1. Listen to the Message

Today’s Scriptures:
Nehemiah

A VISION chased without FAITH will FAIL.

When fear knocks on the door, let faith answer i and kick him off the porch!

Your

in God will be built on successive steps of

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.

A vision is not something that you just

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to accomplish, it is something that you know you

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accomplish.

NEHEMIAH’S STEPS TO VISION SUCCESS


1. He sees the

and turns it into VISION

2. God

His heart to accomplish the VISION

3. He

for God’s favor and blessing

4. He

the VISION and gets people on board

5. He makes a

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for accomplishing the VISION

6. They stay

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in the face of opposition

7. They

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the Lord for the VICTORY

Wholeheartedly pursuing a God-ordained VISION is an act of worship to the GOD of the VISION.

My Additional Notes:

2. Discuss in a Life Group

READ TOGETHER:

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.

Now it happened in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them about the Jews who had escaped and had survived the captivity, and about Jerusalem. 3 And they said to me, “The remnant there in the province who survived the captivity are in great distress and disgrace, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down and its gates have been burned with fire.”

4 Now when I heard these words, I sat down and wept and mourned for days; and I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven. 5 I said, “Please, Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps the covenant and faithfulness for those who love Him and keep His commandments: 6 let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open, to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have committed against You; I and my father’s house have sinned. 7 We have acted very corruptly against You and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses. 8 Remember, please, the word which You commanded Your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the peoples; 9 but if you return to Me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of you who have been scattered were in the most remote part of the heavens, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place where I have chosen to have My name dwell.’ 10 They are Your servants and Your people whom You redeemed by Your great power and by Your strong hand. 11 Please, Lord, may Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant and the prayer of Your servants who delight to revere Your name, and please make Your servant successful today and grant him mercy before this man.”

Now I was the cupbearer to the king. —Nehemiah 1:1-11

DISCUSS
Discuss how you think fear has taken its toll on people over the last several years, and what are some of the greatest fears you deal with..

DISCUSS
Discuss the Faith of people like Noah, Abraham, and Joshua - what hesitancies would be natural to us these days?

DISCUSS
Discuss the 7 steps of success Nehemiah followed to successfully accomplish the vision. Which one spoke most to you and why?

DISCUSS
What is something God is calling you to be or do that you desperately need faith for?

PRAY

Take some time to pray for each other. Any specific needs can be listed here.