Man with a Mission, @ImageChurch, Dumfries, VA

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• Nehemiah 1:11 (ESV)

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Why Nehemiah's story still matters today.

He asks great things if a great God, AND attempts great things in faith of an amazing God.

Prayer is not a substitute for action, only the predecessor, and move us to action.

It's easy to build things, but harder to build things in someones heart and life. Nehemiah spent 52 days and rebuilt the walks around Jerusalem; he then spent 12 years rebuilding the relationship with God in the hearts of His people, partnered with Ezra.

God used to reside in a single location, in the heart if the temple in Jerusalem; today God raises in the hearts of His people.

We are not far today from the troubles that Nehemiah fought for over 12 years, we are spiritually abysmal. We need to feed and return to the Word of God.

How many people around you, know that you follow Jesus?

Nehemiah understood the significance of his people and their city.

He knew he both needed to be resurrected and transformed.

He made "bold choices"

Nehemiah, like Jesus, wanted to see God revealed to His people in His city.

He understood that the real work came in peoples hearts. We must all repair the"spiritual walls" in our own hearts.

Imagine This... If we desire to see God's Kingdom advance in our days, we are called to RETHINK the way we live.

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