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1. When believers get serious about following God , and see His work being done they will face opposition! 1 Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria,…

1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the Lord God of Israel; 2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice unto…

So far, Nehemiah in the rebuilding of this wall has had to stand up to the violent threats of the enemy in chapter 5. Then in chapter 5, he had to deal with internal conflict between the wealthy Jews and the poor Jews. He has been tested as a leader. The wall is almost done, and the breaches have been repaired, the wall is complete except for the door in the gates. The enemy does not give up, and here in chapter 6, he hits again with four types of opposition: intrigue, innuendo, intimidation, and infiltration. In the first three, Satan moves, and Nehemiah responds, and the last one Nehemiah’s moves, and Satan responds, so let's learn how to triumph over opposition.

A crisis is defined as a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. It is a time when a difficult or important decision must be made. In addition, a crisis is the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.

The first two beatitudes are inward, our look towards are sin. These next two, we are talking about tonight, deal with outwardness and how we interact with the world. “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Meek = the gentle, cool-headed,…

6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” 7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come…

Oppostion is the lanquage of the devil, he is use to opposing the things of God

God Wants a Family composed of spiritual and Human beings. He faces complete oppostion against this want, need, or will.

Introduction Mark has a unique presentation of Jesus. Jesus is God’s minister/servant While the date, authorship, has sparked debates in the theologian circles, it is certain that it came from God. This means it has power,. . .life changing power! There seems to be. . . a stress on the deeds and the…

Intro: Outline: Oppostion: “It Displeased them Greatly” (vs. 9-10) Observation: “I Told No one” (vs. 11-16) Oppotunity: “Let us Rise up and Build” (vs. 17-20) Summary: Opposition seeks to distract us from observing our opportunities to participate in God’s plan. Prayer: Opposition: “It Displeased them…

Intro to this Book

Outline and General Thoughts Thus far in our exploration of “Talking About Jesus” – we’ve focused on love being the driving force, and we’ve talked about really understanding the gospel. I have encouraged you to dig deeper and spend more time immersed in your Bible’s and studying what the good news is.…

While striving to win souls there will be oppostion but we must allow confront the opposition in the power of the Spirit of God.

Announcements: WE are coming back together on June 14. You should be receiving a letter early in the week if you haven’t already, that will detain the procedures we are going to be following as we gather together. If you are someone who doesn’t feel comfortable in a group of people yet due to Covid-19…

There are times in life when things may seem impossible. Our destination may seem to be a long way off but God, through His word, offers us encouragement that it is not impossible and will surely come to pass. Today I want us to be encouraged that the impossible will come to pass. Background In 586 BC,…

Just as Jesus faced opposition and criticism for who he was, what he taught, and what he did, we too will face oppostion for our faith in Who He truly is.

Intro False Conversion. Palm Sunday is a perfect illastration of False Conversion. What is false conversion? false conversion is when you believe something to be true when its not. Example: Miricale pill. I come with 20 testomnies about this pill. If you take this pill you have more energy than youve…

INTERPRETATION Isolation of the Text (Select the text) 2 Peter 3:1-9 Investigation of the Text (Study the text) Interrelation of the Text (Structure the text) (ESV) The Day of the Lord Will Come 3 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere…

Wed nights at FBC: Revelation

2230 Moody’s Experience One day in New York—what a day! I can’t describe it! I seldom refer to it! It is almost too sacred to name! I can only say God revealed Himself to me! I had such an experience of love that I had to ask Him to stay His hand! I went to preaching again. The sermons were no different.…

Paul has written to the church he planted in Thessalonica, but had to escape from due to persecution to encourage their faith. We know that Timothy has brought a report to Paul telling him thigns are going well but there are some issues. And one of the issues is that not only are people persecuting the Christians, but they are also challenging and questioning Paul’s motivations for coming to Thessonlica and preaching to them. Paul confronts these misconceptions and in doing shows us his love for the people God had called him to serve, and gives us a model for serving the people God is calling us to.

Introduction Good morning rivertree church. It is a real joy to be with you this morning. Whether you are here downtown, watching at cove or watching online I am so thankful we got to open the word together. We’ve just finished up the healthy church series and next week Ross will kick off our 1st peter…

Inroduction As we come to the close of any year there is always an anticipation of what is ahead but also a reflection of what has come before. However 2020, has been no normal year. People are just at the point where we are ready to leave this year never to return. However, I don’t think that will really…

As we head into chapter 2 of Mark, we really see oppostion to the Kingdom of God that had come among them. The powers that be did not like the new power that came. The reing of God was evident in chapter 1 but it is really going to start messing with peoples perceptions real fast. The way Mark records…

Paul's immediate obedience and oppostion to his calling. Paul no longer blasphemes but recognizes Jesus and Christ and the Son of God and begins carrying him to the Jews, the Gentiles and to kings.