Zac Poonen - Building the Walls Around the Church
Summary
Drawing from Nehemiah's burden to rebuild Jerusalem's walls, Zac Poonen teaches that effective church members must have a deep concern for the spiritual condition and purity of the local church. He emphasizes that the walls of Jerusalem symbolize separation from worldliness and salvation, while the gates represent praise; when these walls break down, the church becomes indistinguishable from the world, allowing compromises like divorce, false baptism practices, and worldly spirit to infiltrate. Christians must actively stand against corruption and backsliding to maintain the church's holiness and function as a true reflection of Jesus.
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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Building the Walls Around the Church Date: 09/28/2025 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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