WHEN NEHEMIAH PRAYED

TEXT: Nehemiah 1:4-11

INTRODIUCTION: Nehemiah is one of my favorite O.T. characters.  He was a man of great passion, and faith, and action, but he also was a great man of prayer. Nehemiah succeeded in his desire to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem, and there were many other exciting things that happened for the nation of Israel because of the work of Nehemiah.   There are several prayers in the book of Nehemiah, and all of them are interesting.  I believe that they tell us a great deal about this man Nehemiah.

I.          THE PRELUDE TO PRAYER – v. 1-4

A.       A Burden for His People – v. 2-3

B.        A Burden for His People’s Protection – v. 3

II.       The Priorities of Prayer – v. 4

A.       He Wept  and Mourned – Contrition – v. 4

B.        He Fasted – Commitment – v. 4

C.       The Result: He Prayed!

III.    The Proclamations of Prayer – v. 5-11

A.       That God is Sovereign – v. 5

B.        That We are His Servants – v. 5

C.       That We have Sinned – v. 6-7

IV.    The Petitions In Prayer – v. 5-11

A.       Please Look Upon Us and Listen to us as we pray– v. 6

B.        Please Remember Your Promises – v. 8-9

V.       The Presupposition of Prayer – v. 11

A.       That God Will Prosper Us in Our Petitions In Prayer – v. 11

B.        That God Will Grant Us Favor in the Sight of Men as We Seek to Serve Him – v. 11