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by Denis Beausejour Sermon Series: GOOD TO GREAT
Sermon Series: GOOD TO GREAT (Message #5) God’s Kind of Leadership
Text: Nehemiah Chapters 6-7
Nehemiah continues to exert godly leadership despite intensifying efforts by the opposition. They seek to derail the rebuilding work just as it nears the crucial stages of completion. In the process, Nehemiah models wisdom to help us finish well consistently.
1. Defeating temptations: Wisdom in the spiritual battle (6:1-14)
Application: Are you using all the resources God has given you?
2. Leadership development: Wisdom in organization decisions (6:15-7:3)
Application: Do you build trustworthy relationships and practices?
3. Community development: Wisdom in building the right culture (7:4-73a)
Application: Do you live with confidence in your true identity?
Conclusion of our worship and prayer covenant
Bible Reading Plan for our series:
To get the most from our series, read these Scriptures: (It takes only about
30 minutes a week!)
Week ending Feb 18: Zechariah 8-14, Nehemiah 8
Week ending Feb 25: Esther 1-5, Nehemiah 9
Week ending Mar 4: Esther 6-10, Nehemiah 10
Week ending Mar 11: Ezra 7-10, Nehemiah 11-12
Week ending Mar 18: Nehemiah 13, Psalm 126
Week ending Mar 25: Acts 1-3, Revelation 1:1-18
Week ending April 1: Acts 4-6, Revelation 1:19 - 3:22 Some history notes to help us keep track of key events:
1. Jeremiah prophesied from approximately 627 BC to 586 BC - in Chapter 29, he calls for an exile of 70 years as a punishment for national disobedience. 2. The Babylonians began to exile the Judeans in 597BC, and destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC. 3. The Persians defeated the Babylonians and in 538 BC, King Cyrus decreed that the people return and the temple be rebuilt. (See 2 Chronicles 36:22-23, Ezra 1:1-4). 4. The first Jews to return under Zerubbabel did so in 538 BC. 5. Haggai and Zechariah prophesied in 520-518 BC, and the temple foundation was at least partially and temporarily rebuilt in 516 BC (70 years from its destruction). 6. Esther is dated between 483 and 473 BC. She no doubt influenced the queen from Nehemiah chapter 2. 7. Ezra came to Jerusalem in approximately 458 BC to begin reforms, but is thwarted. 8. Malachi prophesies between 450 and 430 BC. 9. Nehemiah comes in 445-4 BC and serves as governor for 12 years to 433-2 BC.
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