(1) The Idea of the Church’s Walls

Come, Let Us Build the Walls! (1): The Idea of the Church’s Walls by Rev. Angus Stewart
Scripture reading: Nehemiah 1:1-3; 2:11-18
Maps or diagrams referred to in this speech: 1) https://visualunit.files.wordpress.co… 2) https://www.pinterest.com.mx/pin/8131…
Covenant Evangelical Reformed Church (CERC) of Singapore, 2023 Church Camp in Pulai Springs, Johor, Malaysia (Monday evening, 19 June, 2023)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS after Speech 1: The Idea of the Church’s Walls
1. What are the three most important constructions in Ezra-Nehemiah?
2. What is the idea of the church’s walls?
3. What do we mean when we say that our covenant God has not put a fence or a bridge at the perimeter of His church?
Read Revelation 21:12-27 which includes details regarding the walls of the New Jerusalem. Regarding the gates on the walls,
4. How many are there (12)?
5. How are they distributed (13)?
6. What is their material (21)?
7. What names are written on the gates (12)?
8. Who are stationed at the gates (12)?
9. Why are these gates never shut (25)?
10. How do your answers to the previous six questions compare with the gates on the walls of Nehemiah’s Jerusalem?
Regarding the walls in Revelation 21:12-27,
11. What is their shape (16)?
12. What is their material (18)?
13. What are their foundations (14)?
14. How are their foundations garnished (19-20)?
15. What height are they (17)?
16. How do your answers to the previous five questions compare with the walls of Nehemiah’s Jerusalem?
17. Why are the walls so high, if there is no enemy to keep out?
18. What building is missing within the walls and why (22)?

(10) Continual Opposition to Nehemiah

I. The False Prophets
II. The Finished Walls
III. The Fifth Column

(9) Five Messages From Sanballat

I. The Four Invitations
II. The Open Letter
III. The Crucial Letters

The Blessed Comforter

I. His Office
II. His Indwelling

(8) Internal Injustice

I. The Great Outcry
II. The Problem Solved
III. The Godly Example

Divine Judgment in the Valley of Jehoshaphat

I. The Setting
II. The Charges
III. The Sentence

(7) Defending the Walls of Jerusalem

I. By Watching and Praying
II. By Information and Dedication
III. By Sword and Trowel

(6) Rightly Responding to Mockery

I. The Enemy’s Mockery
II. The Leader’s Prayer
III. The People’s Work

Christ’s Glorious Ascension

I. In Biblical Prophecy
II. As His Movement
III. As Our Salvation

(5) Building the Walls of Jerusalem

I. The Work Teams
II. The Striking Features
III. The Spiritual Reasons
Map 1 (https://www.pinterest.com.mx/pin/813110907698080536/)
Map 2 (https://visualunit.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/jerusalem.png)