Sermons on Walls Of Jerusalem:

The Writing On The Wall

Contributed by Ely Lambert on Dec 11, 2002

A Narrative sermon around the Daniel 5 story.

I. Here we are in the year 538 B.C A. The Babylonian Kingdom 1. Currently at war with the Medo-Persian Empire 2. It seems as though the kingdom is on a spiral downwards 3. It is almost as if we have found ourselves in a great whirlpool of which there is no return B. A lot has changed since the ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Handwriting On The Wall Series

Contributed by Paul Clemente on Feb 28, 2011

Use everyday common things and events to share God’s warnings to the world!

A quick test of your Bible knowledge: There are many phrases that people say everyday that are actually statements from the Bible. An example is when people talk about retaliating, they would say “an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth!” - Exodus 21:24 What other everyday sayings do you know which ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Writing On The Wall Series

Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 1, 2002

This sermon emphasizes the importance of remembering and being accounable for the things that God tells us.

The Writing on the Wall Daniel 5 November 3, 2002 Intro: A. [It’s Over Your Head, Citation: C.D. Monismith, Salem, Ore. Christian Reader, "Lite Fare."] One quarter while teaching an adult Sunday school class, I decided, It’s time to be up-to-date and innovative. I need to try something new for ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Writing On The Wall

Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Sep 1, 2002

In the judgment of Belshazzar we once again see that God is clearly in control. This sermon talks about his four fatal sins.

- - - - - - - - - - - All scripture quotations from the New Living Translation - - - - - - - - - - - You’ve heard the expression "Deja vu all over again." Well, that’s what our text in Daniel 5 reminds me of. Doesn’t this episode seem to be a lot like the stories we’ve already read in Daniel? I ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-30

Denomination: *other

The Handwriting On The Wall

Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Jan 24, 2010

Lessons from the Pityful party of Belshazzar, interpreted by Daniel

The Handwriting on the Wall Daniel 5:1-31 One of the most well known phrases from the Bible comes from our text. In business, sports, and just in life, everyone seems to know what the phrase, “The handwriting on the wall” means. Before we read Daniel 5, I wonder how many of us could ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Baptist

"Writing On The Wall” Series

Contributed by Ed Taylor on Aug 8, 2008

There is a last night for everyone, a last breath, a last statement. All of us are weighed in God’s balances - every day.

OPEN BIBLES TO Daniel 5 & 1 Corinthians 1.26 1. Leaders come and go. a. Even though they are confident that their reign will last forever, it doesn’t. EVER. NEVER. Leaders, they come & go. Psalm 75.7 But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another. FOR SURE: Nebuchadnezzar was that ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 5:1-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Castle Or The Wall

Contributed by Bob Joyce on Dec 28, 2010

As a church, we have certain options. We can spend our time, energy, and resources building the wall…and forfeit the church. Or we can invest our time, energy, and resources building the church and forfeit the wall. Wall or church …which will it be?

In Robert Frost's Poem "Mending Wall," the poet says, "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." We can identify with that statement, can't we? We detest walls. Walls divide. Walls hide. Walls even kill. Remember the Berlin Wall that split families, a city, and a country? But don't we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22

Denomination: Baptist

Asking Both Kings For The Wall

Contributed by Joseph Smith on Feb 15, 2010

For every significant task, there is the "sit-down" approach and the "rise-up" approach. We need both to sit down and pray and then to rise up and do, but even then by involving the resources of others. Lone wolves are not appropriate.

When a big challenge faces you, essentially there are only two things you can do about it: You can rise to the challenge. Or you can sit down and ignore it. When there is a big task to be done, I am saying, there are two entirely different ways to approach it. There is the rise up approach and ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Running Into The Wall

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 20, 2004

Now is the time to believe in Jesus.

RUNNING INTO THE WALL John 12:27-50 S: Jesus Th: Believing in Jesus Pr: NOW IS THE TIME TO BELIEVE IN JESUS. ?: How? How do we connect with belief? KW: Issues TS: We will find in our study of John 12:27-50 three issues that we approach in order to connect with belief. The _____ issue ...read more

Scripture: John 12:27-50

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of The Broad Wall

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Mar 26, 2022

The verse that we are going to use for our text contains the words, “...the broad wall.”

God could have said, “...the wall,” but He intentionally use an adjective to described the wall as being a BROAD WALL. WHY DID GOD INTENTIONALLY TELL US THE WALL WAS A BROAD WALL? He did this for a special reason. Illus: If you were to go to the library and do some research on what qualifies ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 3:8

Denomination: Baptist

The Handwriting On The Wall Series

Contributed by James Wallace on Jan 4, 2021

Belshazzar arrogantly tested the Lord by converting the use of the most holy vessels from God's temple into vessels for the most unholy of purposes--worshiping idols and drunken immorality. He thus discovered a recipe for spiritual disaster. Learn from him how to avoid spiritual disaster!

This morning, we have the privilege of consider the actual historical and Scriptural event that resulted in our proverbial saying, “And I saw the handwriting on the wall.” Obviously, the biblical story has made such an impression on people of our culture that 2600 hundred years later we still use ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8, Proverbs 1:7

Denomination: Bible Church

The Continuing Celebration Of Support Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Nov 16, 2009

After the remnant completed the impossible task of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, they did what most of us do when we complete a great accomplishment—they celebrated. But their celebration didn’t just end when the party was over. Today we’ll see a very

Today is October 11th. Do you know what that means? It means that there are only 74 shopping days till Christmas. Now, for me, that’s not really that big of a deal because I have been known to do my Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. But for many of you, that’s a big deal. The question is, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 12:44-47

Denomination: Baptist

Time To Celebrate With God

Contributed by Craig Condon on Dec 4, 2015

When Jesus returns the world will be purified so that he can set up his kingdom here on earth. He will begin the purification process by judging the people.

The passage we heard from Nehemiah a few minutes ago occurs after the completion of the wall around Jerusalem. The foundations were laid both physically and spiritually. The people celebrated because they had experienced a great revival, much like the revivals and crusades led by people such as ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 12:27-31

Denomination: Anglican

Living Behind Broken Down Walls Series

Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Jan 9, 2012

Series Intro for the book of Nehemiah. A message on the purpose and importance of walls, especially that we maintain walls of biblical convictions, and time reserved for God. (Sacred space).

Living Behind Broken Down Walls PPT 1 Title Slide Study in the book of Nehemiah part 1 PPT 2 Text Ne 1:1 ¶ The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened in the month Chislev, [in] the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol, Ne 1:2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-4

Denomination: Pentecostal

Temple And City Hand In Hand Series

Contributed by Allan Quak on Jan 7, 2019

In the process of rebuilding the wall Nehemiah also makes sure the city of Jerusalem is repopulated. God is not going to have in impact in this world unless we keep making the connection between the temple and the city. We cannot just be Sunday morning Christians.

You can listen to the full message here:- http://www.nec.org.au/listen-to-a-sermon-series/jexit-judah-comes-home/ Jexit: Judah Comes Home Temple and City Hand In Hand Nehemiah We have been looking at the lives of the returned exiles. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin who went into the Babylonian ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 9:1-38

Denomination: Baptist