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2 Last Time We Considered...
Good builders know their task Good builders encourage Good builders have dirty hands Good builders work together

3 Builders Are Not Born Builders
Neh. 3: trans-Jordan workers, goldsmiths, perfumers, officials, priests & merchants

4 Matt. 25:14-30 - All are given abilities
Neh. 4:6 - We need a mind to work “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies…” Peter 4:10-11 “So we built the wall and the whole wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.” Neh. 4:6

5 There are NO small jobs in the kingdom.
Nehemiah 3:14 versus 3:19

6 God Fearing Women Joined The Work - 3:12
shaming the “nobles”, v. 5 shaming some men today

7 1st Century Workers... Phil. 4:2-3 - Euodia & Syntyche - shared struggle Rom. 16:1-2 - Phoebe - served the church, helped many Rom. 16:3-4 - Pricilla - risked neck, hosted church Rom. 16:6 - Mary - worked hard

8 “Next to them Jedaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs in front of his house...” Neh. 3:10 “After them Benjamin and Hasshub carried out repairs in front of their house. After them Azariah the son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah carried out repairs beside his house.” Neh. 3:23 “Above the Horse Gate the priests carried out repairs, each in front of his house. After them Zadok the son of Immer carried out repairs in front of his house... After him Meshullam the son of Berechiah carried out repairs in front of his own quarters.” Neh. 3:28-30

9 Some Worked Only By Their Own House

10 Not Unusual For People To Want Their House Worked On Today...
want help, visits, encouragement want exciting classes want dynamic speakers want to be heard But heaven has no rest for the “pampered.”

11 “It is not so among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Matt. 20:26-28 It is the servant who has the reward, not the served.

12 How Do You Build With Zeal?
arrive early, stay late? help others? talk up the work? whistle while you work?

13 “Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.” Cor. 10:9-10

14 D e f i n i t e l y A v o i d... grumbling - 1 Cor. 10:9-10
roots of bitterness - Heb. 12:15

15 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.”
Gal. 6:7 “Now this I say, he who sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall also reap bountifully.” Cor. 9:6

16 Some dislike emotions being involved, but love IS emotional.
“Whatever your hand finds to do, verily, do it with all your might…” Eccl. 9:10 Some dislike emotions being involved, but love IS emotional.

17 Builders are Wanted Not “born” builders Not selfish builders
Not apathetic builders But sisters are invited Zeal is encouraged And all are invited to find their talent and go to work.

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