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Nehemiah 6:1–3 — “I Cannot Come Down” (Jesse Lockhart, 5‑27‑26 PM) Bro. Jesse preaches from Nehemiah 6 on the moment when Nehemiah, knee‑deep in rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls, refuses the enemy’s invitation to “come down” because the work was too great to abandon. He walks through the whole backdrop—the seventy years of captivity, the ruins of Jerusalem, the people finally stirred with a mind to work, and the relentless opposition that rose every time progress was made. From ridicule to intimidation to internal division, the enemy tried every tactic to stop the rebuilding, just as the devil tries to stop believers today. But Nehemiah’s answer becomes the heartbeat of the message: when God gives you a work, you don’t quit, you don’t slow down, and you don’t step off the wall for anything or anyone. Jesse warns that the devil often comes disguised as friendliness, compromise, or “just take it easy,” but stepping down always leads to spiritual loss. The call is to stand firm, stay straight, hold convictions, fight for family and faith, and refuse every distraction with Nehemiah’s words: “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down.” Location: Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church
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