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Nehemiah Part 13: Opposition Through Ridicule (Neh. 4:1-6)

by Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (preached on December 4, 2024)

As the Jews began to work on the walls of Jerusalem, the enemies of the Kingdom of God began to rise up in opposition. The enemy is always upset when the Kingdom of God prospers! One of the first kinds of opposition that arose was opposition through ridicule, which can be a very formidable obstacle to the work of the Kingdom. Join us today as we examine this first type of opposition, and we see how Nehemiah and his fellow laborers responded.

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