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1 I. Nehemiah, the (Neh. 1:1) A. His (1:1a) Lesson 1 Motivated by Concern Nehemiah 1:1 3 B. His place in (1:1b) II. Nehemiah, the (Neh. 1:2) A. after captivity (1:2a) B. after captivity (1:2b) III. Nehemiah, the (Neh. 1:3) A. An (1:3a) B. A (1:3b) C. A (1:3c) D. (1:3d)

2 Lesson 2 Prayer Changes Things! Nehemiah 1:4 11 I. Nehemiah Prayed for (Neh. 1:4 7) A. for and (1:4 6) B. of (1:7) II. Nehemiah Prayed Would Be (Neh. 1:8 10) A. He God s promise (1:8, 9) B. He God s promise (1:10) III. Nehemiah Prayed for (Neh. 1:11) A. He sought to help (1:11a) B. He sought to help (1:11b)

3 I. The Opportunity (Neh. 2:1 3) A. In (2:1) Lesson 3 Holy Boldness Nehemiah 2:1 8 B. A (2:2) C. (2:3) II. God s Control (Neh. 2:4) A. God moved the of the (2:4a) B. Nehemiah recognized (2:4b) III. Nehemiah s Request (Neh. 2:5) A. A request (2:5a) B. A request (2:5b) C. A request (2:5c) D. A request (2:5d) IV. The King s Answer (Neh. 2:6 8) A. The king granted (2:6) B. The king granted (2:7) C. The king granted (2:8a) D. The king granted because of (2:8b)

4 Lesson 4 Assessing the Task Nehemiah 2:9 16 I. Nehemiah s (Neh. 2:9) A. to the (2:9a) B. (2:9b) II. Nehemiah s (Neh. 2:10) III. Nehemiah s (Neh. 2:11 16) A. (2:11) B. At (2:12) C. the (2:13 15) D. In (2:16)

5 Lesson 5 Encouraged to Work Nehemiah 2:17 20 I. Nehemiah s to (Neh. 2:17) A. He confronted the (2:17a) B. He shared his (2:17b) II. Nehemiah s (Neh. 2:18) A. About God s (2:18a) B. About the king's (2:18b) III. Nehemiah s (Neh. 2:19, 20) A. To God (2:19, 20a) B. To God (2:20b)

6 Lesson 6 Delegate! Nehemiah 3 I. Delegation of Work on the Wall (Neh. 3:1 5) A. rebuilt (3:1, 2) B. rebuilt (3:3 5) II. Delegation of Work on the Wall (Neh. 3:6 13) A. rebuilt (3:6 12) B. rebuilt (3:13) III. Delegation of Work on the Wall (Neh. 3:14 16) A. rebuilt (3:14) B. rebuilt (3:15, 16) IV. Delegation of Work on the Wall (Neh. 3:17 32) A. Walls by the rebuilt (3:17 27) B. Walls by the rebuilt (3:28) C. Walls by the rebuilt (3:29, 30) D. Walls by the rebuilt (3:31, 32)

7 I. First Opposition (Neh. 4:1 6) Lesson 7 Facing Opposition Nehemiah 4:1 6:14 A. Nehemiah faced (4:1 3) B. Nehemiah responded with and (4:4 6) II. Second Opposition (Neh. 4:7 23) A. Nehemiah faced the of his (4:7 12) B. Nehemiah responded with and (4:13 23) III. Third Opposition (Neh. 5:1 19) A. Nehemiah faced the of among his people (5:1 5) B. Nehemiah responded with and (5:6 19) IV. Fourth Opposition (Neh. 6:1 14) A. Nehemiah faced his (6:1, 2, 4 7, 10) B. Nehemiah responded with and (6:3, 8, 9, 11 14)

8 Lesson 8 Give God the Glory Nehemiah 6:15 19 I. The Builders the (Neh. 6:15) A. Remarkable of the (6:15a) B. Remarkable of (6:15b) II. The Builders (Neh. 6:16) A. The were (6:16a) B. God s was (6:16b) III. The Opposition (Neh. 6:17 19) A. Tobiah s (6:17 19a) B. Tobiah s (6:19b)

9 Lesson 9 Act Wisely! Nehemiah 7 I. Nehemiah Wisely New (Neh. 7:1, 2) A. (7:2a) B. (7:2b) II. Nehemiah Wisely New (Neh. 7:3) A. (7:3a) B. (7:3b) III. Nehemiah Wisely a New (7:4 73) A. and (7:4 38) B. and (7:39 73)

10 Lesson 10 God s Word Is Powerful Nehemiah 8 I. Nehemiah Recognized the as (Neh. 8:1 8) A. He the to hear God s Word (8:1, 2) B. He to God s Word (8:3 8) II. Nehemiah Challenged the to (Neh. 8:9 18) A. He the people (8:9 12) B. The people demonstrated a (8:13 18)

11 Lesson 11 Set the Example! Nehemiah 9 I. The People As Nehemiah Had (Neh. 9:1) II. The People As Nehemiah Had (Neh. 9:1) III. The People As Nehemiah Had (Neh. 9:2, 3) IV. The People As Nehemiah Had (Neh. 3, 4) V. The People As Nehemiah Had (Neh. 9:5 38) A. God s (9:5, 6) B. God s (9:7 30) C. God s (9:31 38) VI. The People As Nehemiah Had (Neh. 9:38)

12 Lesson 12 Trust and Obey Nehemiah 10; 11 I. A of (Neh. 10:1 39) A. of the oath (10:1 29a) B. of the oath (10:29b 39) II. An of (Neh. 11:1 36) A. Settlement in (11:1 24) B. Settlement in (11:25 36)

13 Lesson 13 Compromising Again Nehemiah 12; 13 I. Dedication of the (Neh. 12:1 47) A. Leaders of the (12:1 26) B. Ceremony of (12:27 47) II. Separation of the (Neh. 13:1 31) A. From (13:1 3) B. From (13:4 9) C. From (13:10 22) D. From (13:23 31)

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