Lookout
What job did Nehemiah have with the King?
Cupbearer
When the Israelites complain about being thirsty God provided _____.
water from a rock.
"I can ___ all this through him who _____ me strength"
Phillians 4:13
do
gives
I should _____ others the ____ I want to be _______.
treat
way
treated
lookout
done
What time of day did Nehemiah inspect the wall?
Night
The people complained about being hungry; God gives them _____.
Manna
______ with wise people and _______ wise, for a companion of _____ suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20
Walk
become
fools
If you want to be _____, hang out with wise _______.
wise
people
Don't ______ for someone else to do what _____ to be done.
wait
needs
What did Nehemiah tell the nobles and officials to do?
To stop charging interest!
To give back their possessions.
When the king’s servants became alarmed about his unhappiness, they told
a) the Queen of Sheba .
b) Queen Jezebel .
B
_______ at everything you do with ___ your ______. Work as if you were working for the ______.
Colossians 3:23
Work
all
heart
LORD
Stuff ______ keep you happy.
can't
_______ can helot you be _____ no matter what.
God
okay
Why were they being forced to sell fields, vineyards, and homes?
To pay for food to get their family through the famine.
Ahab wanted Naboth’s vineyard because
a) it was just what he needed to enlarge his own garden.
b) he wanted to make wine from the grapes.
A
_____ in the Lord with all your ______ and lean not on your own ____________; in all your ways ______ to him, and he will make your _____ straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust
heart
understanding
submit
paths
I can ______ God no matter what.
Trust
________ what others have can make you ________.
Wanting
miserable
What were some of the challenges Nehemiah faced?
The King
The distance
Some People didn't want the wall rebuilt
Had to convince the people to rebuilt.
What does contentment mean?
It is knowing God's plan for your life, having a conviction to live it, and believing that God's peace is greater than the world's problems.
"Then he said to them, "______ out! Be on your guard ______ wanting to have more and more _________. Life is not _____ up of how _____ a person _____."
Luke 12:15
Watch
against
things
made
much
has
____________ - deciding to be okay with what you have.
Contentment
Don't _______ out on what you have _____.
miss
now