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REBUILDING WHAT IS BROKEN (2 OF 4)

by Kerry Shook

Scripture: Nehemiah 2:17-18
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Rebuilding What Is Broken (2 of 4)
Series: Better Than Normal
Kerry Shook
Nehemiah 2:17-18


''Then I said to them, 'You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.' I also told them about the gracious hand of my God on me and what the king had said to me. They replied, 'Let us start rebuilding.' So they began this good work.'' Nehemiah 2:17-18 (NIV)

''They said to me, 'Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.' When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.'' Nehemiah 1:3-4 (NIV)

''I went out at night through the Valley Gate. I rode toward the Dragon Well and the Trash Gate, inspecting the walls of Jerusalem that had been broken down and the gates that had been destroyed by fire.'' Nehemiah 2:13 (NCV)

''After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. And they cried out in a loud voice: 'Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.''' Revelation 7:9-10 (NIV)

''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.''' Nehemiah 4:10 (NIV)

''After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, 'Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.''' Nehemiah 4:14 (NIV)

''So on October 2 the wall was finished-just fifty-two days afte ...

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