United for Mission
MESSAGE – Rev. Dr. Dale Thiele
A Passion for God
United for Mission
The Need
The Obstacles
The Solution
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Nehemiah 2:9-20. What catches your attention from this passage? Why?
- Why does Nehemiah inspect the walls at night? Why does he wait to inform the people of his plans?
- What does the phrase “my God had put into my heart” (v. 12) mean? How does God put anything into our hearts?
- What sort of obstacles does Nehemiah face? Which one seems to be the most difficult? Why?
- Why is it so surprising that the people seem to easily respond, “Let us rise up and build” (v. 18)? In what sense is this a miracle?
- What sort of needs do we face as a church? What obstacles hinder us? How does working together enable us to accomplish greater goals?
Memory Verse of the Week:
Philippians 1:27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel. (ESV)
