Are you built to last?

Nehemiah recap:

1. Assume Responsibility

Nehemiah 9:33-38

Until you assume responsibility, someone else will always control your life.

Responsibility finds a way, not an excuse.

Nehemiah 10:32 & 35

"The price of greatness is responsibility." - Winston Churchill

2. Create Accountability

We don’t beat people up. We build people up.

Nehemiah 10:393.

Live for Legacy

But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite

Nehemiah 2:19

Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were

Nehemiah 4:1

The enemy hates the truth so he will do anything to twist

Nehemiah 4:2-3

1. It always starts with divisive Questions.

2. Attacking the Values

A distraction with divisive questions is a diversion.

3. It continues with planting seeds of doubt.

The problem is too big a mindset, will always keep you from

"Just because we can’t do everything, doesn’t mean we

4. When all else fails it ends with sarcastic

Lies don’t last nearly as long as truth.

Nehemiah 4:4-6

Intimacy with God is about Honesty before God.

Don’t allow a critic who is critical of you, turn you into a

Nehemiah 4:7-12

Nehemiah 4:13-23

Definition: Collaborate. To work, one with another; cooperate

Faith does not maintain it multiplies.

Faith doesn’t stay stagnant, it steps into the future.

Collaboration requires a few things:

1. Clear Conviction

I went to Jerusalem, and after staying there three days I set out during the night with a few others. I had not told anyone what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on. By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire.

Nehemiah 2: 11-13

You need to Walk it out before you talk it out.

Saved people, serve people.

2. Compelling communication.

Collaboration falls short because we don’t know how to communicate with each other.

Then I said to them, "You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace." I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me.They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work.

Nehemiah 2:17-184

Things in this verse that we need to identify in our own lives when it comes to our communication:

1. Points out the problem

2. Describes a solution

3. Reinforce the reason

4. Clarify the urgency

Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so

Habakkuk 2:2-3

Vision: Ability to look into the invisible and create

Often you have to see it before you receive it.

They said to me, "Those who survived the exile and

Nehemiah 1:3-4

Many times a God vision will be birthed out of brokenness.

Frustration is an indication of what you're called too.

When frustration with what is, creates passion for what

A vision rarely requires immediate action. It always

WAITING IS WORKING

The bigger the responsibility, the more preparations are

"Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of

Nehemiah 1:11

And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with

Luke 2:52

A vision without a plan is actually a fantasy.

In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King

Nehemiah 2:1-5

Give and serve till I have nothing left, search the world

Waiting is working but waiting works.

Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. Surely the righteous will never be shaken;

- Psalm 112:5-6 (NIV)

Command those who are rich in this present world not to

- 1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NIV)

We teach GENEROSITY, not because of what we want from people but because of what we want for people.

1. Give Strategically

Generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.

- Isaiah 32:8 (NLT)

Revo Church has seen over 200 salvations since January!

Remember: A stingy planter gets a stingy crop; a lavish planter gets a lavish crop. I want each of you to take plenty of time to think it over, and make up your own mind about what you will give. That will protect you against sob stories and arm-twisting. God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.

- 2 Corinthians 9:7 (MSG)

The TITHE is a strategic starting point and a foundation

2. Give Spontaneously

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

- 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)

Give freely and spontaneously. Don’t have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers God, your God’s blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. There are always going to be

- Deuteronomy 15:10-11 (MSG)

3. Give Sacrificially

Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

- 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 (NLT)

"If we are never obliged to relieve others' burdens, but when we can do it without burdening ourselves, then how do we bear our neighbor's burdens, when we bear no burden at all?" ― Jonathan Edwards

You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

- 2 Corinthians 8:9 (NLT)

My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad?

Psalm 42:4-5 NLT

I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.

Revelation 3:1-4

Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God. Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy.

Revelation 3:2-4

REMEMBER IT

But then I recall all you have done, O LORD; I remember your wonderful deeds of long ago. They are constantly in my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about your mighty works.

Psalms 77:11-12

FINISH IT

HOLD IT

My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration! Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again.

Psalm 42:4-5 NLT

"Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

Ephesians 5:14

REMEMBER IT

FINISH IT

HOLD IT

When God saw what [the Ninevites] did and how they turned from their evil ways, [God] relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Jonah 3:10

This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That is why I ran away to Tarshish!

I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. Just kill me now, LORD! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen."

Jonah 4:1-3

I have decided to turn such a person over to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 5:5

I'm not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God until salvation.

Romans 1:16

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks.

Romans 1:18-23

And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper.

Romans 1:28

And although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 1:32

But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will repay each person accourding to his deeds.

Romans 2:5-6

The LORD replied, "Is it right for you to be angry about this?"

Jonah 4:4

When life isn’t going your way, what questions is God asking you?

Romans 3:23-26

God's character is His own apologetic.

Where are you directing your attention?

Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.

Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

But at dawn the next day God provided a worm, which chewed the plant so that it withered. When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah's head so that he grew faint.

But God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?"

"It is," he said. "And I'm so angry I wish I were dead."

But the LORD said, "You have been concerned about this plant, though you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died overnight.

And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left—and also many animals?"

Jonah 4:5-11

God doesn't waste storms.

When life isn't going your way, what questions is Jesus asking you?

Where are you directing your attention?

God's character is his own apologetic --- God's love and perfection, His ways and His character keep pointing us back to the fact that we have to surrender to Him.

Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah…

Jonah 1:17

Sometimes what we call a problem, God calls provision.

While you’re waiting, God is still working.

And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Jonah 2:10

Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.

Jonah 3:1

[God] saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.

Titus 3:5

"Get up and go to the great city of Nineveh, and deliver the message I have given you."

Jonah 3:2

לֵ֥ךְ ק֛וּם qum yalak

Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming…

Jonah 3:3-4

Jonah obeyed the word of the Lord and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it. Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming, "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown."

Jonah 3:3-4

The Ninevites believed God.

Jonah 3:5

You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

James 2:19

The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth. When Jonah's warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.

Jonah 3:5-6

…Let everyone call urgently on God.

Jonah 3:8

To truly repent is to change your mind so deeply it changes you completely.

When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened.

Jonah 3:10

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.

Isaiah 30:18

Every chance from God demands a choice from you.

If you want to run from God, the devil will always offer you a ride.

Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah 1:17

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

Jonah 2:1

Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah…

Jonah 1:17

Sometimes what we call a problem, God calls provision.

God doesn’t always give us what we want, but God gives us what we need.

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God.

Jonah 2:1

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.

James 5:13

He said: "In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry."

Jonah 2:2

"You hurled me into the depths, into the very heart of the seas, and the currents swirled about me; all your waves and breakers swept over me. I said, 'I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.'

The engulfing waters threatened me, the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head. To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me forever. But you, Lord my God, brought my life up from the pit.

When my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you, to your holy temple. Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God's love for them. But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, 'Salvation comes from the Lord.'"

Jonah 2:3-9

And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

Jonah 2:10

While you’re waiting, God’s still working.

[Jesus] answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

Matt 12:39-40

Salvation comes from the Lord.

Jonah 2:9

The word of the Lord came to Jonah…

- Jonah 1:1

The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai:

- Jonah 1:1-2

But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the Lord.

- Jonah 1:3

If you want to run from God, the devil will always offer you

When our mind makes an excuse for what our spirit knows is wrong.

Delayed obedience is disobedience.

A short time between God’s command and our obedience.

Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a

- Jonah 1:4-5

So they asked him, "Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us?"… [Jonah] answered, "I am a Hebrew and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land."

- Jonah 1:8-9

Where in your life are you rationalizing sin and running

The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked [Jonah], "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"

"Pick me up and throw me into the sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you."

- Jonah 1:11-12

Then they took Jonah and threw him overboard, and the raging sea grew calm. At this the men greatly feared the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows to him.

- Jonah 1:15-16

Where in your life are you rationalizing sin and running