2. My parents perfect reaction to our baby announcement! YouTube: https://youtu.be/xjuwkGXXy4Q

3. SEE IT 586 BCE- Babylon destroys Jerusalem 539 BCE- Persia overtakes Babylon 516 BCE- Zerubbabel rebuilds the Temple 458 BCE- Ezra continues to rebuild 446 BBE- Nehemiah hears the report When we See as God sees…

4. SEE IT What did Nehemiah SEE? When we See as God sees…

5. SEE IT What did Nehemiah SEE? - Destruction - Danger - Distance When we See as God sees…

6. Matthew 9:35–38 (ESV) 35 And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

7. Own it When we See as God sees… We will do as God does 1.We were wrong 2.We need You 3.I’m willing…

8. Application When we See as God sees… We will do as God does 1.Pray that God would open your eyes 2.Prepare your heart for what God would want you to do