The Rebuild Begins
September 1, 2024Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / Sept 1, 2024
Series: REBUILD
Text: Nehemiah 3:1-32, Nehemiah 4:1-7
“When God chooses to do a great work, he raises up a man or woman who cares.”
I. THE WORK ASSIGNED
Focus: Nehemiah 3
A. The laborers
In Nehemiah 3, there are 48 individual workers named in the chapter, and 42 different groups are mentioned.
In 1 Corinthians 12 and 14, Paul compared individual Christians to members of the human body.
Every member is important.
Read Ephesians 4:12
Read Nehemiah 3:5
The most important ability in the work of God is availability.
B. The labor
“I like work, it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.” Jerome K. Jerome
Read John 17:4
II. THE WORK ATTACKED
Focus: Nehemiah 4
Read Nehemiah 4:1-6
A. The attack on the work
Reasons why Nehemiah’s enemies laughed:
- The of the people
- The of the task
Read Nehemiah 4:2-3
B. The appeal of the worker
- The (Nehemiah 4:4)
- The (Nehemiah 4:4-5)
- The (Nehemiah 4:6)
Read Romans 12:2