DEALING WITH DECEPTION(Nehemiah 6) Series: Building God's Way"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it…" (Psalms 127:1)"…But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15)1. DECEPTION OF OUR ENEMYFlattery (v. 1-2)False accusations (v. 5-7)Fear (v. 10)2. DETERMINATION OF OUR ENEMYInfiltrationIntimidationIncessant3. DEALING WITH OUR ENEMYStay focused on God's work (v. 3-4)Speak truth (v. 8-9)Seek God's strength (v. 9)Stick to God's Word (v.11-14)4. DEFEATING OUR ENEMY (v. 15-16)God's workGod's witnessGod's glory"…I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me…one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal…" (Philippians 3:12-14)

Nehemiah 4

DEALING WITH DISASTER(Nehemiah 1 & 2)Series: Building God's Way"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it…" Psalm 127:1"…But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15I. NEHEMIAH'S PROBLEMHis Concern (v. 1-3)For His PeopleFor His HomelandHis Compassion (v. 4)Wept / Mourned / Fasted / PrayedII. NEHEMIAH'S PRAYERContinual Praise (v. 5-6a)Confession of Corporate Sin (v. 6b-7)Centered on God's Word (v. 8-9)Cry for Mercy (v. 10-11)III. NEHEMIAH'S PLAN (v. 2:1-10)Ask THE KingAsk the King

TRUE GRATITUDELUKE 17:11-19I. Pitiful GroupA. Their Condition (v. 11-12)"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly." ~ Romans 5:5-6B. Their Cry (v. 13)1. To the Master2. For His Mercy"For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus." ~ 1 Timothy 2:5II. A Powerful God (v. 14)A. His Perception"And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account." ~ Hebrews 4:13B. His Plan"…the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the [leprosy] plague is healed." ~ Leviticus 14:48C. His Power"But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together in Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus…" ~ Ephesians 2:4-6III. A Principle About Gratitude (v. 15-19)A. Ten Healed PhysicallyB. One Healed SpirituallyC. True Gratitude Glorifies God

WHY BE GRATEFUL1 Corinthians 1"…giving thanks for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." ~ Ephesians 5:201. We have God's favor (v. 1-4)He chose usHe saved usHe sanitized usHe blesses us2. We have God's fruitfulness (v. 5-7)"I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing."Endowed with all gifts we needExpected to use them properlyEnduring to the end3. We have God's faithfulness (v. 8-9)"[He] will…confirm you to the end.""that you may be blameless in the day""…being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ." ~ Philippians 1:64. We have God's fellowship (v. 9)