January 11: God Inspires the Work

This is a story about a Godly man with a broken heart because the people of God had failed to restore their community. Through prayer, humility, and tact, God guided and used Nehemiah to change the people of God so their community could be transformed from a city of disgrace to a shining light of God’s grace. This is the focus I am taking as we study this week's Explore the Bible study, God Inspires the Work.

This week's study covers additional verses not included in the original study. The additional verses are Nehemiah 1:1-4 and Nehemiah 1:6-7.

Focus on the TARGET as you Teach:

God burdened Nehemiah for the condition of His people and the community, which moved him to take action. We should be as burdened for our own church and community and look for ways to take action.

Resources for Preparation and Teaching:

• Dr. Tony Evans' Introduction to Nehemiah: http://youtu.be/T3vX5AzoOjQ?t=7m52s 
• PowerPoint Slides: I have provided three slides you may want to consider using. If you are unable to project the slides, consider printing the slides that would be applicable to your group. Click here to preview and download.
• Word pronunciations (Click to listen): Hacaliah; Chislev; Hanani,

The series of questions below are provided for you to use to close out the session. Hopefully these straightforward, thought-provoking questions will lead your group to consider how they should apply this week's study:

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