Sunday Sermon: Arrow of Discouragement

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“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.”

Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”

Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.””
— Nehemiah 4:10-12 (NIV)

Reasons of Discouragement

1. Strength of the laborers is failing (Job 4:3-7)

2. There is so much rubbish left (frustration).

3. We are not able to build the wall (fear of failure).

4. Adversaries say you will not complete the work (secret scheme of enemies).

5. The discouragement of the fellow brothers.

Sunday Sermon: Arrow of Conspiracy

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Arrow of Conspiracy

“But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.”
— Nehemiah 4:7-8 (NIV)

Sunday Sermon: Arrow of Reproach

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Arrow of Reproach

“I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”
— Nehemiah 2:20 (NIV)
  • Nehemiah 2:17-18 - Arrow of Reproach
  • Genesis 21:9 - Enemy mocking your promise
  • 1 Samuel 1:6 - Enemy mocking your prayer
  • 2 Samuel 6:12 - Enemy mocking your praise
  • 1 Samuel 17:8 - Enemy mocking anointing
  • Luke 22:63-65 - Enemy mocking your works
  • Nehemiah 4:6 - Work together, when enemy comes against us

Sunday Sermon: House of the Lord

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House of the Lord

“1. I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

2. Our feet are standing
in your gates, Jerusalem.

3. Jerusalem is built like a city
that is closely compacted together.

4. That is where the tribes go up—
the tribes of the Lord—
to praise the name of the Lord
according to the statute given to Israel.

5. There stand the thrones for judgment,
the thrones of the house of David.

6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure.

7. May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels.”
8. For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”

9. For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your prosperity.”
— Psalm 122 (NIV)

"Let us go to the house of the Lord..."

  • There is Unity in the House of the Lord

  • There is the Voice of the Lord

  • There is Worship (a place of praise, not a place for entertainment).

  • There is Justice in the House of the Lord

  • There is Prayer in the House of the Lord

  • There is Peace (outside and inside)

  • There is Blessing in the House of the Lord

Sunday Sermon: I Will Build My Church

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I Will Build My Church

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, 10 to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.”
— Ephesians 1:3-10 (NIV)