Nehemiah 12:27-47

Jon Beck

My sermon notes for Wednesday night, Oct 5th.  Remember, these are my personal study notes and not a manuscript of the sermon. They are provided as an outline each week for our Tabernacle Church family. The church provides a live stream of the service each Wednesday at 6:30 on Facebook. We also provide the services through YouTube. You can find Sermon Notes, Family Devotional Guides, Prayer List, and other resources at our Church Website.

Nehemiah 12:27-47 – A Dedicated People

INTRO

  • They were dedicating the walls and the gates
  • GIVING IT TO GOD
  • They were seeing what God had done (walking around the city)
  • They were giving testimony to others what God had done
  • IT BELONGS TO GOD AND IS FOR HIS GLORY
  • None of our PHYSICAL SPACE BELONGS TO US
  • They were a DEDICATED PEOPLE DEDICATNG THIER CITY TO GOD

Gave Their Praise– vv. 27-43

They offered meaningful praise

  • Thankfully – vv. 24,27,31,38,46
  • Joyfully – vv. 27, 43-44
    • Joy of Jerusalem was heard far off – v. 43
    • A lost person should be able to see our joy in the Lord as they watch us worship
  • Loudly – vv. 42-43

Everyone was involved

  • The professionals – Nehemiah, Ezra, Priests
  • Women and Children – v. 43

Praise and the Word go together

  • The reading of the Law… God’s Word to them
  • In the New Covenant we grow in knowledge of the Word – Col. 1:9-12
  • AS WE UNDERSTAND GOD AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM… PRAISE SHOULD NATURALLY FOLLOW

Gave of Themselves – vv. 44-47

TIME, TALENTS, TREASURES

They had told the Lord they would support the WORK OF THE LORD – 10:32-39

In personal holiness and obedience to the Word – vv. 30, 45

  • Purification
  • Gave themselves to the Lord – 2 Cor. 8:1-7

Gave willingly and joyfully

  • Also, part of the New Testament community – 2 Cor. 9:6-5
  • Joy because
    • They knew who they were (Child of God)
    • They understood their purpose
      • Temporal vs Eternal

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