Harvest Bible Chapel St. Louis Podcast - Entries from September 2010

God called Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem. Jesus called us to be the salt and light of the world. (Matthew 5:13-16)

Followers of Jesus Christ…

1…don’t have to please everyone (Nehemiah 2:9-11)

· Followers of Christ have only one person to __________. (Galatians 1:10)

2…know the value of personal involvement (Nehemiah 2:12-16)

· “You can’t _________ where you won’t _____.”

(James MacDonald)

3…passionately share God’s vision (Nehemiah 2:17-18)

· Effective personal testimony includes three parts:

a) This is who ___________________________________

b) This is what __________________________________

c) This is who ___________________________________

4…stand firm in the face of opposition (Nehemiah 2:19-20)

· Who is jeering at you? (Despising you? Accusing you?)

a) _________ ________________

b) ____________ _________________

c) ______________

d) ______________

· Standing up for what’s right can be a ___________ post.

God-given burden is a devastating concern for others that demands a response beyond human strength and ability.

God-given burden demands…

1. An honest evaluation (Nehemiah 1:1-3)

· Broken wall on the ______________ reflects the condition on the _______________.

2. Deep sorrow of the heart (Nehemiah 1:4)

· Prayer: “God, help me to feel what you feel…”

3. Spiritually accurate view (Nehemiah 1:5-7)

a) of ________ (v. 5)

b) of __________ (v. 6)

c) of ____________ (v. 7)

· Do I need to burn any trophies from the past?

____________________________________

4. A reasonable appeal to God (Nehemiah 1:8-10)

· We’re the ___________, not the ___________.

5. Sharing the weight of the load (Nehemiah 1:11)

· Vision can be _______________.

Burden must be _____________!

· Sharing in God’s burden means

______________________________________.