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KEEPING THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING (8)

by Donald Cantrell

Scripture: Nehemiah 6:1-4
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Keeping The Main Thing The Main Thing (8)
Series: Nehemiah - Rebuild, Restore, and Revive
Donald Cantrell
Nehemiah 6: 1 - 4


Neh 6:1 KJV - Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and [that] there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)

Neh 6:2 KJV - That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Neh 6:3 KJV - And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

Neh 6:4 KJV - Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.

I - Nehemiah and His Evil Detractors (1 - 2)

II - Nehemiah and His Excellent Decision (3)

III - Nehemiah and His Extreme Dedication (4)

This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.

Theme: Deciding to do God's work faithfully and consistently''

Merkle's Bonehead Play

Merkle Boner is one of the most prominent incidents in the history of major league baseball. It occurred in 1908 and involved many future Hall of Fame players.

Fred Merkle was a 19-year-old player filling in for veteran Fred Tenney at first base for the New York Giants when the famous play occurred. During the first decade of the 1900s, the top National League teams were the Pittsburgh Pirates, the New York Giants, and the Chicago Cubs. During the 1908 season, the Giants and Cubs were in a close battle for first place. The Cubs had previously won the pennant in 1906 and 1907, while the Giants had won in 1904 and 1905.

A few days prior to the game in which the play occurred, Cubs captain and eventual Hall of Famer Johnny Evers warned an umpire that he was going to insist on the umpires calling a runner out i ...

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