1. “We Will Not Neglect The House of Our God” Nehemiah 10:31-39 A HEART FOR THE HARVEST

2. THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH IN REVIEW Chapter 1: The news of the walls destroyed and his prayer commitment. Chapter 2: Artaxerxes sends Nehemiah to Jerusalem and he inspects the walls. God places the burden for the walls rebuilding in Nehemiah’s heart. The enemy identified. Chapter 3: The gates are repaired under the leadership of individuals. Chapter 4: The opposition intensifies; (4:14-22) Chapter 5: Overbearing government taxation; Nehemiah intercedes; aids the poor;

3. THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH IN REVIEW Chapter 6: Opposition grows; Nehemiah prays; (6:9) Walls completed (6:15,16) Chapter 7: The exiles who return. Chapter 8: Ezra reads the words of the book of the law; (8:5,6,8) Chapter 9: The nations confesses and repents of their sins; reviews Israel’s history; (9:38)

4. NEHEMIAH’S ASSIGNMENT AND HOW HE INVOLVED THE PEOPLE IN THE WORK? I. He Taught Them to Respect the Lord’s Day: (vs.31) A. Place the Lordship of Christ above your own needs: “not on the sabbath or any holy day” Acts 20:7 ;Rev. 1:10 ;1 Cor. 16:1-2 B. Purpose to see your needs met on another day than the Sabbath: C. Plan your work by faith: “we will forgo working the land the 7 th yr.

5. THE ASSIGNMENT AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE? II. He Taught Them to Resource the Ministry of the Temple: (vs.32-33) A. They resourced the daily operation of the Temple services: “for all the duties of the house of the Lord” (vs.32-33) B. They shared the resourcing of the Temple ministry with all the families each year: (vs.34)

6. THE ASSIGNMENT AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE? III. He Taught Them Responsibility from their own prosperity: (vs.34-37) A. Families were assigned responsibility by the Priests and Levites: B. Families were to prioritize their first monies for the House of the Lord: C. Families were to tithe all their earnings: (vs.37) “we will bring”

7. THE ASSIGNMENT AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE? IV. He Taught Them to Reserve a place for God first: (vs.38,39) A. All giving was focused on the House of God: (vs.38) B. All giving was supervised by the priests and Levites: (vs.38) C. All giving was brought to the House of God: (vs.39)