NEHEMIAH: TIME TO REBUILD: WORKING IN UNITY
Message Date: 1/26/25
Speaker: Pastor Renee Hidalgo

Have you ever

something because you just glossed over it?

Nehemiah Recap:
 Jewish Exile in Babylon
 900 Miles from

 Heard that Jerusalem was in Ruins
 First: He

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 Second: He

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Nehemiah 2:17
Then I said to them, “You see the trouble

are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let

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rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and

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will no longer be in disgrace.”

We can’t be effective from the

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.

Nehemiah 2:18a
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me.

Do we regularly share testimony of what God has done?

Nehemiah 2:18b
They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So they began this good work.

Nehemiah 3:1-12
3 Eliashib the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.  2  The men of Jericho built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.
3  The Fish Gate was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place.  4  Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs.  5  The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa, but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.
6  The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.  7  Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates.  8  Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume- makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.  9  Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.  10  Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him.  11  Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.  12  Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.

“Though the catalogue of names listed in Chapter 3 may seem tedious at first, it
represents an extraordinary feat of organization and accomplishment and
displays a beautiful picture of God’s people working

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to accomplish
God’s purposes.” —Kelly Minter. “Nehemiah: A Heart that can Break”

God’s People Working in Unity can Accomplish just about Anything!

People from all backgrounds and walks of life:
3:1: Eliabshib the high

and his fellow priests
3:8: Uzziel… one of the

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3:8: Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers
3:12: Shallum… with the help of his

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3:14: Malkijah,

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of the district of Beth Hakkerem
3:26: the temple servants
3:29: Shemaiah… the

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at the East Gate
3:32: the goldsmiths and

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made repairs

REPITION: Nehemiah 3:17-32
17  Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah, carried out repairs for his district.  18  Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui [f]  son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah.  19  Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall.  20  Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest.  21  Next to him, Meremoth son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib’s house to the end of it. 22  The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region.  23  Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house.  24  Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner,  25  and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard. Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh  26  and the temple servants living on the hill of Ophel made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate toward the east and the projecting tower.  27  Next to them, the men of Tekoa repaired another section, from the great
projecting tower to the wall of Ophel. 28  Above the Horse Gate, the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house.  29  Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs.  30  Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun,
the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters.  31  Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner;  32  and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.

SIXTEEN TIMES: ‘next to him’ or ‘next to them’

IT MATTERS WHO’S NEXT TO YOU!

Ephesians 2:14-16
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups

and has destroyed the

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, the dividing wall of hostility, 15 by setting aside in his flesh the law with its commands and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile

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of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.

God’s People Working in Unity can Accomplish just about Anything!

Nehemiah 4:6
So we rebuilt the wall…
for the people worked with all their heart.

There’s always room for more workers!

Examples:
 Hospitality Ministry: Parking, Greeters, Coffee Bar
o Contact: Jenny Greene, 540-392-6422, jenny@clife.church
 Kid’s Ministry: Teachers, Helpers, Nursery
o Contact: Hannah Burnette, 540-831-8811,
hannah@clife.church

 Next Gen Meals: College, Youth, 3 rd -5 th Grade
o Contact: Renee Hidalgo, 540-818-6267, renee@clife.church
o College: www.clife.church/collegemeals
o Youth: www.clife.church/youthmeals
o 3 rd —5 th Grade: www.clife.church/3rd-5thmeals

Psalm 133:1
How good and pleasant it is
when God’s people live together in

!

Is there anyone in your life right now that you need to pursue unity with?

Would you read the Bible Plan, Bricklayers 3, with us?

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