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RUBBLE TROUBLE (5 OF 5)

by Kerry Shook

Scripture: Nehemiah 4:6-10
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Rubble Trouble (5 of 5)
Series: Spark - Cooperating With God's Creative Change Process
Kerry Shook
Nehemiah 4:6-10


''So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart. 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. But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. 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 4:6-10 (NIV)


''So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.'' Nehemiah 4:6 (NIV)


''They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.'' Nehemiah 4:8 (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)


''Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.'' Isaiah 61:7 (NIV)


''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 ...

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