2-4)

2. You Cannot Afford to be Discouraged (4-9)

B. GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOUR TASK!

1. Look at what they did

2. Look How They Did it

3. Look Who Got the Credit

C. Application

1. All of us have a great work to which God has called us. We cannot afford to get distracted. Your labor in the Lord is not in vain (1 Cor. 15:58)

1 Corinthians 15:58 CSB

58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

2. Your enemy is relentless and may employ many different strategies to distract or defeat you.

3. Our hope is in God and our help is from God.

4. Preparing to Meet God