THE A.R.T. OF NATION BUILDING Sunday the 31st of December 2017 THE A.R.T. OF NATION BUILDING By Tiri Madzima

ARISE 2018 REBUILD & THE YEAR TO TRANSFORM

BY SOME LEADERS YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT. REFLECTIONS ON THE ART OF NATION BUILDING BY SOME LEADERS YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ABOUT.

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. (Psalm 127:1)

Nehemiah 2:17 Then, said I unto them, “ Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come & let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.”

BACKGROUND INFORMATION 1./ the book of nehemiah is a breakdown of the rebuilding of jerusalem. 2./ The Name Nehemiah is hebrew for ”god comforts” 3./ the main character nehemiah’s proffessions include : a./ wine/cup-bearer to the king Artaxerxes of Persia 5BC., b./ BUILDER of the wall of jerusalem c./ governor of Persian Judea d./ a layman who god used to lead the spiritual revival of the people, 4./ scholars believe that in the Septuagint, the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, he is described as eunochos (eunuch), rather than oinochoos (wine-cup-bearer). 5./ a real historical figure 6./ The book of Nehemiah opens in the Persian city of Susa in the year 444 BC. Later that year, Nehemiah traveled to Israel, leading the third of three returns by the Jewish people following their seventy years of exile in Babylon. (The previous chapter on Ezra describes the earlier two returns.) ,

ARISE 1. PAY ATTENTION 2. PERSONALISE 3. PRAY & PLAN

REBUILD 1./ PICTURE 2./ PARTNERSHIPS 3./ PROCEED

TRANSFORM 1. POOR'S PLIGHT 2. PEOPLE’S PRIORITIES 3. PEOPLE’S PRACTICES

IS YOUR NATION IN NEED OF A MAKEOVER? ARISE REBUILD & TRANSFORM

LET US PRAY