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A Mind To Work Nehemiah was cup bearer for the King of Persia

A Mind To Work Nehemiah was cup bearer for the King of Persia He wanted to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem He demonstrated great faith & leadership The walls were completed in just 52 days! While building the walls they faced opposition

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A Mind To Work Nehemiah was cup bearer for the King of Persia

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  1. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah was cup bearer for the King of Persia • He wanted to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem • He demonstrated great faith & leadership • The walls were completed in just 52 days! • While building the walls they faced opposition • Much like the opposition we face in the Lord’s church today!

  2. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah Faced Ridicule From Without • Nehemiah 4:1-6 • Sanballat & Tobiah ridiculed their efforts • Does the Lord’s church face ridiculed today? • He simply kept on praying and building

  3. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah Faced Rubbish From Within • Nehemiah 4:10 • The seed of doubt he planted is bearing fruit among the people. • Often, before Truth can be planted the “rubbish of false teaching” must first be removed • We must not become discouraged or give up

  4. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah Faced Attack From Without • Nehemiah 4:7-23 • When scorn & mockery failed they decided to use force • Instead of putting down his tools, he picked up arms, kept praying and building • We are in warfare with the Devil; don’t drop your tools and run, instead pick up the Sword, pray and keep working

  5. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah Faced Greed From Within • Nehemiah 5:1-19 • There was strife among the workers • The greatest harm to the Lord’s church is by its own members fussing and quarreling • Nehemiah did not allow this to fester. He immediately confronted and condemned the offenders • We must do the same!

  6. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah Faced Compromise From Without • Nehemiah 6:1-4 • His enemies pretend to be friends • All they wanted was to stop the building of the wall • There can be no fellowship between good & evil

  7. A Mind To Work • Nehemiah Faced Slander From Without • Nehemiah 6:5-9 • His enemies informed Nehemiah they would accuse him of rebellion before the King • Nehemiah simply denied the charges and kept on working • We should live our life in such a way that we can stand against false charges

  8. A Mind To Work • The wall was completed in 52 days! “So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of Elul, in fifty-two days. And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, that they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they perceived that this work was done by our God.” Nehemiah 6:15-16

  9. A Mind To Work • Practical Lessons From Nehemiah • Often we can do more than pray; but we should never do anything without praying • Under good leadership much can be accomplished • With committed workers much can be accomplished • We must keep our minds on the goal and overcome any obstacles that stand in our way • We need to challenge ourselves to greater service • Despite all of the opposition Nehemiah faced, he and the people finished the wall in 52 days! • The one underlying key to their success is found in Nehemiah 4:6….

  10. They Had A Mind to Work! Do You?

  11. By Bob Gard – Hollister, Missouri church of Christ www.hollisterchurchofchrist.org Adapted lesson from www.glasgow-coc.org

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