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| Date |
Speaker |
Primary Text |
Sermon Information |
| Nov 17, 2024 |
Gary Bassham |
Nehemiah 4:10-23 |
- Discouragement Happens
"Then Judah said, ‘The strength of the laborers is failing, and there is so much
rubbish that we are not able to build the wall.’ And our adversaries said, 'They
will neither know nor see anything, till we come into their midst and kill them
and cause the work to cease.'" Nehemiah 4:10-11
- Factors That Cause Discouragement
Fatigue
Fatigue
- Characteristics of Discouragement
Loss of
Loss of
Loss of
Loss of
- Overcoming Discouragement
- Be
“I set the people according to their families, with their swords, their
spears, and their bows.” v. 13
- Trust
“Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome.” v. 14
- Enlist
“So it was, from that time on, that half of my servants worked at
construction, while the other half held the spears, the shields, the bows,
and wore armor” v. 16
- Builders Carried
Those who built on the wall, and those who carried burdens...with one hand they
worked at construction, and with the other held a weapon.” v. 17
- An System Instituted
“And the one who sounded the trumpet was beside me...Wherever you
hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there.” v. 18–20
- Security at Increased
“Let each man and his servant stay at night in Jerusalem, that they may be
our guard by night and a working party by day.” v. 22
- Nehemiah Led by
“Every one of the builders had his sword girded at his side as he built.” v. 18
“So neither I, my brethren, my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed
me took off our clothes.” v. 23
|
| Nov 10, 2024 |
Gary Bassham |
Nehemiah 4:1-9 |
- Opposition Always Comes
- Two Types of Opposition
- External Opposition
- Internal Opposition
- The Mock of God’s Work
- Sanballat
- Tobiah
- Geshem
- Biblical Insight
- Facing Opposition Squarely, vs. 4-6
- Continue the Work
- Seek God in the Face of Problems
- Anticipate Attacks
|
| Nov 3, 2024 |
Gary Bassham |
Nehemiah 3:1-33 |
- The Necessity of People in God’s Work
Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:40
- The Diversity of People in God’s Work
For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ. Ephesians 4:12
- The Unity of People in God’s Work
- The Intensity in God’s Work
If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive
a reward. I Corinthians 3:14
|
| Oct 27, 2024 |
Gary Bassham |
Nehemiah 2:11-20 |
- Readiness for the Work
I went to Jerusalem, and after staying for three days…
- Observation of the Work
I set out during the night with a few men.
- Motivation for the Work
- Personal Conviction
…what God had put in my heart to do for Jerusalem
- A Problematic Situation
Jerusalem is desolate
- A Positive Call
Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem
- Providential Confirmation
I also told them about the gracious hand of my God upon me and what the king had said to me.
- Participation in the Work
Let us start rebuilding
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