3. Coming in May

5. Rebuilder of the Temple
70 Years in Captivity
Post Captivity
Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
King Nebuchadnezzar
605 – 562 B.C.
King Belshazzar
555 – 539 B.C.
King Cyrus
King Daruis
King Xerxes
486 – 464 B.C.
King Artaxerxes I
464 – 424 B.C.
579 B.C.
479 B.C.
D A N I E L
Stood up to a king
E S T H E R
Becomes queen
536 B.C.
458 B.C.
Z E R U B B A B E L
Rebuilder of the Temple
E Z R A
Brings the law
With 50,000 exiles
With 5,000 exiles
Temple Destroyed 607 BC
444 B.C.
N E H E M I A H
Rebuilds the walls
With 42,000 exiles
Jeremiah
650 BC
Ezekiel
520 BC
Haggai
520 BC
Zechariah
518 BC
Ezra & Nehemiah
450 BC
Malachi
445 BC

6. CHANGE

8. Rebuilder of the Temple
70 Years in Captivity
Post Captivity
Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
King Nebuchadnezzar
605 – 562 B.C.
King Belshazzar
555 – 539 B.C.
King Cyrus
King Daruis
King Xerxes
486 – 464 B.C.
King Artaxerxes I
464 – 424 B.C.
579 B.C.
479 B.C.
D A N I E L
Stood up to a king
E S T H E R
Becomes queen
536 B.C.
458 B.C.
Z E R U B B A B E L
Rebuilder of the Temple
E Z R A
Brings the law
With 50,000 exiles
With 5,000 exiles
Temple Destroyed 607 BC
444 B.C.
N E H E M I A H
Rebuilds the walls
With 42,000 exiles
Jeremiah
650 BC
Ezekiel
520 BC
Haggai
520 BC
Zechariah
518 BC
Ezra & Nehemiah
450 BC
Malachi
445 BC

10. “When I heard this, I sat down and wept
“When I heard this, I sat down and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to the God of heaven.”
Nehemiah 1:4 NLT

12. How We View Change Affects Everything
Lesson on Change:
How We View Change Affects Everything
Opportunity
Fear

13. How We View Change Affects Everything
Lesson on Change:
How We View Change Affects Everything
Opportunity
Fear

15. How We View Change Affects Everything
Lesson on Change:
How We View Change Affects Everything
Opportunity
Fear

16. How We View Change Affects Everything
Lesson on Change:
How We View Change Affects Everything
Opportunity
Fear
I am not dishonoring the past by embracing the future.

17. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!”
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV

19. Real Change Happens When a Calling and a Need Intersect
Lesson on Change:
Real Change Happens When a Calling and a Need Intersect

20. “Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews.” Nehemiah 4:1 NLT

21. “Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews.”
“…that stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”
Nehemiah 4:1, 3b NLT

22. “Sanballat was very angry when he learned that we were rebuilding the wall. He flew into a rage and mocked the Jews.”
“…that stone wall would collapse if even a fox walked along the top of it!”
“They all made plans to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw us into confusion.”
Nehemiah 4:1, 3b, 8 NLT

23. Real Change Brings Resistance, But Passion Pushes Us Through
Lesson on Change:
Real Change Brings Resistance, But Passion Pushes Us Through

24. Real Change Brings Resistance, But Passion Pushes Us Through
Lesson on Change:
Real Change Brings Resistance, But Passion Pushes Us Through
“Those who have a “why” to live can bear with almost any “how.”
- Viktor Frankl

25. “We prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night.”
Nehemiah 4:9 NLT

26. Real Change Brings Resistance, But Passion Pushes Us Through
Lesson on Change:
Real Change Brings Resistance, But Passion Pushes Us Through
“If you want enemies, try to change something.”
- President Woodrow Wilson

27. People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
“If
People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
Fear of Failure

28. People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
“If
People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
Fear of Failure
Fear of Loss

29. People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
“If
People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
Fear of Failure
Fear of Loss
Lack of Resources (presently)

30. People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
“If
People Don’t Embrace Change Because:
Fear of Failure
Fear of Loss
Lack of Resources (presently)
Lack of Faith

32. God will send the rain when He is ready, do you have your field prepared to receive it?

33. That What We Focus On, What We Put Our Energy Into, Is What Grows
Lesson on Change:
That What We Focus On, What We Put Our Energy Into, Is What Grows
Built in 52 Days!

34. Every new day is a chance for God to use you to change somebody’s world

35. That What We Focus On, What We Put Our Energy Into, Is What Grows
Lesson on Change:
That What We Focus On, What We Put Our Energy Into, Is What Grows
How hard a change is –
is never a good barometer on
whether you should make it or not

36. Rebuilder of the Temple
70 Years in Captivity
Post Captivity
Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire
King Nebuchadnezzar
605 – 562 B.C.
King Belshazzar
555 – 539 B.C.
King Cyrus
King Daruis
King Xerxes
486 – 464 B.C.
King Artaxerxes I
464 – 424 B.C.
579 B.C.
479 B.C.
D A N I E L
Stood up to a king
E S T H E R
Becomes queen
536 B.C.
458 B.C.
Z E R U B B A B E L
Rebuilder of the Temple
E Z R A
Brings the law
400 Years of Silence
With 50,000 exiles
With 5,000 exiles
Temple Destroyed 607 BC
444 B.C.
N E H E M I A H
Rebuilds the walls
With 42,000 exiles
Jeremiah
650 BC
Ezekiel
520 BC
Haggai
520 BC
Zechariah
518 BC
Ezra & Nehemiah
450 BC
Malachi
445 BC

37. Real Change Doesn’t Happen Without Jesus
Lesson on Change:
Real Change Doesn’t Happen Without Jesus

39. “Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they counted on his power and presence within them.”
- Hudson Taylor