A Prayer For Strength

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A Prayer For Strength

• Nehemiah
• 61-16

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A Prayer for Strength

• The book of Nehemiah teaches courage, diligence,
  and prayerfulness.
• Nehemiah was the kings cup bearer who requested
  to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
• He encountered much opposition and sought Gods
  blessing.

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A Prayer for Strength

• The work nears completion (Neh. 61)
• Sanballet, Tobiah, and Geshem were against
  Nehemiah
• The sight of the nearly completed wall concerned
  the enemies
• The wicked negotiates communion (Neh. 62)
• The enemies wanted to meet
• We need to watch out for the enemies of God
• Psalm 2,
• Jer. 616
• Eph. 511

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A Prayer for Strength

• Nehemiah could work and watch (Neh. 63)
• Nehemiah did not let Gods enemies stop his work
• We should not become unfaithful in our work for
  God
• 1 John 16-7
• 2 Cor. 614-17

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A Prayer for Strength

• The wickeds nagging continued (Neh. 64)
• The enemy hates to give up
• Satan does not stop with the first try
• 1 Cor. 1013
• James 112
• 1 Peter 412-13
• 1 Peter 58-9
• Gen. 397-12

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A Prayer for Strength

• The enemies send a written message (Neh. 65-7)
• The enemy tried laughing
• Neh. 219
• The enemy wanted to fight
• Neh. 48
• The enemy wanted to compromise
• Neh. 67-14

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A Prayer for Strength

• Wise people will notice contradictions of the
  enemy (Neh. 68)
• John 320-21 832
• Job 278
• Nehemiah calls on God (Neh. 69)
• The walls are completed (Neh. 615-16)

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A Prayer for Strength

• We can work through fear
• Our victory will be through God

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A Prayer For Strength

• Nehemiah
• 61-16