4. • Scripture is not silent about nations.
We learn that God is greater than all
nations, that nations come and go,
that God uses nations as part of His
plans, and that people from all
nations will be part of
His Kingdom.
5. HOW CAN OUR LOVE
FOR OUR NATION MAKE
An I mpact?
Nehemiah 1 and 2
6. I
1. NFORMATION
•Some people prefer not to know
what’s going on, because information
might bring obligation.
• “What you don’t
know can’t hurt
you,” says the old
adage; but is it true?
7. Nehemiah 1:1-3
•Facts do not cease to exist because
they are ignored.
• When we truly
care, we want the
facts, no matter how
painful they may be.
8. I
2. NTERCESSION
•Prayer is always practical, for it
reaches and apprehends the actual
and final forces.
•Prayer ever
demands action
which is in harmony
with its desires.
(Neh. 1:4-6)
9. George Washington said, "Whereas it
is the duty of all nations to
acknowledge the providence of
Almighty God, to obey His will, to be
grateful for His benefits,
and humbly implore
His protection and
favor…"
10. Abraham Lincoln – "It is the duty of
nations, as well of men, to own their
dependence upon God and to
recognize the sublime truth
announced in the Holy Scriptures &
proven by all history,
that those nations
only are blessed
whose God is the
Lord."
11. I
3. NVOLVEMENT
• We may be on the right track,
but we won't get anywhere if
we just sit there.
• Nehemiah 2:2-6
12.
13. “A church that keeps quiet when things are
wrong, when social issues are serious,
when human rights are under siege, when
people are starving, when the poor are
being taxed more…when freedom of speech
is being curtailed and when the truth is
being covered – I don’t
want that church.
You can have it.”
- Archbishop Oscar Cruz
14. “If you don’t stand
for something, you
fall for anything.”
- Rick Warren
15. Psalm 33
v. 13-15 – A people who know that
they are accountable to the Lord -
He watches them and considers
everything they do.
16. •Love for God is best exemplified
through our wholehearted
devotion and dedicated service to
Him and our nation.
•In God's service,
our greatest ability
is our availability
