The name Nehemiah means the Lord’s comfort. God chose to use the layman, Nehemiah, to do just that for His people in a time when they needed comfort the most. As a nation, Israel had been in exile many years. Likewise, Nehemiah himself lived in a city eight hundred miles from his home land and Jerusalem. It would be easy to just get detached, desensitized, and leave well enough alone. However, the Lord had other plans in mind.

The Old Testament book of Nehemiah is a great guide for us today on the topic of "how to get to where I'm going." Together we’ll learn about gaining vision, solving problems, making plans, and going the distance for the glory of the Lord.