May 31: " Overcoming Challenges in God’s Work"

May 31: " Overcoming Challenges in God’s Work"

From KAC Baptist Church Podcast by KAC Baptist Church

May 31, 2026 · 37 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges faced in God's work as illustrated in Nehemiah 4:1-12.

Nehemiah 4:1-12 ESV Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?” Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are building—if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!” Hear, O our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives. Do not cover their guilt, and let not their sin be blotted out from your sight, for they have provoked you to anger in the presence of the builders. So we built the wall. And all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a mind to work. But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. And…

Topics covered

  • overcoming challenges
  • faith
  • community work
  • spiritual resilience
  • prayer
  • building
  • perseverance

Keywords

  • Nehemiah
  • challenges
  • God's work
  • spirituality
  • community
  • prayer
  • resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nehemiah 4:1-12 ESV

Places: Jerusalem, Judah

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