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NEHEMIAH 3 — finale
AWARENESS OF THE SPIRITUAL BATTLE GATES 8-10
LESSON #8
MEMORY VERSE: GAL 2:20
IN OUR STUDY OF THE GATES IN NEHEMIAH, REMEMBER THAT THE GATES REPRESENT GOALS BASED ONTHE CHOICES WE MAKE EVERY DAY IN OUR LIVES.
(8) THE HORSE GATE (3:28)
AT THIS GATE WAS LOCATED A MILITARY CENTER. HORSES WERE ASSEMBLED AND KEPT HERE. IN THEEVENT OF AN ATTACK OF THE ENEMY, THE HORSES WOULD BE READY FOR WARFARE. THE CHRISTIAN LIFE WOULD BE MUCH EASIER IF WE DID NOT ALSO HAVE ANEXTERNAL ENEMY TO DEAL WITH BESIDES OUR OLD HUMAN NATURE. JUST AS THE CITY HAD ITSEXTERNAL ENEMIES, WE HAVE SATAN WHO IS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO GET US TO MAKE WRONG CHOICESAT THE GATES. HE USES THE RUBBLE OF PAST SINS AS WELL AS RUBBLE BURIEDIN OUR INNER PARTS. HE TRIES TO KEEP US IGNORANT OF WHAT GOD IS DOING. HE TRIES TO KEEP USLAZY AND COMPLACENT.
READ EPH 6:12-13
MOST CHRISTIANS DON’T KNOW THAT WE ARE IN A WARFARE WITH A REAL ENEMY. EVEN THEN,MANY CHRISTIANS DON’T KNOW HOW TO FIGHT THAT BATTLE. WE WILL STUDY MORE LATER ON SPIRITUALWARFARE.
**MAKE THE CHOICE TO KEEP ALERT TO THE ACTIVITIES AND TEMPTATIONS OF SATAN. IFYOU KNOW HOW TO DO SPIRITUAL WARFARE, DO IT!
(9) THE EAST GATE (3:29) (EZE 40)
IT IS THROUGH THE EAST GATE THAT JESUS CAME ON PALM SUNDAY. IT IS THROUGH THE EAST GATETHAT HE WILL COME A SECOND TIME TO BE THE CONQUERING VICTOR AND TO ESTABLISH HIS KINGDOMAS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. TODAY, THE EAST GATE IS CLOSED. JESUS WANTS THE EAST GATE OF YOUR LIFE TO BE OPEN TO HIM AT ALL TIMESSO THAT HE CAN BE KING AND LORD OF EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE. THIS IS THE PLACEWHERE WE SO OFTEN LIMIT GOD. BY OUR DECISIONS, WE RESTRICT HIM TO ONLY CERTAIN PARTS OFOUR LIFE, JUST AS THE CITY WAS RESTRICTED WHEN THIS GATE WAS SHUT PERMANENTLY.
**MAKE THE CHOICE TO ALLOW JESUS TO ENTER AND CONQUER EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE AND TO BELORD OF IT ALL. THIS MEANS TOTAL SURRENDER AND TOTAL COMMITMENTOF YOUR LIFE TO HIM. THIS IS WHAT PAUL MEANT IN GAL 2:20.
(10) THE MUSTER GATE (INSPECTION GATE) (ACCOUNTING) (3:31-32)
THIS GATE IS NOT MENTIONED BY NAME HERE IN NEH 3:31-32 BUT IT WAS AT THE “TURNING OFTHE CORNER”. MAYBE IT WAS NOT MENTIONED BY NAME BECAUSE IT HAD AT LEAST 3 NAMES. IT WAS AT THIS LOCATION THAT THE MILITARY TROOPS WERE ASSEMBLED FOR COUNTING.THE STATE OF THEIR DEFENSE WAS DETERMINED BY KEEPING ACCURATE RECORDS. INORDER TO MATURE IN OUR CHRISTIAN LIFE, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT GOD IS DOING: HOW HE IS MOVINGAND WORKING WITH US, WHERE WE ARE IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS IN BECOMING MORE LIKE HIM. MOST CHRISTIANS NEVER EVALUATE THEIR CHRISTIAN WALK. MOST CAN’T TELL YOU WHAT GODIS DOING IN THEIR LIFE.
**MAKE A CHOICE TO KEEP A SPIRITUAL ACCOUNT OF YOUR LIFE. SOME FIND ITHELPFUL TO DO THIS IN WRITING. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THE HOMEWORK YOU HAVE A RECORD OFYOUR SPIRITUAL WALK.
READ 2CO 5:10
GOD KEEPS ACCOUNT OF YOUR LIFE. SO SHOULD YOU.
HOMEWORK FOR NEHEMIAH 4
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. PLEASE DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK ANSWERS TO THE TEACHER FORCORRECTION.
APPLICATION OF NEH 3
REVIEW THE TEN GATES OF NEHEMIAH WITH THEIR MEANINGS AND APPLICATION.
APPLY THE CHOICES IN YOUR NOTES MARKED WITH THE SYMBOL TO THE PERSONAL PROBLEM AREA OFYOUR LIFE ON WHICH YOU DECIDED TO WORK. FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU ARE WORKING ON THEAREA OF ANGER, WITH EACH GATE ASK YOURSELF IF THIS IS A CHOICE YOU NEED TO MAKE TODEFEAT ANGER IN YOUR LIFE.
WRITE HERE THE CHOICES YOU WILL MAKE AND HOW THEY RELATE TO YOUR PERSONAL PROBLEM AREA.
PREPARATION FOR NEH 4
READ NEH 4
WHAT 5 THINGS DID SANBALLAT SAY ABOUT THE PEOPLE OF GOD?
IF SANBALLAT REPRESENTS SATAN, HOW WOULD YOU APPLY THESE 5 STATEMENTS TO SATAN’S TACTICSIN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE?
MEMORY VERSE: ROM 8:37
