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CHANGE YOUR

WORLD IN 52 DAYS

THE LEADER IN YOU

TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD, YOU DON’T

HAVE TO BE THE BEST, YOU JUST

HAVE TO CARE THE MOST.

God specializes in using ordinary people.

To change the world you have to see yourself as a leader, equipped and empowered

by God.

A “CHANGE YOUR WORLD” LEADER

Three thoughts of a world-changing leader.

A “CHANGE YOUR

WORLD”LEADER :

DEFINES THE MISSION CLEARLY

NEHEMIAH 1:11

O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who

delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence

of this man." I was cupbearer to the king.

NEHEMIAH 2:4-5

4 The king said to me, "What is it you want?"

Then I prayed to the God of heaven,

NEHEMIAH 2:4-5

5 and I answered the king, "If it pleases the king and if

your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my fathers are buried so thatI can rebuild (the wall)."

WHAT IS GOD LEADING YOU

TO DO?

If you can’t define it, YOU CAN’T DO IT.

A “CHANGE YOUR

WORLD”LEADER :

MAKES PLANS

CAREFULLY

NEHEMIAH 2:6-8

6 … It pleased the king to send me; so I set a time. 7 I also said to him, "If it

pleases the king,

NEHEMIAH 2:6-8

may I have letters to the governors of

Trans-Euphrates, so that they will provide me

safe-conduct until I arrivein Judah?

NEHEMIAH 2:6-8

8 And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, so he will give me

timber to make beams for the gates…and for the city wall

and for the residence I will occupy?"

If you've failed to plan, you plan

to fail.

- John Maxwell

Nehemiah makes two very specific requests to the king:

NEHEMIAH 2:7

… “If it pleases the king, may I have letters to the governors of

Trans-Euphrates, so that they will provide me

safe-conduct until I arrivein Judah?”

NEHEMIAH 2:8

“If it pleases the king, may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king's forest, so he will

give me timber to make beams for the gates…and for the city

wall and for the residence I will occupy?"

God works as much in your preparation as how he does

in your presentation.

A “CHANGE YOUR

WORLD”LEADER :

INSPIRES PEOPLE

PASSIONATELY

NEHEMIAH 2:17-18

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.

NEHEMIAH 2:17-18

Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we

will no longer be in disgrace.“

NEHEMIAH 2:17-18

18 I also told them about the gracious hand of my God

upon me and what the king had said to me. They replied, "Let us start rebuilding." So they began this good work.

John Wesley said:

Light yourself on fire with passion and people will come from miles to watch you burn.

John Wesley said:

And you don't have to be the best, you just have to have a heart that breaks for the things that break the heart of God.