Sermon Tone Analysis
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Intro
My son thinks he’s smarter than me
Wants to get in the pool and will distract in order to get there.
When people don’t want us to restore or achieve something they will do what ever they need to in order to stop the work.
They will distract, divide, and destroy.
Exposition
Exposition
Expect mocking
Nehemiah 4:
Sanballat and Tobiah have built their own little kingdoms at the expense of the sons of Israel
They don’t want the work to continue so they begin with mocking their work to see if they will quit.
They’re too weak and unskilled to build the wall.
They’re building the wall for their own selfish glory.
They’re unable and will need to bribe God to finish the work.
They will not have the patience and perseverance to finish it.
The wall is lost cause and they are foolish for trying.
What they have built is weak and could be torn down by a small animal.
Respond to mocking with prayer and perseverance
Nehemiah 4:4-
They have two responses
Nehemiah prays to God
Nehemiah calls for judgement for their unrepentant evil
Nehemiah lets God handle it and doesn’t respond with ya mamma jokes
They keep building and achieve a successful milestone
They worked together
Restoration requires everyone working as one
The Packers didn’t work together (6-9)
Expect plots to destroy and discourage
Nehemiah 4:
The opposing group (Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and Ashdodites) planned a secret attack to cause enough of a disturbance to stop the building of the wall.
Illustration
Ted Weitzel property in Miami
Respond to plots with prayer and unyielding resolve
Nehemiah responds in two ways
Nehemiah 4:
Nehemiah responds in two ways
Nehemiah prays with the sons of Israel
Nehemiah demonstrates unyielding resolve to do what is right
Nehemiah forms the first Construction Battalion
Seabees are trained in construction and combat
In WWII at Iwo Jima the SeaBees stormed the beach with the Marines.
The Seabees began constructing barracks and airstrips under fire.
They would fight and build at the same time.
They did such a good job that the Marines began to share the guard duty with the Seabees and even acknowledged that they could handle it on their own.
One soldiers recounts one Seabee who mounted his machine gun on a dump truck
Discouraged the workers (v.10)
The secret plot to ambush the workers (v.11)
Nehemiah stationed militia in the vulnerable parts of the wall (v.12-13)
Nehemiah encouraged his fearful construction battalion with a short speech (v.14) (Hananiah the perfumer)
Pep talk
When the initial threat was subverted they began working again but with a guard and a weapon.
(v.15-18)
Bringing a pocket knife on the plane
Nehemiah had a plan for defense of one another (v.19-23)
Trumpet sound where the attack occurs
Night and day guard
Always on guard, even to get water
Illustration
Ted Weitzel property in Miami
Conclusion
When faced with opposition
Pray
Work at the task and prove to the opposition that you will not give up.
Have unyielding resolve to continue your task.
If you die, get fired, or lose influence you did it fighting for what was noble and the glory of God.
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