1. Nehemiah 1:1-11 Congregational Theme: Daily Disciples

2. BEFORE WE PRAY Care For Your Spiritual Family (Neh 1:2-4; Matt 9:35-38; Phil 1:3-11) Care For Your Spiritual Family (Neh 1:2-4; Matt 9:35-38; Phil 1:3-11) Confidence In God (Neh 1:5-6; Phil 1:12-18 ) Confidence In God (Neh 1:5-6; Phil 1:12-18 )

3. HOW WE PRAY Persistently (Neh 1:4; 2:1; Deut 9:18-29) Persistently (Neh 1:4; 2:1; Deut 9:18-29) Spontaneously (Neh 2:1-4; 1 Thess 5:17) Spontaneously (Neh 2:1-4; 1 Thess 5:17) Collectively (Neh 1:11; 9:1-3; Jas 5:13-16) Collectively (Neh 1:11; 9:1-3; Jas 5:13-16)

4. REQUIREMENTS OF PRAYER Praise To God (Neh 1:5-6, 11) Praise To God (Neh 1:5-6, 11) – Puts His Character In Perspective – Puts His Authority In Perspective Confess Personal Sin (Neh 1:7; Dan 9:5; Ezra 9:15; 1 John 1:9) Confess Personal Sin (Neh 1:7; Dan 9:5; Ezra 9:15; 1 John 1:9) Ask For His Promises (Neh 1:8-11; Lev 26:33; Deut 30:2-5) Ask For His Promises (Neh 1:8-11; Lev 26:33; Deut 30:2-5) Commit Personally (Neh 1:11; Phil 3:8) Commit Personally (Neh 1:11; Phil 3:8)

5. WHAT PRAYER DOES Affirms God’s Power (Neh 1:5; Acts 4:23-28) Affirms God’s Power (Neh 1:5; Acts 4:23-28) Establishes Our Identity As His People (Neh 1:6-7; Acts 4:29-31) Establishes Our Identity As His People (Neh 1:6-7; Acts 4:29-31) Rebukes What Seems Impossible (Neh 1:8-11) Rebukes What Seems Impossible (Neh 1:8-11) – The saints obeyed Christ by praying for what seemed impossible (Matt 9:38; Acts 4:24-30)

6. The spiritual ruins that exist all around us demand that we pray daily.