When the Israelites worked together to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, it affected how the surrounding nations and future generations saw and worshipped God. The document outlines how Nehemiah rallied the people to rebuild despite opposition, positioning families to protect the work. Their cooperation resulted in the surrounding nations losing confidence in attacking and future generations worshipping God with renewed joy.

2. WHEN WE DO SOMETHING TOGETHER, IT
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT HOW A
GENERATION SEES GOD.
BIG IDEA

3. - NAME WHAT’S BROKEN.
- LET WHAT’S BROKEN BREAK YOU.
- PRAY ABOUT WHAT’S BROKEN.
- OWN YOUR PART.
- REMEMBER GOD’S PROMISES.
- LEVERAGE WHAT YOU HAVE.
- IT’S OK TO BE AFRAID.
- GO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

4. X
17 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we
are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates
have been burned with fire. Come, let us
rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no
longer be in disgrace.”
Nehemiah 2:17

5. X
18 I also told them about the gracious hand of
my God on me and what the king had said to
me. They replied, “Let us start rebuilding.” So
they began this good work.
Nehemiah 2:18

6. TRY SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW
HOW TO DO.

7. EVERYONE THEY NEEDED WAS
ALREADY THERE.

8. YOUR WORK DOESN’T GO UNNOTICED.

9. X
2 …“What are those feeble Jews doing? Will
they restore their wall? Will they offer
sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they
bring the stones back to life from those heaps
of rubble—burned as they are?”
Nehemiah 4:2

10. X
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side,
said, “What they are building—even a fox
climbing up on it would break down their wall
of stones!”
Nehemiah 4:3

11. X
13 Therefore I stationed some of the people
behind the lowest points of the wall at the
exposed places, posting them by families, with
their swords, spears and bows.
Nehemiah 4:13

12. X
14 After I looked things over, I stood up and
said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of
the people, “Don’t be afraid of them.
Remember the Lord, who is great and
awesome, and fight for your families, your
sons and your daughters, your wives and your
homes.”
Nehemiah 4:14

13. NEHEMIAH POSITIONED PARENTS TO
WIN FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

14. X
6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half
its height, for the people worked with all their
heart.
Nehemiah 4:6

15. X
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the
Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard
that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone
ahead and that the gaps were being closed,
they were very angry.
Nehemiah 4:7

16. X
8 They all plotted together to come and fight
against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against
it. 9 But we prayed to our God and posted a
guard day and night to meet this threat.
Nehemiah 4:8–9

17. X
10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The
strength of the laborers is giving out, and
there is so much rubble that we cannot
rebuild the wall.”
Nehemiah 4:10

18. X
11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it
or see us, we will be right there among them
and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
Nehemiah 4:11

19. X
12 Then the Jews who lived near them came
and told us ten times over, “Wherever you
turn, they will attack us.”
Nehemiah 4:12

20. KEEP WORKING TOGETHER NO MATTER
WHAT.

21. RESULTS

22. THOSE OUTSIDE THE WALLS, CHANGED
WHAT THEY BELIEVED ABOUT GOD.

23. X
16 When all our enemies heard about this, all
the surrounding nations were afraid and lost
their self-confidence, because they realized
that this work had been done with the help of
our God.
Nehemiah 6:16

24. THOSE INSIDE THE WALLS CHANGED
HOW THEY LISTENED TO GOD

25. X
2 So on the first day of the seventh month
Ezra the priest brought the Law before the
assembly, which was made up of men and
women and all who were able to understand.
Nehemiah 8:2

26. X
3 He read it aloud from daybreak till noon as
he faced the square before the Water Gate in
the presence of the men, women and others
who could understand. And all the people
listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
Nehemiah 8:3

27. A GENERATION CHANGED HOW THEY
WORSHIPPED GOD.

28. X17 The whole company that had returned from
exile built temporary shelters and lived in
them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun
until that day, the Israelites had not
celebrated it like this. And their joy was very
great.
Nehemiah 8:17

29. WHEN WE DO SOMETHING TOGETHER, IT
HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT HOW A
GENERATION SEES GOD.
BIG IDEA