Nehemiah 4:10-15 “Facing
Opposition”
INTRODUCTION: I was
looking at Nehemiah and I could not help but think it could be our monthly
newsletter. I believe we can find some inspiration
in this book for our own lives. I hope
you have been reading along with us on our trip through the Bible, which is now
in Nehemiah. John Lennon imagined a
world where people lived only for themselves and only for today, and in a very
real sense we live in that world. “Whatever”
“it is what it is” are the most common
and most hated things we say.
1. NEHEMIAH AND THE PEOPLE FACE OPPOSITION
A. THE
TIREDNESS OF THE PEOPLE
B. THE
CLUTTER THAT WAS GETTING IN THE WAY
C. THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WERE ENEMIES WERE PLANNING AN ATTACK
D. SOME
PEOPLE OPPOSED THEIR WORK
E. THE OTHER
JEWS DISPARAGING REMARKS
2. THEIR PLAN OF
ACTION
A.
STATIONED PEOPLE TO DEFEND THE WORKERS
B. GIVE THE
WORKERS SOME REST
C. REMINDED
THEM THAT GOD WAS ON THEIR SIDE
D. REMINDED
THEM WHAT THEY WERE WORKING FOR
3. WHAT WE ARE
WORKING FOR
A. WORKING
FOR GOD
B. IT’S NOT
ABOUT YOU, THE CHURCH, THE SERMONS, OR THE MUSIC
C. IT’S
ABOUT REACHING THE LOST
D. WE WORK
IN THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD TO REACH THE LOST
E. OUR
CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
F. OUR
HUSBANDS OR WIVES
G. FOR THE
LOST IN OUR COMMUNITY
H. FOR THE
PEOPLE WHO WILL COME HERE TO FIND JESUS 40 AND 50 YEARS FROM NOW.
CONCLUSION: We all
face opposition. Fatigue, rubble and
clutter in our lives, disorganization in the church. There are nay Sayers, some openly hostile and
others are just discouraging. People who
for whatever reason oppose our living for Jesus. But if we remember who we are working for and
what we are working for and defend and protect each other. We will finish the work God has assigned us
to do, and change the lives of people 40 and 50 years from now.
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