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3 Qualities of a Leader
I. Care About God’s People
A. Care Enough to Ask (1-2)
Nehemiah means “The Lord has comforted.”
“Artaxerxes Longimanus,” who ruled Persia from 464 to 423 B.C.
The Hebrew month of Chislev runs from mid-November to mid-December on our calendar; and the twentieth year of Artaxerxes was the year 444 B.C.
B. Care Enough to Listen (3)
nehemiah 2 1-
Nehemia 1
Aldous Huxley said, “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
Closing our eyes and ears to the truth could be the first step toward tragedy for ourselves as well as for others.
the Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem’s walls, gates, and temple in 586 B.C. (2 Kings 25:1–21).
Fifty years later, a group of 50,000 Jews had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple and the city.
Since the Gentiles had hindered their work, however, the temple was not completed for twenty years (Ezra 1–6)
C. Care Enough to Mourn (4)
Our tears water the “seeds of providence” that God has planted on our path; and without our tears, those seeds could never grow and produce fruit.
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Pray for God’s People
A. On the Basis of His Character (5)
B. On the Basis of Confession (6-7)
C. On the Basis of God’s Promises (8-10)
D. On the Basis of Our Identity (11)
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The Scottish novelist George MacDonald said, “In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.”
nehemiah 1:5-
Speaking about the church’s ministry today, the late Alan Redpath said, “There is too much working before men and too little waiting before God.”
The God that we worship is big enough to handle the challenges that we face and accomplish the impossible for us.
III.
Plan to Help God’s People
A. Risk it All (1-3)
B.
B. Ask for What You Need (4-8)
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This is the elevator pitch.
A good business man rehearses his or her plan that she can “pitch” it to her boss in the time that it takes to ride an elevator.
Nehemiah 2:1-10
C. Despite Opposition (9-10)
This is the elevator pitch.
A good business man reherses his or her plan that she can “pitch” it to her boss in the time that it takes to ride an elevator.
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Abraham cared and rescued Lot from Sodom (Gen.
18–19).
Moses cared and delivered the Israelites from Egypt.
David cared and brought the nation and the kingdom back to the Lord.
Esther cared and risked her life to save her nation from genocide.
Paul cared and took the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire.
Jesus cared and died on the cross for a lost world.
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