
Preparing for Opposition – Facing Fear
Pastor Malcolm
Nehemiah 6:10-19
March 21, 2021
Why Do People Oppose God’s Work?
- They do not share God’s
for His - They do not want to recognize God’s
or - They want to remain
in their unbelief and indifference
Opposing the Fear of Compromise
Shemaiah offers Nehemiah the sanctuary of
- Uses
religious talk - Offers a
faith that evades
Nehemiah responds with
- Running would reveal a lack of
in God and for self - Entering the temple was an
to sin and ruin
Temptation to compromise is always present, even from
Countering Compromise
- Discern, have courage, be faithful, and trust the
to God , , the work God gives with His - Focus on the prize – God’s
Seeing Jesus in Nehemiah
- Jesus faced the fear of distraction and deception with
- Jesus faced the fear of man with
in His Father - Jesus faced the fear of compromise with
and resolution