Text: Nehemiah 1:4-7
Title: Responding to Troubling News
Quote: When God puts a burden on our heart, don’t try to escape it, for if you do, you miss the blessing God has planned for you.
Points:
I. Responding and Identifying Troubling News (v.4)
II. Acknowledging and Confessing Troubling News ( vv. 5-7)
Application:
1. Faithful Servant of God test
A. Do you have a concern for the things of God?
B. Do you have a burden for the people of God?
C. Do you a passion for the work of God?
Key: The more/greater the concern, burden, passion- the more faithful of a servant you are.
2. When was the last time you weep/mourned over sin, over the condition of the church?
3. Have you been guilty of fasting for selfish reasons? ( i.e physical benefits, to impress others, etc.)
4. Do you find yourself getting ahead of prayer?
5. As you begin your prayers, what ascription do you give God?