Sermon Notes 11/17/24
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Rebuilding the Gates
Nehemiah 3
I. Workers and the Work
A. Purpose of the work
B. Pattern of the work
1. Nehemiah is the leader (Heb. 13:17)
2. Nehemiah delegated authority
a. You must have faithful people
b. Remember Ephesians 4:11-13
c. Are you willing to take the delegation of the leaders?
3. Nehemiah developed the project by getting everyone involved
4. Nehemiah praised the ______________________________
a. Recognition _______________________________________
b. We all need ___________________
C. People in the work
1. God names __________________________________________
a. God uses _________________________________________
b. Leaders must _____________________________________
c. Some people ______________________________________
2. Names of the workers:
a. Eliashib means ____________________________________
b. Meah means______________________________________
c. Hananeel means ___________________________________
d. Zaccur means _____________________________________
e. Imri means _______________________________________
3. People had an unpleasant task:
a. The dung gate had to be ____________________________
b. Dung does not ____________________________________
c. At times in life, we have _____________________________
II. What Do We Learn?
A. There is a work for ________________________________________
B. God expects _____________________________________________
C. God will ________________________________________________
III. The Gates of the City of Jerusalem
A. Sheep Gate (v. 1)
Spiritual meaning- reminds us of the _________________________
B. Fish Gate (v. 3)
Spiritual meaning- Christ’s challenge _________________________
(Matthew 4:19; Luke 5:11)
C. Old Gate (v. 6)
Spiritual meaning- ________________________________________
1. Rest for our ________________ (Jer. 6:16)
2. New treasures of __________________________ (Matt. 13:52)
3. Treasure of the old and new _____________________________
D. Valley Gate (v. 13)
Spiritual meaning- ________________________________________
1. Walk in ____________________________________ (Phil. 2:3-7)
2. Walk through the _____________________________ (Ps. 23:4)
E. Dung Gate (v. 14)
Spiritual meaning-
1. We must walk through the gate- _________________________
____________________________________________________
2. Jesus referred to the garbage dump as ____________________
____________________________________________________
F. Fountain Gate (v. 15)
Spiritual meaning- Jesus Christ is the _________________________
_______________________________________________________
G. Water Gate (v. 26)
Spiritual meaning- reminds us of the _________________________
1. Purifies our __________________ (I Peter 1:22)
2. Cleanses our _______________________ (Ps. 119:9)
H. Horse Gate (v. 28)
Spiritual meaning- the believer’s _____________________________
I. Eastern Gate
Spiritual meaning- the Eastern gate faces the __________________
1. Speaks of the _________________________________________
2. Answer to the prayers of _______________________________
3. He will come to _______________________________________
4. The Jews will finally realize that __________________________
J. Inspection Gate (v. 31)
1. Miphkad means _______________________________________
2. Spiritual meaning- there’s coming a day when we will be
____________________________________________________
a. Judgement Seat of Christ is for _______________________
b. Great White Throne Judgement is for __________________