SF539 - FOR THE PEOPLE WORKED WITH ALL THEIR HEART (Nehemiah 4 6)

SF539

FOR THE PEOPLE WORKED WITH ALL THEIR HEART!

Nehemiah 4:6

INTRODUCTION

Historical Background

Temple had been rebuilt 61 years prior

Revival had taken place under the leadership of Ezra

(Ezra 10:1)  While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites‑‑men, women and children‑‑gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.

The walls of the city had not been rebuilt!

The people had gotten sidetracked...(Haggai 1:4‑9)

God Raised up Nehemiah to Move the People Forward Again...

“For the people worked with all their heart...”

What Happens When God’s People do God’s Work With All Their Heart...

1A.       THEY WILL PRAYER FERVENTLY

(James 5:16)  Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

1B.       Begins With Conviction about Your Situation (1:2-4)

Wept...mourned... fasted!

2B.       Brings Confession of Your Sins(1:6b-7)

3B.       Builds Confidence in God (2:4; 4:4-5,9)

In God’s power (2:4)

In God’s protection (4:4-5)

In God’s provision (4:9)

Our greatest weakness is our lack of fervent prayer.

(Romans 12:12)  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

2A.       THEY WILL SERVE COOPERATIVELY

A place for everyone and everyone in their place...

1B.       Gap Fillers (4:13)

2B.       Home Builders (4:13b-14)

3B.       Go Getters (4:17b)

4B.       Wall Builders (4:18a)

5B.       Horn Blowers (4:18b, 20)

6B.       Gate Watchers (4:22)

3A.       THEY WILL GIVE GENEROUSLY

1B.       Generosity is as much an attitude as an action (5:14-15)

2B.       Generosity is best caught not taught! (5:16)

Nehemiah set the example

3B.       Generosity knows no boundaries. (5;17)

4A.       THEY WILL CONTINUE FAITHFULLY

1B.       Must Refuse to be Distracted by Our Foe (6:2-4)

2B.       Must Refuse to be Discouraged by Fear (6:5-9a)

3B.       Must Refuse to be Defeated by Fatigue (9b)

5A.       THEY WILL FINISH COMPLETELY

1B.       The Miraculous Timing of a Finished Task (6:15)

2B.       The Marvelous Testimony of a Finished Task (6:16)

Always finish what God gave you yesterday before you seek to begin a new task today!

6A.       THEY WILL WORSHIP JOYFULLY

1B.       They Opened the Book (8:5a)

2B.       They Opened their Mouths (8:6)

3B.       They Opened their Hearts (8:6b)

4B.       They Opened their Hands (8:10)

APPLICATION

Take the Test... Are You ....

Praying Fervently?

Serving Cooperatively?

Giving Generously?

Continuing Faithfully?

Finishing Completely?

Worshiping Joyfully?