I.) BE Steadfast.
a.)What does it mean to be steadfast? (Colossians 1:21-23)
b.) How does Nehemiah demonstrate steadfastness?
c.) Brothers and sisters, does our faith in Jesus Christ, exhibit this kind of steadfastness? (Mt 6:33; Mt 10:28; 2 Cor 9:8; Gal 6:9)
II.)UNDERSTAND AND See!
a.) To be steadfast, learn to Look through what is happening in life, and seek to understand what is true and right!
b.) How would Nehemiah know Shemaiah was not sent from God?
c.) How can we gain power to discern between good and evil? (Heb 5:11-14; Eph 5:15-18; Col 3:16)
III.)GOD WILL BE Victorious!
a. What did earlier reformers of the faith call the teaching of God keeping us steadfast in the faith? (Rom 8:28; 1 Thess 5:23-24; Jn 6:37-39; Jn 17:11-17; Eph 1:13-14; 1 Pt 1:3-5)
b.) What did we learn happened to the wall in Nehemiah 6:15?
c.) Our Sovereign God Always finishes what He begins, Always does what He says, and Nothing can thwart His plans! (Isaiah 14:27; 46:9-10; Jeremiah 29:10-11; Ezra 1:1-2 (cf. Isaiah 44:28); Philippians 1:6; 2:12-13; 2 Cor 5:19-20)