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ENEMY FIRE
Nehemiah 4-6
Enemy fire• Discouragement (Ch.
4)
• Discrimination (Ch. 5)
• Distraction (Ch. 6)
Nehemiah 4-6
Discouragement
TACTICS
•Ridicule
--David (1 Samuel 17)
--Jesus (Luke 22:63-65)
•Retaliation
• Frustration
• Fear
DEFENSE
• Prayer
• Practical steps
• Protection
• Sword = Word
• Perspective
Discrimination
• Deuteronomy 23:19-20
• Deut. 6:5/Mark 12:33
• Principles of conflict mgmt.
distraction
The Enemy
• WHO: Isa. 14:4-21; Ezek. 28:1-17; Zech 3:1; John 8:44; John 12:31; John 16:11; 2 Cor. 11:14, Heb. 2:14; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Rev. 12:8-10
• HOW: Job 2:2; Matt. 4; Luke 8:12; 1 Tim. 3:6; 1 Peter 5:8;
• WHY: To try and thwart God from defeating evil
“So as we fight Satan’s lies in our hearts, and his works in our world, let’s rely not only on the Word of the Lord but on the Lord of the Word”
Tim Keller—”Encounters With Jesus”