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Nehemiah 3 — Examining Our Gates: Sin (Part Two)
Pastor Gary continues addressing the necessity of ongoing confession and repentance. Though believers are forgiven in Christ, daily spiritual cleansing remains vital. This message challenges listeners to examine their hearts regularly, refusing to ignore sin that quietly damages intimacy with God.
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Nehemiah 3 — Examining Our Gates: Sin (Part One)
Pastor Gary explains the significance of the Dung Gate, using it as a vivid picture of sin and repentance. Just as Jerusalem removed its waste, believers are called to deal honestly with sin—confessing it, turning from it, and allowing God to cleanse what corrupts the soul.
Nehemiah 3 — Examining Our Gates: Truth and Trials (Part Two)
Pastor Gary continues examining the Old Gate and Valley Gate, revealing how truth is strengthened through trials. This message encourages believers to stand firm in God’s truth while walking through life’s valleys—confident that God goes before us and walks with us through every hardship.
Nehemiah 3 — Examining Our Gates: Truth and Trials (Part One)
Pastor Gary introduces the spiritual meaning behind Jerusalem’s gates, beginning with truth. As Nehemiah rebuilds what matters most, believers are reminded that not everything old should be discarded. God’s truth never becomes outdated—even when culture pressures us to abandon it.
Nehemiah 2–3 — Examining Our Gates: Jesus and Evangelism (Part Two)
Pastor Gary continues exploring the spiritual meaning behind Jerusalem’s gates, focusing on the Fish Gate and the Great Commission. This message reminds believers that while God does the saving, He invites us to participate by sharing the gospel and helping make disciples for Jesus Christ.
Nehemiah 2–3 — Examining Our Gates: Jesus and Evangelism (Part One)
Pastor Gary explains Nehemiah’s careful inspection of Jerusalem’s walls and gates, revealing spiritual parallels for believers today. This message introduces how each gate points to an aspect of spiritual life—beginning with evangelism and the call to examine our own walk with Christ.
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About Gary Hamrick
Pastor Gary Hamrick joined full-time ministry in 1987 as a high school youth pastor, and in 1991, Cornerstone Chapel’s 18 charter members asked him to become the church’s first pastor. Today, Cornerstone is home to several thousand weekly worshipers whom Pastor Gary desires to equip through the teaching of God’s Word, relating Biblical truth to everyday life in practical, relevant, and often humorous ways.
Pastor Gary received Christ as his personal Lord and Savior when he was in high school and soon wrestled with a call to ministry. He initially denied that calling and instead pursued a communications degree at American University with aspirations in broadcast journalism. However, he surrendered to God’s calling, transferred schools, completed a Bachelor of Biblical Studies, and received his ordination from Pastor Chuck Smith and the Calvary Chapel Association.
Pastor Gary married his wife Terri in 1987, and they have three grown children (who also serve in ministry) and nine grandchildren. Terri volunteers with our Women’s Ministry and served for many years as its director. Today she continues her ministry work in a supporting role, while also relishing her role as a grandmother and source of support to Pastor Gary and their children.
Pastoring in the shadow of the Nation’s Capital has allowed Pastor Gary opportunities to meet and pray with government officials such as the President, Cabinet Secretaries, Supreme Court Justices, members of Congress, and the Governor of Virginia.
He is on the Board of Directors at the Museum of the Bible and the Family Research Council, both in Washington D.C. His radio broadcast, “Cornerstone Connection” airs weekdays on over 600 radio stations, and Cornerstone’s online campus reaches thousands of people across the country and around the globe.
Pastor Gary is an avid news “junkie” and enjoys fishing, camping, playing sports, woodworking, and especially spending time with his family.
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