Key points
1Anything worth rebuilding cannot be rebuilt alone.
Pastor Daniel frames the whole message around this idea, noting that God wants to rebuild broken marriages, finances, relationships, and character, but that rebuilding will always require the help of other people, which is where most of us stop and give up because we prize self-sufficiency.
2We live in the most connected era in history yet are more isolated than ever, and isolation is dangerous.
He cites a report that one in three American adults feel isolated and lonely, rising to two in three among college-age young adults, and notes Great Britain even created a 'minister of isolation' because of the health effects of loneliness.
I believe that anything worth rebuilding cannot be rebuilt alone
it is impossible to live the right life if you have the wrong friends
a vision for your life that doesn't require other people simply isn't big enough
3Nehemiah 3's long list of names shows that accomplishing God's mission requires all of God's people working together.
Reading through the 48 names and trades in Nehemiah 3 (a goldsmith, a perfume maker, a leader who brought his daughters), Pastor Daniel points out these ordinary people with ordinary jobs did something significant together, and that Jesus Himself spent 90% of His life as an unremarkable carpenter before His public ministry.
rebuilding is a group project, not a solo assignment
the greatest lie that the enemy will tell you is that you don't need people, that you can do this on your own, and it is a lie from the pit of hell
4Nobody is expected to do everything, but everyone is expected to do something.
He connects this to the church's building campaign and to giving, describing being moved by seeing someone give $4.37 because the sacrifice, not the size, matters. Nehemiah's strategy had each person fix the section of wall right in front of their own house, focusing them on what they could actually do rather than being paralyzed by the world's endless need.
5If serving is beneath you, leadership is beyond you.
Contrasting the people of Tekoa who inconvenienced themselves to work with their leaders who refused to work with the construction supervisors, Pastor Daniel points to Jesus, the suffering servant, who came not to be served but to serve, and says the same posture of humble service is where the church does its best work.
if serving is beneath you, leadership is beyond you
6Who you stand shoulder to shoulder with shapes whether you can live for God at all.
He notes Nehemiah records no miracles, only the manpower of ordinary people working together, and warns from 1 Peter that the enemy, like a lion, waits for someone to become disconnected from the herd before attacking.
A story from life
Daniel Goulding recounts a viral video of himself and a college friend driving a golf cart off a bridge during a charity golf tournament.
Application
Pastor Daniel frames the response as recognizing that rebuilding anything broken in your life is a group project, not a solo assignment.
Take a hard look at your friendships
Reassess who you're spending the most time with, since it's impossible to live the right life with the wrong friends, and find people pursuing the same mission you are.
Admit you need help
Stop pretending everything is fine; raise your hand, go down for prayer, and let the church be a place where it's okay to not be okay.
Get baptized if you haven't been
If you're a Christian who has never been baptized, sign up for next week's baptism service as your next step of faith.
Sign up to serve
Text 'serve' to 31707 or stop by the next steps table, since the church needs roughly 175 more volunteers and everyone can do something even if they can't do everything.
Take it into your week
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