Ezra-Nehemiah Teaches Mission and Movement Nehemiah 11:1-36

Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem. And the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in Jerusalem the holy city, while nine out of ten remained in the other towns. And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem. Nehemiah 11:1-2

The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. Nehemiah 7:4

A willingness to SERVE

But whoever would be great among you must be your servant … even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Matthew 20:26b

A willingness to SERVE

A quickness to SURRENDER

“If you really want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Abraham Lincoln

A quickness to SURRENDER “The worst thing that can happen to a pastor is…success.” Lou Rossetti

A quickness to SURRENDER And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. Revelation 21:2-3

A quickness to SURRENDER

A boldness to SPEAK

this is God’s city! God is at work! Jesus is King!

A boldness to SPEAK For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? Romans 10:13-14

A boldness to SPEAK And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. … For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. John 1:14, 16

A boldness to SPEAK