Title: Pray First
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?First, pray (Nehemiah 2:4-10).
? Judah was attacked three times between 605-586 BC (defeated by King Nebuchadnezzar).
A. 1:4 Nehemiah fasted and prayed for the nation and people.
B. 2:1 Artaxerxes “How is your face full of sorrow?”
C. 2:4 “What do I want you to do?”
? Nehemiah prays and pleads with God
A. “Send me to my homeland to build that city.”
1. Nehemiah Prays First
? 1:11 “Hear the prayer of your servant, that you may find favor in the sight of the king.”
A. Nehemiah is one of the closest people to the king.
B. He first fasts and prays to God.
? missionary hudson taylor
A. “What was the secret to success in missions to China?”
B. You have only moved people through prayer.
? “King Artaxerxes”
A. He is a stubborn person.
B. He was dissatisfied with the construction of the city of Jerusalem.
C. Evangelism cannot be done by human strength. No business, work, or human power.
2. Nehemiah He waited until God gave him a chance.
? When I heard the news that the gates of my homeland had been burned, I prayed in Kiseulwol.
? In chapter 2, in the month of Nisan, Nehemiah goes to King Artaxerxes.
? Nehemiah prays and waits 4-5 months full of anxiety.
? 2:4 “What does the king want me to do?”
3. A person who prepares for big things is a planner.
? “What does the king want me to do?”
? “Please let me go back to my homeland and rebuild the city.”
A. 2:6 “How long will it take you and when will you return?”
B. 7-8 “Give me the lumber I need to build the castle.”
C. “Send the commander of the army and horsemen to be with me”
4. Overcome obstacles.
? 2:10 Sanballat and Tobiah interfere.
A. Where the Holy Spirit works, Satan always works.
B. Obstacles are everywhere.
“Are you going to be blocked?, are you going to get over it?
? I hope that our church will be an opportunity to grow through obstacles.