1. “Blooming Flowers on the Wall!”
Nehemiah 11

2. Charles William Eliot (President of Harvard)
…Charles Eliot looked at this common couple and concluded they didn’t have much means… Eliot then ushered this couple out of his office thinking they didn’t have a clue as to what they wanted…
Charles William Eliot (President of Harvard)

3. ...following year, Charles Eliot learned this same couple had taken their 26 million dollars back West and started a little school called “The Leland Stanford Jr. University”…

4. We wouldn’t have the some bodies if we didn’t have the no bodies
We wouldn’t have the some bodies if we didn’t have the no bodies. It’s so easy to forget these people but it’s impossible to do anything significant without them…

5. to learn from those who bloom in obscurity
Purpose:
to learn from those who bloom in obscurity

6. I The Strategy Revealed (11:1-2)
A. The Leaders Set the Example

7. Leaders MUST always set the example!!

8. I The Strategy Revealed (11:1-2)
A. The Leaders Set the Example
B. One Out of Ten Chosen

9. May not sound real democratic to us, but to the Jew it was the hand of God leading the way…

10. I The Strategy Revealed (11:1-2)
A. The Leaders Set the Example
B. One Out of Ten Chosen
C. Many Who Volunteered

11. Exodus 35:21
“And everyone whose heart stirred him and everyone whose spirit moved him came and brought the Lord’s contribution for the work of the tent meeting and for all its service and for the holy garments.”

12. Judges 5:2
“That the leaders led in Israel; that the people volunteered. Bless the Lord!”

13. 1 Chronicles 29:9
“Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord with a whole heart, and King David also rejoiced greatly.”

14. 1964 a war was fought in Indonesia…

15. II The People Behind the Strategy (11:2b-36)
A. Those Who Willingly Moved (11:2b)

16. These people left their houses, jobs, friends etc
These people left their houses, jobs, friends etc. to move to a city that was a pile of rubble, governed by men…

17. II The People Behind the Strategy (11:2b-36)
A. Those Who Willingly Moved (11:2b)
B. Those Who Worked the Temple (11:12,16)
C. Those Who Kept the People Praying (11:17)
D. Those Who Led in Music Ministry (11:22)

18. Was consider one if not the best American composer with such famous songs as: “White Christmas”, “God Bless America” etc.
Irvin Berlin

19. Conclusion/Summary: 1. Ask God for Direction and not Just Provision…
2. Need to be Involved in Ministry and Not Just Activity…
3. Need to Care More About Service and Not Just Notice