Leadership Principles From Nehemiah Pt. 3 (Chapters 3 & 4)

I will be covering two principles from Nehemiah today.  They are found in the third and fourth chapters. Chapter 3 – A leader is concerned about the home front.   In chapter three we find the walls being rebuilt.  Yet, Nehemiah did not go outside the city to hire workers to rebuild the walls.  Instead [...]

Leadership Principles From Nehemiah Pt. 2 (Chapter 2)

The second chapter of Nehemiah shows a man of action presenting, pursuing and communicating a plan.  Nehemiah meets his task head on in a manner in which all of us who lead can learn from.  He does not shy away from opportunity but rather manufactures opportunity to do the work of the Lord.  The following [...]

The Fallacy of Biblical Contentment

Paul tells us that he learned to content in whatever state he was in. What the Bible says… The Bible has much to say about contentment both in the new and old testaments.  Yet the word is always used in the context of stuff; money, food, clothing, housing and things that are physical. Scriptures examples: [...]

Leadership Principles From Nehemiah Pt. 1 (Chapter 1)

In Nehemiah 1 we find Nehemiah ask a question of some fellow Jews.  He wants to know how his people are doing that are back in Jerusalem.  The answer he receives greatly distresses him.  He is told that they are in distress and reproach and that the walls of the city are broken down and [...]

Leadership Principles From Nehemiah Introductory Remarks

The book of Nehemiah is a book that is jam packed with principles that spiritual leaders need to embrace.  In fact, out of the dozens of leadership books on my bookshelf, none measure up to this 13 chapter gem that is found in the Old Testament. You see Nehemiah was not a theory or a [...]