Aim: To bolster the families of the church, as the church, the family of God.
Doctrine: God wonderfully blesses the families of the church. He has a place for them (near His heart) and has a job for them to do (that is very important).
Exegesis: How the Lord encourages the families of the church: they get to occupy His beautiful city (vv. 4-5a); they are part of His redeemed treasure (vv. 5b-6); they are also specific persons (saved by grace) (v. 7a).
Further application: How Nehemiah models (for us) support of the families of the church: by moving everyone closer to Christ and His house of worship, we all grow stronger in Jesus (by grace through faith).
Key phrase: v. 5a ''Then my God put it into my heart to gather the nobles, the rulers, and the people, that they might be registered by genealogy...''
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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.
