Nehemiah gets a vision from God for doing something great! He gets the people together – he gets the material together – he draws up plans - and he is flat out going to rebuild this wall around his hometown of Jerusalem! Nehemiah launches into an amazing effort to re-build the wall around Jerusalem – something nobody had been able to do for 80 years! He was literally going to "Fix a Broken Dream". The punch line of the whole story is found in Nehemiah 6:15. “So the wall was completed… in fifty-two days.” Neh. 6:15 This was incredible! Something people had failed at for 80 years! In spite of all the odds, Nehemiah was able to finish rebuilding a wall in less than two months! It was an incredible accomplishment! Why? Why was Nehemiah so successful? It all comes down to this – Nehemiah DIDN’T QUIT! He refused to stop! He refused to give up! But I want you to know something. He had EVERY REASON to quit! There were so many things that came at him – it would have been easy to give up! But he didn’t! He kept going, and he completed his project in record time! A super-achiever is somebody who is DETERMINED. I don’t know what you might be thinking – and I don’t know what might be getting you down. But I don’t believe you’re looking at this presentation by accident! I believe God brought you here, to my "Slide Share" account, to read this posting, to tell you this: DON’T GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS! Don’t give up on the vision you have for your life, or for your job, or for your business, or for your ministry, or for your future! Please promise me you won’t give up on your dreams! There is one more thing to remember about your vision… you have to keep at it! If you get discouraged – if you get complacent – if you give up too early – you won’t get it done! So – you have to keep your dreams alive – you have to keep your vision focused – and you have to keep at it! And that’s what we’re going to talk about in this presentation. Nehemiah was a great example for all of these. And we can see the same great leadership traits in Jesus. Both Nehemiah and Jesus were "SERVANT LEADERS". Being a servant leader means that you are willing to lead with both... BROKENNESS AND HUMILITY. This presentation will give examples, quotes, and Bible verses to reference. I hope it is a blessing to you!

1. Leading with
Brokenness
And Humility
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3. Nehemiah did what
nobody had been able
to do in 80 years!
HE FIXED
A BROKEN DREAM!

4. “…So the wall was
completed… in fifty-two
days.” Neh. 6:15

5. Nehemiah was
able to fulfill God’s
destiny for his life
because he had
“servant-leader”
traits…

6. 1. He was broken
over the suffering
of people.

7. “Nehemiah: “When I heard
these things, I sat down
and wept. For some days I
mourned and fasted and
prayed before the God of
heaven.” Neh. 1:4

8. Jesus: “When he saw the
crowds, he had compassion
on them, because they
were harassed and
helpless, like sheep without
a shepherd.” Matt. 9:36

9. 2. Praying
before
starting.

10. Nehemiah:
“With a quick prayer
to the God of heaven,
I replied...”
Neh. 2:4 (LB)

11. Jesus: “But Jesus
often withdrew to
lonely places
and prayed.”
Luke 5:16

12. Hustle While You Wait
- Shon Bradford

13. Failure is a beginning,
not an ending or
destination!

14. “I've missed more than 9000
shots in my career. I've lost
almost 300 games. 26 times,
I've been trusted to take the
game winning shot and
missed. I've failed over and
over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed.”
~ Michael Jordan

15. 3. Staying
positive
and
optimistic.

16. "In the month of Nisan, the
twentieth year of Artaxeres,
when the wine was brought
forth, I took the wine and
gave it to the king. I had not
been sad in his presence
before." Neh 2:1

17. Nehemiah: “… Don't
be dejected and sad,
for the joy of the Lord is
your strength!”
Neh. 8:10 (NLT)

18. Jesus: “You're blessed
when you can show
people how to cooperate
instead of compete or
fight...” Matt. 5:9 (Msg)

19. Jesus: “... That's when
you discover who you
really are, and your
place in God's family.”
Matt. 5:9 (Msg)

20. “The Word became flesh
and made his dwelling
among us…”
John 1:14

21. “... We have seen his
glory, the glory of the
one and only Son, who
came from the Father,
full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14

22. Being optimistic
doesn’t mean being
NAÏVE!

23. Jesus sent out the
disciples once, and
told them to be “wise
as serpents, and
harmless as doves!”

24. Jesus: “As the time
approached for him to
be taken up to heaven,
Jesus resolutely set out
for Jerusalem.”
Luke 9:51

25. Nehemiah: “From that
day on, half of my men
did the work, while the
other half were equipped
with spears.” Neh. 4:16

26. Jesus – the acoustic
engineer: “He got into
one of the boats…and
asked him to put out a
little from shore...”
Luke 5:3

27. Jesus talking to the
disciples, and to me:
“You've observed how
godless rulers throw
their weight around, how
quickly a little power
goes to their heads…”
Matt. 20:25-26
(Msg)

28. “…It's NOT going to be
that way with you!
Whoever wants to
be great must
become a servant.”
Matt. 20:25-26
(Msg)