1. The Notable Walk pt. 5 Cries From The Village! Nehemiah 1:1-4 December 8 th, 2013

2. The Notable Walk pt. 5 Message Thesis: A Notable Walk requires sensitivity and compassion. Message objective: To show how the attributes of sensitivity and compassion lead to action.

3. Terms: Sensitivity: Awareness of the needs and emotions of others. Sympathy: Ability to feel sorry for the suffering of another. Compassion: Sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.

4. Nelson Mandela: A Notable Walk

5. Nelson Mandela Museum: Cape Town, South Africa

7. Robben Island: Mandela’s prison home.

8. Robben Island

9. Nehemiah 1:1-4 1The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. 4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

10. A Notable Response: 4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, 1.Sat down. 2.Wept. 3.Fasted and prayed.

11. People who should benefit from your gifts: 1.Your family. 2.Your church. 3.Your community.

12. Cries From Our Village We have to ask ourselves: 1.What is needed, lacking, or missing? 2.What can you solve? 3.What can you do? 4.How can you help?

13. The Notable Walk pt. 5 Cries From The Village! Nehemiah 1:1-4 December 8 th, 2013