Burwood Presbyterian Church

# Ten years ago...no Bills restricting freedom of thought, faith and religion. # 2004-2014...detention for anyone entering the country illegally. # God’s Word is more essential than ever to live a life “pleasing to the Lord”. Like the faithful in C5th BC Judah we have a mandate to live for God’s glory, Nehemiah was a man of prayer and action showing that sharing truth and doing right invites opposition and that avoiding stress does not contribute to victory. Information overload is the burden of the age...e.g.... ‘Wikipedia’... Leaders, who are not easily distracted are important. 1 THE MESSENGERS OF SANBALLAT [6:1-9] Nehemiah clearly identified his opponents and recognised the weakness of his situation....the gates of the city had not been replaced. v1 Sanballat sent a message to Nehemiah asking him to leave the security of Jerusalem and travel to a village about 25 Km from the city. Nehemiah’s assessment was: “They were scheming to harm me”. v2 “I am doing great work [ie for God]. I cannot leave it and come