Catastrophe of Compromise
November 24, 2024Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / November 24, 2024
Series: REBUILD
Text: Nehemiah 13:1-27
Today, we’ll see that Nehemiah’s life does not get easier just because the walls are completed
Without spiritual leadership – God’s people are prone to stray like sheep
Read Nehemiah 13:4-5
COMPROMISE #1: Conflict in Companionship
Read Nehemiah 13:7-9
COMPROMISE #2: Misuse of Ministry
Read Nehemiah 13:10-12
“Money giving is a good criterion for a person’s mental health. Generous people are rarely mentally ill people.” – Karl Menninger
Read Nehemiah 13:11
COMPROMISE #3: Secularize the Sabbath
Read Nehemiah 13:15-18, 10:31, 13:19-20, 13:21
COMPROMISE #4: Mixed Morals
Read Nehemiah 13:23-24
“Would you date an unsaved person?”
• 40% – “sure”
• 25% – “probably”
• 35 % – “no”
Read 2 Corinthians 6:14, Nehemiah 13:24-27
TWO THINGS TO REMEMBER
- God will remember our good
- We must remember our goal