I.) OUR DESPERATE NEED FOR SOMETHING BETTER!
a.Nehemiah confronts and corrects the following four sin issues:
i. Holiness in their gathering together. (vs. 1-3; Deut 23:3-6; cf. Num 22-24; Mt 18:15-20; 2 Cor 6:14-7:1)
ii. Ministry Faithfulness (vs. 4-14)
iii. Observance of the Sabbath Day. (vs. 15-22)
iv. Intermarriage forbidden because of holiness. (vs. 23-31)
II.)GOD'S GRACIOUS PROVISION.
a. What does it mean to be born of water and the Spirit? (Jn 3:1-8; Ezek 36:22-32; Jn 1:12-13; Rom 8:9-10; Titus 3:4-6)
III.)THE HOLY SPIRIT'S LEADING IN OUR LIFE.
a. Steps we can take to be filled with the Spirit daily and to keep in step with the Spirit. (Gal 6:7–8; Eph 5:15–18)
i. Mortify sin tendencies in your life and make no provision for them. (Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16-17; Eph 4:25-32)
ii. Put on holiness and Christ likeness. (Gal 5:22-25 Eph 4:20-24; Col 3:12-15)
iii. Spend Quality Time in Fellowship with the Lord. (Col 3:16)