September 19, 2021
LEGACY
Part 1: Discover Your Destiny
(Nehemiah 1:11 NIV) I was a cupbearer to the king.
(Nehemiah 1:1-4 NIV) The words of Nehemiah son of Hakaliah: In the month of Kislev in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa, Hanani, one of my brothers, came from Judah with some other men, and I questioned them about the Jewish remnant that had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
God is not looking for __________ as much
as he is looking for _______________.
Four Secrets to Answered Prayer
- Base my request on __________________.
(Nehemiah 1:5 NIV) Then I said: “Lord, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and keep his commandments.
- ____________________ in my life.
(Nehemiah 1:6-7 NIV) Let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before you day and night for your servants, the people of Israel. I confess the sins we Israelites, including myself and my father’s family, have committed against you. We have acted very wickedly toward you. We have not obeyed the commands, decrees and laws you gave your servant Moses.
- Claim the _________________________.
(Nehemiah 1:8-9 NIV) “Remember the instruction you gave your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, but if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled people are at the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for my Name.’
- _________________ in what I ask for.
(Nehemiah 1:10 NIV) “They are your servants and your people, whom you redeemed by your great strength and your mighty hand. 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.”
Five Questions to Discover Your Destiny
- _____________. ________ am I?
(Ephesians 2:12-13 NLV) You were living without Christ…You had nothing in this world to hope for. You were without God. But now you belong to Christ Jesus.
2. ___________. What are my ________________?
(Jeremiah 20:18 GNT) Why was I born? Was it only to have trouble and sorrow, to end my life in disgrace?
(Psalm 139:13-14 CEV) You are the one who put me together inside my mother’s body, and I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt.
3. _____________.
What are my ____________________________.
(1 Peter 1:6-7 Phi) Even though you are temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials…This is no accident—it happens to prove your faith, which is infinitely more valuable than gold.
4. ___________.
What ___________ me? What ___________me?
(Nehemiah 1:4 NIV) When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.
5. ___________. When will it ____________?
(Ecclesiastes 9:11 TLB) Again I looked throughout the earth and saw that the swiftest person does not always win the race, nor the strongest man the battle, and that wise men are often poor, and skillful men are not necessarily famous; but it is all by chance, by happening to be at the right place at the right time.
(Nehemiah 2:1-5 NIV) In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before, so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very much afraid, but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 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 ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”