“The Big Distraction”
big—Part 6
Nehemiah 6:1-14
March 9, 2014

To Finish Up Strong The Work Of God, I Must:

I. STAY FOCUSED ON THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK.
   “When word came to Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab and the
    rest of our enemies that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was
    left in it—though up to that time I had not set the doors in the
    gates- Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: ‘Come, let us
    meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.’ But they
    were scheming to harm me; so I sent messengers to them with this
    reply: ‘I am carrying on a great project…” v 1-3a

II. STAY FOCUSED ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK.
     “‘…I am carrying on a great project and cannot go down.  Why
     should the work stop…’” v 3b

  1. If The Work Stops, Our Momentum Will Be Lost.

 

  1. If The Work Stops, Our Motivation Might By Lost.
  1. If The Work Stops, Our Manpower Might Be Lost.

 

III. STAY FOCUSED ON THE PRIORITY OF THE WORK.
       “…Why should the work stop while I leave it and go down to
        you?” v 3c

  1. Don’t Get Distracted By Badgering. v 3b-4
  1. Don’t Get Distracted By Blabbermouths.   v 5-7a
  1. Don’t Get Distracted By Bullies. v 7b-9
  1. Don’t Get Distracted By Bogus People. v 12-13