1. Restoring our Spiritual Foundations
Study 5
NEHEMIAH 5

2. Restoring our Spiritual Foundations
The Importance of People when building for/with GOD

3. 1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
When building for God we must:
1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
Family needs v1-2
Concern for children
Concern for Health
Financial Needs v3
Concern about food
Concern about housing
Concern about working environment
Emotional Needs v4-5
The need to belong
The need of being acknowledged

4. 2.REVIEW how we treat people. V6-8
When building for God we must:
2.REVIEW how we treat people. V6-8
The Jewish Leaders:
Charged unfair interest v7
Saw people as objects not humans v8
HOW IMPORTANT ARE PEOPLE IN THIS CHURCH?
How welcome does the stranger feel?
Do we value the people who come to the church for
who they are not what they do?
Do we know each others names?
Are we building a community?

5. 1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
When building for God we must:
1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
Family needs v1-2
Concern for children
Concern for Health
Financial Needs v3
Concern about food
Concern about housing
Concern about working environment
Emotional Needs v4-5
The need to belong
The need of being acknowledged

6. 1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
When building for God we must:
1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
Family needs v1-2
Concern for children
Concern for Health
Financial Needs v3
Concern about food
Concern about housing
Concern about working environment
Emotional Needs v4-5
The need to belong
The need of being acknowledged

7. 1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
When building for God we must:
1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
Family needs v1-2
Concern for children
Concern for Health
Financial Needs v3
Concern about food
Concern about housing
Concern about working environment
Emotional Needs v4-5
The need to belong
The need of being acknowledged

8. 1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
When building for God we must:
1.RECOGNIZE the needs of people. V1-5
Family needs v1-2
Concern for children
Concern for Health
Financial Needs v3
Concern about food
Concern about housing
Concern about working environment
Emotional Needs v4-5
The need to belong
The need of being acknowledged

9. Overcoming opposition when building for/with GOD
I can do everything through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13