In Nehemiah 1:1–4, we see a leader whose first response to brokenness is not action, but prayer that lingers. Nehemiah doesn’t rush past grief or seek quick solutions; he sits with the burden and returns to God again and again. His persistence in prayer reveals that God is shaping his heart long before He assigns him a task. Before the wall can rise, God patiently forms a man who knows how to wait on Him.

After taking a Christmas break, Pastor Brian returns to our series through Ezra & Nehemiah. Let’s turn our attention now to this week’s sermon entitled, “Building the Builder” from Nehemiah 1, verses 1 through 4.