Rise and Build Nehemiah 7-8: Revive and Complete

Rise and BuildRise and Build

Nehemiah 7-8: Nehemiah 7-8: Revive and CompleteRevive and Complete

Pray and CommitPray and Commit

Pray and CommitPray and Commit

Four!Four!

Three PeopleThree People

1- Very upbeat and energetic/bit of a 1- Very upbeat and energetic/bit of a brownnoserbrownnoser

Three PeopleThree People

2- Grumpy, complains about everything, 2- Grumpy, complains about everything, lazy, addiction problemlazy, addiction problem

Three PeopleThree People

3- Friendly, laidback, loves God and his 3- Friendly, laidback, loves God and his people, moral and good personpeople, moral and good person

Three PeopleThree People

1- Very upbeat and energetic/bit of a 1- Very upbeat and energetic/bit of a brownnoser brownnoser 2- Grumpy, complains about everything, 2- Grumpy, complains about everything,

lazy, addiction problem lazy, addiction problem 3- Friendly, laidback, loves God and his 3- Friendly, laidback, loves God and his

people, moral and good personpeople, moral and good person

Three People <---> Three People <---> One PersonOne Person

1- Very upbeat and energetic/bit of a 1- Very upbeat and energetic/bit of a brownnoser brownnoser (Work)(Work)2- Grumpy, complains about everything, 2- Grumpy, complains about everything,

lazy, addiction problem lazy, addiction problem (Home)(Home)3- Friendly, laidback, loves God and his 3- Friendly, laidback, loves God and his

people, moral and good person people, moral and good person (Church)(Church)

Compartmentalization and SegregationCompartmentalization and Segregation

- - ChurchChurch- Work - Work - Home life- Home life- Hobbies- Hobbies- Outside Friends- Outside Friends

Activities, Speech, Behavior, Opinions- All Activities, Speech, Behavior, Opinions- All very sincere- and contradictoryvery sincere- and contradictory

Compartmentalization and SegregationCompartmentalization and Segregation

- Church- Church- Work - Work - Home life- Home life- Hobbies- Hobbies- Outside Friends- Outside Friends

Behavior ought to be appropriate for the Behavior ought to be appropriate for the situation, but…situation, but…

Behavior ought to be appropriate for the Behavior ought to be appropriate for the situation, but…situation, but…

1- The core of who you are should never 1- The core of who you are should never changechange

Behavior ought to be appropriate for the Behavior ought to be appropriate for the situation, but…situation, but…

1- The core of who you are should never 1- The core of who you are should never changechange

2- For a Believer, Christ should impact every2- For a Believer, Christ should impact everyother sphere of influence in your lifeother sphere of influence in your life

Behavior ought to be appropriate for the Behavior ought to be appropriate for the situation, but…situation, but…

1- The core of who you are should never 1- The core of who you are should never changechange

2- For a Believer, Christ should impact every2- For a Believer, Christ should impact everyother sphere of influence in your lifeother sphere of influence in your life

3- For a Disciple, Christ should have 3- For a Disciple, Christ should have dominion over all of your lifedominion over all of your life

The effects of compartmentalization:The effects of compartmentalization:

- Nagging guilt- Nagging guilt

- Secret life- Secret life

- Lies- Lies

- Broken relationships- Broken relationships

- Devastated witness- Devastated witness

The church culture in Houston, Tx The church culture in Houston, Tx taught me hypocrisy…taught me hypocrisy…

Point: Point:

CompartmentalizationCompartmentalization is an is an integrity problem integrity problem

and and

SegregationSegregation meansmeans separationseparation

How do we resolve it?How do we resolve it?

How do we fix this in our own lives?How do we fix this in our own lives?

Nehemiah's People are Nehemiah's People are CompartmentalizedCompartmentalized

- Wall looks great- Wall looks great

Nehemiah's People are Nehemiah's People are CompartmentalizedCompartmentalized

- Wall looks great- Wall looks great

- People haven't changed- People haven't changed

- Wall is a lie that will crumble- Wall is a lie that will crumble

Unless…Unless…

Now when the wall had been builtNow when the wall had been built and I and I had set up the doors, and the had set up the doors, and the

gatekeepers, the singers, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed…Levites had been appointed…

Job done…Job done…Karaoke Time!Karaoke Time!

But…But…

CompartmentalizationCompartmentalization is an is an integrity problem integrity problem

and and

SegregationSegregation meansmeans separationseparation= =

wall will crumble…wall will crumble…

I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful more faithful

and God-fearingand God-fearing man than many. man than many.

Position should never bePosition should never beAptitude-OnlyAptitude-Only

And I said to them, "Let not the gates of And I said to them, "Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is Jerusalem be opened until the sun is

hot. And while they are still standing hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the guard, let them shut and bar the

doors…doors…

Appoint guards from among the Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their

guard posts and some in front of their guard posts and some in front of their own homes."own homes."

The city was wide and largeThe city was wide and large, but the , but the people within it were few, and no people within it were few, and no

houses had been rebuilt.houses had been rebuilt.

Then my God put it into my heartThen my God put it into my heart to to assemble the nobles and the officials assemble the nobles and the officials

and the people to be enrolled by and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. genealogy.

And I found the book of the genealogy And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I of those who came up at the first, and I

found written in it…found written in it…

Priest- People of GodPriest- People of God

Prophet- Truth of GodProphet- Truth of God

King- Structure of GodKing- Structure of God

Priest- People of GodPriest- People of GodYou need to give all of your life to GodYou need to give all of your life to God

Prophet- Truth of GodProphet- Truth of GodStop it, hypocrite. Repent!Stop it, hypocrite. Repent!

King- Structure of GodKing- Structure of GodKeep a journal and tabulate Keep a journal and tabulate

faithfulnessfaithfulness

Now some of the heads of fathers’ Now some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave to the work. The governor houses gave to the work. The governor

gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gave to the treasury 1,000 darics of gold, 50 basins, 30 priests’ garments gold, 50 basins, 30 priests’ garments

and 500 minas of silver. and 500 minas of silver.

And some of the heads of fathers’ And some of the heads of fathers’ houses gave into the treasury of the houses gave into the treasury of the

work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 work 20,000 darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. And what the rest of the minas of silver. And what the rest of the

people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, people gave was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’ 2,000 minas of silver, and 67 priests’

garments.garments.

CompartmentalizationCompartmentalization is a is a integrity problem integrity problem

and and SegregationSegregation meansmeans separationseparation

It's not a money issue, It's not a money issue, It's a heart issueIt's a heart issue

The heart always follows the money…The heart always follows the money…

Are we there yet?Are we there yet?

Are we there yet?Are we there yet?

No Word for 141 years…No Word for 141 years…

Word informs, conforms, transformsWord informs, conforms, transformsChanges usChanges us

in in everyevery area area

Destroys CompartmentalizationDestroys CompartmentalizationAnd SegregationAnd Segregation

What part of your lifeWhat part of your lifeDoes God's Word not speak to?Does God's Word not speak to?

Explicitly or ImplicitlyExplicitly or Implicitly

And when the seventh month And when the seventh month had come, the people of Israel had come, the people of Israel

were in their towns. were in their towns.

And all the people gathered as And all the people gathered as one man into the square one man into the square

before the Water Gate. before the Water Gate.

And they told Ezra the scribe to bring And they told Ezra the scribe to bring the Book of the Law of Moses that the the Book of the Law of Moses that the

LORD had commanded Israel.LORD had commanded Israel.

PentateuchPentateuch

So Ezra the priest brought the Law So Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly, before the assembly, both men and both men and

womenwomen and all who could understand and all who could understand what they heard, on the first day of the what they heard, on the first day of the

seventh month. seventh month.

And he read from it facing the square And he read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early before the Water Gate from early

morning until midday, in the presence morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those of the men and the women and those

who could understand.who could understand.

And the ears of all the people were And the ears of all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law. And attentive to the Book of the Law. And

Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden Ezra the scribe stood on a wooden platform that they had made for the platform that they had made for the

purpose. purpose.

And beside him stood Mattithiah, And beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and

Maaseiah on his right hand, and Maaseiah on his right hand, and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum,

Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam on his left hand. Meshullam on his left hand.

And Ezra opened the book in the sight And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, of all the people,

for he was above all the people, for he was above all the people, and as he opened it and as he opened it all the people stoodall the people stood

And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and all the people answered, God, and all the people answered,

"Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands."Amen, Amen," lifting up their hands.

And they And they bowed their heads bowed their heads and and worshiped the LORD with their worshiped the LORD with their faces to faces to

the ground.the ground.

God's Spirit moves God's peopleGod's Spirit moves God's people

God's Spirit moves God's peopleGod's Spirit moves God's people

If I've never been moved by His SpiritIf I've never been moved by His SpiritI don't know himI don't know him

Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah,

Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, the Levites, Pelaiah, the Levites, helped the people helped the people

to understand the Law, while the to understand the Law, while the people remained in their places.people remained in their places.

They read from the book, from the Law They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the of God, clearly, and they gave the

sense, sense, so that the people understood so that the people understood the reading.the reading.

The The beginningbeginning of of IntegrityIntegritySpiritual Renewal bringing WholenessSpiritual Renewal bringing Wholeness

Rather than fragmentation resulting inRather than fragmentation resulting inCompartmentalizationCompartmentalization

and Segregationand Segregation

CompartmentalizationCompartmentalization is an is an integrity problem integrity problem

God's People in God's CityGod's People in God's Citybut we don't really follow Godbut we don't really follow God

SegregationSegregation meansmeans separationseparationGod is not actually with us God is not actually with us

Except during Holy DaysExcept during Holy Days

Sound familiar?Sound familiar?

What about us?What about us?

God responds to sinGod responds to sin2 Ways:2 Ways:

HellHellandand

The violent torture and The violent torture and Death of JesusDeath of Jesus

Cure for compartmentalizationCure for compartmentalization

Figure out if I actually know JesusFigure out if I actually know Jesus

Can I do this and Can I do this and it doesn't bother me at all?it doesn't bother me at all?

If my faith doesn't impact every areaIf my faith doesn't impact every areaof my life…of my life…

I don't have itI don't have it

Cure for SegregationCure for Segregation

Integrity based on God's WordIntegrity based on God's Word

What does the scripture say about this?What does the scripture say about this?

If I have to change who I amIf I have to change who I amTo be in ChurchTo be in Church

Do I need to change my behavior?Do I need to change my behavior?Or my view of Church?Or my view of Church?

God forbidGod forbid

That I would beThat I would be3 People3 People

Integrity brings PeaceIntegrity brings Peace

Desegregation means PresenceDesegregation means Presence

What needs to change?What needs to change?

Will I?Will I?