Cast the Cast the Vision Vision AgainAgainNehemiah Nehemiah

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God’s Man God’s Man Leads ThroughLeads Through

God’s VisionGod’s Vision

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Qualities of a Qualities of a Healthy Missional ChurchHealthy Missional Church

1.1. Centrality of the Word of GodCentrality of the Word of God2.2. Life transforming walk with JesusLife transforming walk with Jesus3.3. Intentional Evangelism Intentional Evangelism 4.4. Active compassion, mercy and justice ministriesActive compassion, mercy and justice ministries5.5. Global perspective and engagementGlobal perspective and engagement6.6. Compelling Christian CommunityCompelling Christian Community7.7. Heartfelt WorshipHeartfelt Worship8.8. Sacrificial and generous livingSacrificial and generous living9.9. Culture of godly leadershipCulture of godly leadership10.10. Fruitful organizational structureFruitful organizational structure

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Mission Statement Mission Statement Revised Revised

Mission Statement Mission Statement Revised Revised

Bethel Bible Fellowship exists to empower Bethel Bible Fellowship exists to empower individuals to live like Christ, by sharing the individuals to live like Christ, by sharing the love of Jesus and the Word of God and love of Jesus and the Word of God and showing the joy of belonging to His family. showing the joy of belonging to His family.

Bethel Bible Fellowship exists to empower Bethel Bible Fellowship exists to empower individuals to live like Christ, by sharing the individuals to live like Christ, by sharing the love of Jesus and the Word of God and love of Jesus and the Word of God and showing the joy of belonging to His family. showing the joy of belonging to His family.

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SloganSlogan

Loving GodLoving GodLoving OthersLoving Others

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Vision StatementVision Statement

Bethel desires to become a vibrant healthy Bethel desires to become a vibrant healthy missional church that impacts its community missional church that impacts its community and the World for Christ.and the World for Christ.

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Hear God’s VisionHear God’s Vision

Nehemiah 2:12Nehemiah 2:1212 12 I set out during the night with a few I set out during the night with a few men. I had not told anyone men. I had not told anyone what my God what my God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. There were no mounts with me except There were no mounts with me except the one I was riding on. the one I was riding on.

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““Solitude is the birthplace of vision”Solitude is the birthplace of vision”

Solitude is the practice of being absent Solitude is the practice of being absent from other people and other things so that from other people and other things so that you can be present with God. … In you can be present with God. … In solitude, we say to God, "I am here to be solitude, we say to God, "I am here to be changed into whatever you like." In changed into whatever you like." In solitude, we learn to "wait on the Lord." solitude, we learn to "wait on the Lord." In In solitude, we learn to hear from the Lord.solitude, we learn to hear from the Lord.

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Blessed Quietness,Blessed Quietness,

Blessed quietness, holy quietness,Blessed quietness, holy quietness,Blest assurance in my soul!Blest assurance in my soul!

On the stormy sea, On the stormy sea,

Jesus speaks to me, Jesus speaks to me, And the billows cease to roll.And the billows cease to roll.

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Research God’s Vision - 13-16Research God’s Vision - 13-16

Nehemiah 2:13Nehemiah 2:13

By night I went out through the Valley By night I went out through the Valley Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Gate toward the Jackal Well and the Dung Gate, examining the walls of Dung Gate, examining the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken down, Jerusalem, which had been broken down, and its gates, which had been destroyed and its gates, which had been destroyed by fire. by fire.

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““A good leader Identifies A good leader Identifies

with their people”with their people”

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Cast God’s Vision - 17Cast God’s Vision - 17

Nehemiah 2:18bNehemiah 2:18b

18 …Then they said, “Let us arise and 18 …Then they said, “Let us arise and build.” So they put their hands to the build.” So they put their hands to the good good work.work.

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Again, Expect Opposition Again, Expect Opposition to God’s Visionto God’s Vision

Nehemiah 2:19Nehemiah 2:19

19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard Geshem the Arab heard it, they mocked it, they mocked us and despised us and said, “What is us and despised us and said, “What is this thing you are doing? Are you this thing you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”rebelling against the king?”

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Numbers 13:1-2Numbers 13:1-2

Numbers 12:1-2Numbers 12:1-2

Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married (for he had married whom he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman); 2 and they said, “Has a Cushite woman); 2 and they said, “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us Moses? Has He not spoken through us as well?” And the Lord heard it.as well?” And the Lord heard it.

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Success Comes From GodSuccess Comes From God

Nehemiah 2:20Nehemiah 2:20

20 So I answered them and said to them, 20 So I answered them and said to them, “The God of heaven will give us success; “The God of heaven will give us success; therefore we His servants will arise and therefore we His servants will arise and build, ….build, ….

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