1. Neh. 1:4
2. Series
3. Nehemiah:1:2
3.1. 140 years earlier
3.2. (586 BC)
3.3. Solomon’s temple destroyed
3.4. Everyone enslaved
3.5. Neh 1:3
3.5.1. No protection
4. What do yo do when you don't know what to do?
4.1. (You) Sit down to cry
4.1.1. He was living the good life
4.1.2. When you pray
4.1.2.1. Head
4.1.2.1.1. Heart
4.1.2.2. Choose to let the pain in
4.1.3. Neh. 1:4
5. 1. WHAT BREAKS YOUR HEART?
5.1. Children
5.1.1. Can’t read
5.1.2. Special need
5.1.3. Bullied
5.1.4. Neglected
5.1.5. Abused
5.2. Bound by addiction
5.2.1. Hostage drugs
5.3. Homelessnes
5.3.1. Trafficked
5.3.2. Used and abused
5.4. we don't even see them
5.4.1. John 5:1 (NLT) 1 Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days.
5.4.2. John 5:3–5 (NLT) 3 Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches. 5 One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
5.4.3. John 5:6 (NLT) 6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?”
5.4.4. John 5:7 (NLT) 7 “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.”
5.4.5. When you don't see them, you only see yourself.
6. 2. Kneel down to pray
6.1. Nehemiah 1:5-6
6.1.1. He confesses his sin
6.2. Nehemiah 1:11
6.2.1. What you pray about
6.2.2. First of 12 prayers
7. What you pray about reflects what you believe about God!
7.1. Bless my food
7.2. Keep me safe
7.3. Help me have a good day!
7.4. Move
7.5. Act
7.6. Work
7.7. Reveal your glory
7.8. Stretch me
7.9. Empower you
7.10. Use me!
7.10.1. First of 12 prayers mentioned in Nehemiah! (Starts—Ends)
8. How do you began the good work?
8.1. Sit down to CRY
8.2. Kneel down to PRAY
9. Stand up and act
9.1. Neh 2:4-5
9.2. Neh 2:4-5
9.3. You don’t have to be appointed by man if you are called by God!
10. LET THE GOOD WORK BEGIN
11. The Series
11.1. When You Can't Take It Anymore
11.2. Do the Work. Make a Difference.
11.3. Standing Strong in the Face of Opposition
11.4. Shut the Door on Distractions.
12. QR When You Can't Take It Anymore
13. Stand
13.1. Specializes Ordinary People
14. If you step out for God sized call you will experience
14.1. Pain
14.2. Agony
14.3. Rejection
14.4. Heartache
14.5. Failure
14.6. Loneliness
14.7. Doubt
14.8. Discouragement
14.9. You may stand alone
14.9.1. People won’t understand
14.9.2. Criticized
14.9.3. Misunderstood
14.9.4. Mocked