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• S-6 Holy Ground
• S-7 Lamb Of God
• Opening Prayer
• 179 Lead Me To Calvary
• 574 The Glory-Land Way
• Sermon Hand Me Another Brick
• 326 Trust And Obey
• 334 Where He Leads Me

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Hand Me Another Brick

• Nehemiah 1 2

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• Influencing People
• principles that make us effective
• 2 Peter 13 2 Timothy 316-17
• Who have we influenced?
• For better or for worse?
• How are we leading?
• just an ordinary person highly motivated

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• Because of unfaithfulness, the kingdom Solomon
  had ruled would be divided (1 Kings 1111),
  between the northern tribes (Israel), and the
  southern tribes (Judah).
• Israel was carried away into captivity (722
  B.C.). Judah was judged in 586 B.C. Babylons
  King Nebuchadnezzar invaded Jerusalem (and all
  Judah) and took the people captive (2 Chron.
  3615-23). After the Babylonian takeover,
  Jerusalem was in bad shape (Nehemiah 213-14).
• Seventy years later, Gods people were allowed to
  return to their land and Jerusalem. The first
  group left with Zerubbabel 536 B.C., (Ezra 21).
  About 80 years later, another group under the
  leadership of Ezra left Babylon ( Ezra 71), then
  13 years later Nehemiah will lead another group.
• Almost 100 years after the first return, the
  walls still were down and much of the city was
  filled with rubble. Note, Nehemiah could not
  forget about Jerusalemcan we go for days without
  thinking about the kingdom? (Matthew 633 2
  Corinthians 1128-29).
• Nehemiah had a comfortable job, he "had it made",
  but he couldnt get his mind off of Gods people
  and the city where God has placed His name. As
  long as Israel was sufferinghis comfortable
  situation and promotions were meaningless. Note,
  secular promotions and accomplishments dont have
  to endanger your walk with Godbut they can.

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• Marks Of A Competent Leader
• I. Clear Recognition Of The Needs.
• Nehemiah 11-3
• II. Personally Concerned With The Need.
• Nehemiah 14 Col. 31,2
• III. Goes To God First With The
  Problem.
• Nehemiah 15-7 Phil. 46 1 Pet. 57
• IV. Available To Meet The Need Himself.
• Nehemiah 111

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• The Benefits Of Prayer
• I. Reminds Us Of Gods Promises
• Nehemiah 18 Lev. 2633 Deut. 302,3
• II. Praying Makes Me Wait
• Nehemiah 21
• III. Clears Our Vision
• Nehemiah 17-9
• IV. Quiets My Heart Phil. 46
• V. Activates My Faith
• 1 Thes. 517

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• Preparation Principles
• Realize Our Own Limitations / Be Honest! Neh.
  21,2,6
• 2 Cor. 1210 Eph. 65-7
• - Luke 1428 (KJV)
•  28For which of you, intending to build a tower,
  sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost,
  whether he have sufficient to finish it?

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• God Honors A Plan
• The most disillusioned people I know are those
  in the Lords work who are the paying the price
  of not thinking acting on Gods plan.
• Nehemiah made preparation
• Nehemiah 27-9
• Do we prepare? Heb. 512-14
• Let God Work. Prov. 211
• Be Willing To Wait. 1 Cor. 1510
• Opposition Is Expected
• Neh. 210