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The Wisdom To Build Deep

Dreaming God’s dream and starting small to accomplish our God-given visions will not be realized apart from a continuing development of a biblical worldview and depth of character in our lives. The Wisdom To Build Deep.

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The Wisdom To Build Deep

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  1. Dreaming God’s dream and starting small to accomplish our God-given visions will not be realized apart from a continuing development of a biblical worldview and depth of character in our lives. The Wisdom To Build Deep

  2. There will be challenges. There will be oppositions. There will be threats. There will be struggles. And we will crumble in the face of these tests if we have not built the foundations deep enough to withstand the storms of life. The Wisdom To Build Deep

  3. Any attempt to fulfill God's desires will almost certainly draw opposition from God's enemies. (Thomas Constable) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  4. Learning from Nehemiah, he was able to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem in 52 days because he had the depth of character and the right mindset to support and carry out his God-given vision. The Wisdom To Build Deep

  5. External Threats from Israel’s NEIGHBORS. (4:1-23) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  6. External Threats from Israel’s Neighbors. (4:1-23) • Sanballat and Tobiah ridiculed the Jews in the presence of the army of Samaria (vv. 1-3). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  7. People are known not by how they act when they’re in control, but by how they react when things are beyond their control. (John C. Maxwell) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  8. External Threats from Israel’s Neighbors. (4:1-23) • Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod plotted together to fight and to stir up trouble in Jerusalem (vv. 7-8). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  9. The real test of a leader is how he or she faces crises and reacts to opposition. (Mervin Breneman) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  10. External Threats from Israel’s Neighbors. (4:1-23) • Fatigue has set in and the task was still overwhelming. Israel’s enemies have been intimidating the Jews and brought fear to the love ones of those who were helping rebuild the wall of Jerusalem (vv. 10-12). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  11. The true measure of success is not what position you’ve reached in life, but what obstacles you have overcome to reach the desired goal. (John C. Maxwell) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  12. External Threats from Israel’s Neighbors. (4:1-23) • How did Nehemiah respond to all these (vv. 4-5, 9, 13-23)? • He prayed. • He prepared. • He planned. • He persisted. The Wisdom To Build Deep

  13. Internal Strife from Israel’s NOBLES. (5:1-19) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  14. Internal Strife from Israel’s Nobles. (5:1-19) • Many, if not all, of Israel’s nobles and officials were exacting usury from their own countrymen (v. 7). They were charging exorbitant interest from their fellow Jews who borrowed money from them (vv. 2-4). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  15. Internal Strife from Israel’s Nobles. (5:1-19) • Some of the borrowers were reaching the point of selling themselves or their children into debt-slavery (v. 5). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  16. Internal Strife from Israel’s Nobles. (5:1-19) • How did Nehemiah respond to all these? • He rebuked the nobles (vv.6-11). • He recompensed the poor (vv.12-13). • And he representedgenerosity (vv. 14-19). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  17. Personal Attacks from Nehemiah’s NEMESES. (6:1-14) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  18. Personal Attacks from Nehemiah’s Nemeses. (6:1-14) • Nehemiah’s nemeses tried to distract him (vv. 1-4). • Nehemiah’s nemeses tried to discredit him (vv. 5-9). • Nehemiah’s nemeses tried to deceive him (vv. 10-14). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  19. Personal Attacks from Nehemiah’s Nemeses. (6:1-14) • How did Nehemiah respond to all these? • He remained resolute(v. 3). • He remained resilient(vv.8-9). • And he remained reflective(vv. 11-13). The Wisdom To Build Deep

  20. Life is built on character, but character is built on decisions. The decisions you make, small or great, do to your life what the sculptor’s chisel does to a block of marble. You are shaping your life by your thoughts, attitudes and actions, and becoming either more or less like Jesus Christ. (Warren Wiersbe) The Wisdom To Build Deep

  21. A life of worship, lived before God in the fear of Him and held together by humility, wisdom and perseverance, constitutes a foundation that will withstand immense stress and strain. The continued maintenance and growth of this “foundation”, firmly anchored in God through the practice of the spiritual disciplines, is the work of a lifetime. (Edmund Chan) The Wisdom To Build Deep

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