Finishing Strong

A stone wall, completed and unassailable, stands tall against a stormy night sky. beams of moonlight pierce the clouds to illuminate the wall's rough, weathered surface. in the foreground, a lone structure in a tattered cloak and wide-brimmed hat walks away from the wall, head bowed and hands clasped, disappearing into the shadows.

Finishing Strong: How Nehemiah’s Wall Points to Christ’s Finished Work

The pastor delivered a sound, expository sermon from Nehemiah 6-7. He correctly identified the historical context of opposition and then skillfully transitioned from moral application (building guardrails in our lives) to a typological fulfillment in Christ. He rightly distinguished between Nehemiah's temporal work and Christ's eternal, heart-rebuilding work, thus avoiding moralism. The administration of the Lord's Supper was handled with appropriate gravity, including a clear fencing of the table for believers only. This was a faithful and edifying message.

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