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The workers discouraged Opponents to the work had shown up earlier ( Neh2:10 ) 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about it, it was very displeasing to them that someone had come to seek the welfare of the sons of Israel. Yet, Nehemiah inspected the wall, the work to…

Deception Deceived (verb): (of a person) cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, typically in order to gain some personal advantage. Have you ever been deceived? Have you ever had someone try to deceive you but you had discernment to know better? Can you think of people in the bible that…

Intro The Sanhedrin's weapons. In these verses we see the weapons used by the Sanhedrin against the disciples Peter and John: Intimidation: Use authority to strike fear into the hearts of those holding opposing views ( Acts 4:1-6 ). Let's remember: for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and…

The story of David and Goliath is a well known story in the life of the nation of Israel. Goliath brought fear to the army of Saul. Today we look at the "Challenger."

This portion of Scripture covers the early preaching ministry of Saul/Paul but not without opposition. As Paul responded to opposition, this sermon encourages you to remain focused. Join Pastor Derek as he reveals practical ways by which believers can remain focused in the face of skepticism, intimidation and cynicism.

Los primeros 280 años de la Iglesia fueron muy difíciles. No fue hasta el año 313 DC, con la llegada de Constantino al poder, que la Iglesia pudo tener respirar paz. Hasta ese momento, el enemigo de Dios, usando a las autoridades del Imperio Romana, había intentado detener el avance de la Iglesia y el…

Summary of the story of Elijah and all his victories, why he ran away, and how God dealt with him to get him back on track.

As Christianity is steadily advancing in Ephesus a group rises up to oppose Paul and his companions and to stir up the people against them.

As we begin this morning, go ahead and turn in your copies of God’s Word to Nehemiah 6 , that is page 508 in the Pew Bibles. We will read part of the chapter shortly. In last weeks message in Nehemiah 5 : Titled- The Tale of Two Moralities , we compared The Morality of the Selfish with The Morality of…

We are studying the book of Nehemiah. God used Nehemiah to restore the walls of Jerusalem, to restore hope to the people of Jerusalem, and to restore people to the Lord. How was this ordinary man used so extraordinarily by God? As we study and see how God worked through Nehemiah, we can see how can God…

Nehemiah responds to oppositions of mockery and physical threats.

"We can overcome intimidation by trusting God for strength to complete what He has given us to do."

SITUATION The text before us this afternoon arrest our attention with the reality that the preacher is constantly threatened by enemies whose purpose and plan is to mistreat and put him/her to death. These enemies are identified as the Flesh, the World, and the Devil. Let me drop this piece of information…

1 When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the gates— 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the…

The three Hebrew boys' faith is tested by the Babylonian world's system.

We serve an all-powerful, ever-present, God who has never lost a battle and will never lose a battle. We may face the schemes of the devil and we may even feel like at times we are outnumbered and outmatched by the enemy. However, the truth is, if you are a child of God, you have a power dwelling on the inside of you that is greater than anything the enemy of our souls or this world can throw at us. The Lord is God of the hills and the valleys. God is stronger than the ups and downs. There is no opposition too great, no power to strong, no mountain too high, no valley too deep, that our God cannot and will not overcome for us!