Nehemiah’s Seven Keys to Progress
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Nehemiah’s seven keys to progress
DEAL WITH DRIFT (Nehemiah 13:4-31)
1. DEALING WITH DRIFT IN ISRAEL
a. What Nehemiah found
God’s house defiled (vv4-5)
God’s tithes diverted (v10)
God’s day desecrated (vv15a 20)
God’s people diluted (vv23-24 28a)
b. What Nehemiah felt (v8a)
c. What Nehemiah did
He purified God’s house (vv8b-9)
He restored God’s tithes (vv11-14)
He protected God’s day (vv15b-22)
He separated God’s people (vv25-31)
2. DEALING WITH DRIFT IN OURSELVES
a. Be awake to our natural tendency to drift
b. Be alert to the signs of drift
c. Be attuned to our attitude toward drift
d. Be aware that drift has consequences
e. Be active in dealing with drift
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Nehemiah’s seven keys to progress
PRAY FOR REVIVAL (Nehemiah 9:1-10:39)
1. DEEP CONTRITION (9:1-4)
2. CAREFUL REFLECTION (9:5-31)
3. HONEST CONFESSION (9:32-37)
4. RENEWED DEDICATION (9:38-10:39)
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Nehemiah’s Seven Keys to Progress
LISTEN TO THE BIBLE (Nehemiah 8:1-18)
1. STIRRED TO HUNGER FOR THE WORD OF GOD (VV1-8)
a. The Holy Spirit stirred them to want God ‘s Word
b.The Holy Spirit sustained them in listening to God ‘s Word
c. The Holy Spirit helped them understand God ‘s Word
2. STIRRED TO EXPERIENCE THE JOY OF GOD (VV9-12)
a. The joy of forgiveness
b.The joy of fellowship
c. The joy of understanding
3. STIRRED TO OBEY THE COMMAND OF GOD (VV13-18)
a. United obedience
b.Costly obedience
c. Rewarding obedience