Vision for the Future

Focus: Moving forward requires   of where we are going.

Align Our Hearts

Context of Nehemiah:

Jerusalem is the Holy City of God. It is the Capital city of Israel and later .

597 BC The Babylonians attacked Jerusalem and took thousands of Jewish people into slavery. (Daniel 1)

50 years later, Cyrus the Great, the Persian ruler gave permission to build the 2nd temple. ( Ezra 2 Chronicles)

Nehemiah 1:1-4

Nehemiah lived a very comfortable life, possessing a .

To realize God’s vision, we must  to God’s plan.

Move Past the Past

Nehemiah 1:5-7

Vision doesn’t come from the of the past.

God-sized visions come from dedication to move past the past and into the  that God has called you.

Vision for the future isn’t limited by the and of the past.

God Sized Vision

Nehemiah 1:8-11

Building a church is a problem. And it will never happen with human wisdom alone.

For some It’s time to call on God to do what only God can do.

For others perhaps it is time to invite God in, to give you a vision past the that are overwhelming you.

God-sized vision requires action.