Aim: To be a faith-filled, obedient, and hence joyful church.
Doctrine: The church experiences joy as we discover further how our faith-driven love can please God. We find this information in the scriptures as they are ''unpacked'' by Christ's ministers.
Exegesis: Guiding principles for the church's joy in obedience: God would have us know why we do what we do (vv. 13-15); God would have us enjoy wholeness in our devotion to Him (vv. 16-17); God would have us progress from glory to glory (in Christ) (v. 18).
Further application: How the church is to apply this (Nehemiah) text today: let us understand the word of God (generally), and the Feast of Booths (as an example), as always pointing us to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Key verse: v. 17 ''So the whole assembly of those who had returned from the captivity made booths and sat under the booths; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun until that day the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great gladness.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
