Leaders · home group · 45 min
Before You Build
Let a burden become prayer before it becomes a plan.
Opening
Read Nehemiah 1 slowly. Notice the order: he asked, he sat, he wept, he prayed, then he spoke to a king.
Ask how the remnant really is
Leaders who will not inspect the rubble will write a vision that cannot stand. Start with the true condition of the people.
Prayer has a shape
Who God is. Confession — we, not they. Then a specific ask. That is a leadership prayer, and it is a family prayer.
Burden is a gift
Holy discontent is not moodiness. It is love that will not look away. Do not rush it into a program.
Ask
- What rubble have you stopped looking at?
- What would confession (not blame) sound like there?
- If God gave you a burden, who would you tell first?
Send
Pray Nehemiah's pattern once this week. Then ask one person at Journey how they really are, and wait.