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DEFEATING DISCOURAGEMENT

TRUTH ABOUTOPPOSITION

Whatever you do, good or bad, there will be opposition.

- FAMILY- OFFICE- SCHOOL- CHURCH - GOVERNMENT

WE DON’T FACE OPPOSITION

BECAUSE WE’RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG, WE FACE IT BECAUSE

WE’RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

JESUS - LUKE 11:53

53 When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the

teachers of the law began to oppose Him fiercely and

to besiege Him with questions.

PAUL - 1 CORINTHIANS 16:9

9 … because a great door for effective work has

opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.

TIMOTHY - 2 TIMOTHY 3:8

8 Just as Jannes and Jambresopposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned,

are rejected.

TITUS - TITUS 2:7-8

7 In everything set them an example by doing what is

good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness

TITUS - TITUS 2:7-8

8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be

ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.

Nehemiah: A Leader in Action 464-423 BC

Rebuilding of the

TempleLaid the

Foundation(Ezra 3)

Reconstruct the walls of the City

(Neh. 1-6)

Restoration of Worship

Instruct the people in the

Law of the Lord

Ezra 1-6 Esther60 yrs.

Ezra 7-10 Nehemiah30 yrs. later

Reinstruct the people

(Neh.7-13)

Haggai & Zechariah16 years

later

YOUR ENEMY WILL ATTEMPT TO:

DISCOURAGE YOU FROM THE OUTSIDE

Sanballat -Ridicule

NEHEMIAH 2:10

10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard

about this, they were very much disturbed that someone

had come to promote the welfare of the Israelites.

NEHEMIAH 4:1-3

1 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding

the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed.

He ridiculed the Jews,

NEHEMIAH 4:1-3

2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, "What are

those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall?

Will they offer sacrifices?

NEHEMIAH 4:1-3

Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones

back to life from those heaps of rubble — burned

as they are?"

NEHEMIAH 4:1-3

3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a

fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of

stones!”

Tobiah –Betrayal

NEHEMIAH 6:12b, 17

6:12b Tobiah and Sanballathad hired him.

NEHEMIAH 6:12b, 17

17 Also, in those days the nobles of Judah were

sending many letters to Tobiah, and replies from Tobiah kept coming to

them.

Noadiah –False Fear

NEHEMIAH 6:14b

14b...remember also the prophetess Noadiah and the

rest of the prophets who have been trying to

intimidate me.

Shemiah –Destruction

NEHEMIAH 6:10

10 One day I went to the house of Shemaiah. He said, "Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and

let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you--by night they are

coming to kill you."

NEHEMIAH 6:11-12

11 But I said, "Should a man like me run away? Or should

one like me go into the temple to save his life? I will

not go!“ 12 I realized that God had not sent him.

NEHEMIAH 6:13

13 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by

doing this, and then they would give me a bad name

to discredit me.

Geshem –Deception

NEHEMIAH 6:6-8

6 In which was written: "It is reported among the nations--

and Geshem says it is true--that you and the Jews are plotting

to revolt, and therefore you are building the wall. Moreover,

according to these reports you are about to become their king

NEHEMIAH 6:6-8

7 and have even appointed prophets to make this

proclamation about you in Jerusalem: 'There is a king in Judah!' Now this report will

get back to the king; so come, let us confer together."

NEHEMIAH 6:6-8

8 I sent him this reply: "Nothing like what you are saying is happening; you

are just making it up out of your head."

DISCOURAGE YOU FROM THE INSIDE

NEHEMIAH 4:10

10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is giving

out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot

rebuild the wall."

DEFEATING DISCOURAGEMENT

NEHEMIAH 4:14

14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the

nobles, the officials and the rest of the people,

"Don't be afraid of them.

NEHEMIAH 4:14

Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and

fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters,

your wives and your homes."

DEFEATINGDISCOURAGEMENT:

REMEMBER THE LORD.

NEHEMIAH 4:14

… ”Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome.

DEFEATINGDISCOURAGEMENT:

FIGHT FOR YOUR CAUSE.

NEHEMIAH 4:14

… and fight for your brothers, your sons and

your daughters, your wives and your homes."

2 CORINTHIANS 7:5

5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings,

within were fears.