NEHEMIAH-BUILDING A CITY ON PRAYER PART 3 (3 OF 3)
Nehemiah-Building a City on Prayer Part 3 (3 of 3)
Series: Nehemiah
Palitha Jayasooriya
Nehemiah
Welcome to the final sermon of our series titled 'Nehemiah - Building a City on Prayer'. So far in this 3-part series, we have discussed the following prayer strategies of Nehemiah.
1. He prayed fervently
2. He focused on the greatness of the One he was praying to
3. He prayed for favor
4. He prayed the promises of God
5. He prayed against resistance
6. He prayed for strength
7. He personalized his prayers
Many years ago, 1985 to be exact, the music band Starship recorded a hit song called 'We built this city on rock 'n roll'. However, Nehemiah built the walls of Jerusalem on prayer, and through the guidance, wisdom and courage he received as a result of his prayers. It was truly an amazing feat as we will see at the end of this sermon.
In this concluding post of our 3-part series, we will deal with 3 more pointers from Nehemiah's prayer life. They are:
1) Nehemiah prayed in repentance and intercession
In 1:6, Nehemiah prays, ''I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's house, have committed against You''. This and the verse that follows, shows a cry of deep repentance on behalf of his Nation.
Whether we are praying for ourselves, or interceding for our church and Nation, there's always a place for repentance that comes by humbling ourselves in God's presence. We see this same attitude in King Jehoshaphat when facing a national disaster (2 Chronicles 20:2-12). God sometimes sends staggering odds against us to drive us to our knees in repentance and intercession!
A quote says, 'Bruised knees and worn-out trousers open the windows of heaven'.
Illustration - The book 'Revival and the Church' identifies William Burns of Scotland and the revival in that country as follows. 'As a young man of 23, he had read the scriptures on his knees, pleaded on his knees and believed on his knees. All Scotland heard ...
Series: Nehemiah
Palitha Jayasooriya
Nehemiah
Welcome to the final sermon of our series titled 'Nehemiah - Building a City on Prayer'. So far in this 3-part series, we have discussed the following prayer strategies of Nehemiah.
1. He prayed fervently
2. He focused on the greatness of the One he was praying to
3. He prayed for favor
4. He prayed the promises of God
5. He prayed against resistance
6. He prayed for strength
7. He personalized his prayers
Many years ago, 1985 to be exact, the music band Starship recorded a hit song called 'We built this city on rock 'n roll'. However, Nehemiah built the walls of Jerusalem on prayer, and through the guidance, wisdom and courage he received as a result of his prayers. It was truly an amazing feat as we will see at the end of this sermon.
In this concluding post of our 3-part series, we will deal with 3 more pointers from Nehemiah's prayer life. They are:
1) Nehemiah prayed in repentance and intercession
In 1:6, Nehemiah prays, ''I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father's house, have committed against You''. This and the verse that follows, shows a cry of deep repentance on behalf of his Nation.
Whether we are praying for ourselves, or interceding for our church and Nation, there's always a place for repentance that comes by humbling ourselves in God's presence. We see this same attitude in King Jehoshaphat when facing a national disaster (2 Chronicles 20:2-12). God sometimes sends staggering odds against us to drive us to our knees in repentance and intercession!
A quote says, 'Bruised knees and worn-out trousers open the windows of heaven'.
Illustration - The book 'Revival and the Church' identifies William Burns of Scotland and the revival in that country as follows. 'As a young man of 23, he had read the scriptures on his knees, pleaded on his knees and believed on his knees. All Scotland heard ...
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