• Nehemiah 2:17-18 - Rebuilding the wall was a team effort.
    • A congregation should work the same way. A few people or families should not have to do everything.
  • It is important for leaders to be present and involved.
  • Negative leadership examples:
    • Saul (I Samuel 15:3
    • David (II Samuel 11:4
    • Solomon (I Kings 11:1-4
    • Jeroboam (I Kings 12:28-29
    • Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30-31
    • NT scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:2