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Nehemiah: 10,000 Bricks
Contributed by Troy Borst on Dec 29, 2025 (message contributor)
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1. 10000 Bricks: The Burden Of The Builder
Contributed on Dec 29, 2025
A holy burden does not mean you have all the answers. Nehemiah didn’t. It simply means you are willing to say, “Lord, here I am. Break my heart for what breaks Yours—and then show me what obedience looks like.”
10000 BRICKS: The Burden of the Builder Nehemiah 1:1–11 #10000Bricks INTRODUCTION (p) When Kelly and I were first married (I was in my early 20s) many moons ago, I got it in my head that I wanted a bookshelf for some of my books. I did not need to go out and buy one… but I could build one with ...read more
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2. 10000 Bricks: Open Doors
Contributed on Jan 7, 2026
May we be open to the Lord placing a burden on our hearts so that when the time comes, we are willing to take the risky costly hard path to serve the Lord.
10000 BRICKS: OPEN DOORS Nehemiah 2:1–8 #10000Bricks READ NEHEMIAH 2 FROM THE MSG It was the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king. At the hour for serving wine I brought it in and gave it to the king. I had never been hangdog in his presence before, so he asked me, “Why the ...read more
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3. 10,000 Bricks: Rise And Build
Contributed on Jan 21, 2026
The command to “arise and build” is something we can do corporately, but it is also something you and I can do personally.
10000 BRICKS: Rise and Build Nehemiah 2:9-20 #10000Bricks INTRODUCTION… Ruined Floor (p) Before Kelly and I moved to Indiana, we lived in a church parsonage for over a decade. If you do not know what a “church parsonage” is, it is a house that a church owns that ministers live in which is part ...read more
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4. 10,000 Bricks: Everyone Has A Part
Contributed on Jan 21, 2026
Join in what God is doing and work for Him, building His kingdom. Stoop, submit, and serve. Faithfulness to God starts in areas that we might think are “the little things.”
10000 BRICKS: Everyone Has a Part Nehemiah 3:1-32 #10000Bricks READ NEHEMIAH 3:1-32 (ESV) Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brothers the priests, and they built the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set its doors. They consecrated it as far as the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the ...read more
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5. 10,000 Bricks: Opposition To The Work
Contributed on Feb 4, 2026
Every good work faces resistance. God’s people must build and battle; pray and work. Courage and perseverance are needed for the expected spiritual warfare, not based on us, but based in trust in Jesus Christ.
10000 BRICKS: Opposition to the Work Nehemiah 4:1-23 #10000Bricks READ NEHEMIAH 4:1-23 (MSG) 1-2 When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall he exploded in anger, vilifying the Jews. In the company of his Samaritan cronies and military he let loose: “What are these miserable Jews doing? ...read more
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6. 10,000 Bricks: Anger And Justice
Contributed on Feb 4, 2026
May God give us: Eyes to see injustice. Hearts that break for the oppressed. Courage to confront sin. Wisdom to pursue restoration.
10,000 BRICKS: Anger and Justice Nehemiah 5:1-19 #10000bricks INTRODUCTION Today, we are continuing a series of sermons from the Book of Nehemiah all about some building efforts because our church is thinking and praying on some building efforts. The Book of Nehemiah is the 16th book in the Old ...read more