Crossview Church
Glenn White | Nehemiah 1
Prayer: a personal encounter with God
Jeremiah 29:10-14 ESV
Nehemiah 1:1-3 ESV
Nehemiah 1:4 ESV
1. Commitment to prayer
Psalm 46:1 ESV
2. Posture for prayer
• Acknowledging God for who He is
Nehemiah 1:5 ESV
• Weeping and mourning
To pour out your heart before the Lord in prayer is to… “Turn the vessel of your soul upside down in His secret presence, and to let your inmost thoughts, desires, sorrows, and sins be poured out like water.” - Charles Spurgeon
• Fasting before the God of heaven
Psalm 35:13 ESV
• Confessing sin
Nehemiah 1:5-7 ESV
PERSISTENCE
Nehemiah 1:8-11 ESV
Are you facing a crisis in your life?
Follow Nehemiah’s example of:
1. Commitment to prayer
2. Posture of humility and persistence in prayer for overcoming obstacles