"Standing Up and Speaking Out" - Nehemiah 5:7b - 13

Text: Nehemiah 5:7b-13

Title: Standing Up and Speaking Out

Quote: We should love peace, but we should not seek it as the cost of sacrificing what we know is right in the sight of God.

Points:

I. Standing Up ( vv. 7-8)

II. Speaking Out ( vv. 9-11)

III. Shaking Off (vv. 12-13)

Application:

1. Are you willing to stand your biblical ground or are you more likely to compromise?

2. How does being held accountable by God for only what you have the ability to do make you feel? Good or Bad? Why?

3. When you are faced with the Truth do you remain silent or do you still have something to say?

4. Do you walk in fear of God? What role does fearing God play in your spiritual walk?

5. Do you practice what you preach- assuming what you preach is in line with God’s Word?

6. What did you learn about restitution?

Ministry Opportunities:

29th- Corporate Prayer- 7:00-7:30pm

29th- Corporate Bible Study- 8:00-9:00pm- 2 Corinthians 7:2-5

Divided We Fall - Nehemiah :1-7a

Text: Nehemiah 5:1-7a

Title: Divided We Fall

Quote: Problem solving in ministry is not an intellectual exercise it’s a spiritual experience.

Points:

I. The Outcry ( vv. 1-5)

II. The Response To The Outcry (vv. 6-7a)

Application:

1. According to today’s message, are you more like a horse or a donkey? Do you find it easier, to attack an enemy or forgive and restore a brother or sister in Christ? Have you been guilty of locking horns with a brother or sister in Christ?

2. What did you learn about selfishness from today’s message? What did you learn about your own selfishness?

3. Have you been guilty of taking advantage of a brother/sister’s misfortune? Have you been exploited by a brother/sister in Christ? If yes, have you forgiven him/or her?

4. What did you learn about anger from today’s message? Have you ever demonstrated righteous anger?

Ministry Opportunities

22nd- Corporate Prayer- 7-7:30pm

22nd –Corporate Bible Study- 2 Corinthians 7- 8:00-9:00pm

"Battle Ready" - Nehemiah 4:15-23

Text: Nehemiah 4:15-23

Title: “Battle Ready”

Pts:

I. Battle Ready Builders and Warriors ( vv. 15-17,21-23)

II. Battle Ready Troops ( vv. 18-20)

Quote: A life without a mission is a life without meaning.

Application:

1. Has your frustration in God/ in life caused you to distant yourself from the brethren or to live in the past?

2. Are you able to make timely godly adjustments?

3. Are you easily sidetracked from accomplishing God’s Will? What steps do you take to maintain focus on doing what is right?

4. Are you ready to work for Jesus and to war for Him at the same time? Are you adept in using your Sword in battle?

5. Have you had a “Nehemiah” encourage you along your spiritual journey? Have you been a “Nehemiah” in someone’s life to encourage them along their spiritual journey?

6. Do you truly believe God will fight for you or do you believe He only fights for others? What’s the basis of this belief?

Ministry Opportunities:

15th- Corporate Prayer- 7:00-7:30pm

15th- Corporate Bible Study- 8:00-9:00pm

"Junkyard Saints" - Nehemiah 4:9-14

Text: Nehemiah 4:9-14

Title: Junkyard Saints

Pts:

I. Discouraged By Rubbish ( vv. 9-10)

II. Discouraged By Fear ( vv. 11-12)

III. Discouraged By Forgetfulness ( vv. 13-14)

Quote: While critics discourage, leaders encourage

Application:

1. How are you balancing faith and alertness? How are you balancing prayer and watchfulness? Are your prayers reinforce with actions?

2. What did you learn about the dangers associated with fatigue, loss of vision, and frustration?

3. What rubbish/rubble needs to be cleared in your life? Are you a God-Gazer or a Rubbish-Gazer?

4. Are you soaring with eagles or running around with turkeys? Do you hang around pessimistic/negative people? Why?

5. What steps do you take to remember your great and awesome God?

Ministry Opportunities:

July 8th- Corporate Prayer- 7:00-7:30pm

Corporate Bible Study- 8:00-9:00pm