“Let us rise up and build”Nehemiah 2:11-20Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does Nehemiah do by night before saying a word, and how do the people — and the mockers — respond to his call?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What work is God putting in front of you that you cannot do alone?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What first step will you take this week in the work God has shown you?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who will you invite to rise up and build with you?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).