09/12/15 Yahweh is There
READING: Ezekiel 46-48 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: “Yahweh is There.” Those are the last English words of the book of Ezekiel. God would bring destruction on the city…
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12 Ways Churches “Welcome Guests”
This post is as much a survey as it is a report. Over the last decade, our church consulting “spies” have reported numerous ways they are “recognized” as guests in a worship service.
Read More09/11/15 Consequences
READING: Ezekiel 44-45 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: We don’t often think about it at the time of commission, but our sin is costly. The consequences of…
Read More09/10/15 Trembling, or Skipping?
READING: Ezekiel 42-43 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Ezekiel’s description of the contrast could not be more dramatic. In judgment, the glory of the Lord departed from the…
Read More09/09/15 Living with Eternity in Mind
READING: Ezekiel 40-41 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: These chapters begin Ezekiel’s vision of the new Temple in a future messianic kingdom. It’s the longest recorded vision…
Read More09/08/15 Jealous for Holiness?
READING: Ezekiel 38-39 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: We’ve seen these themes throughout Ezekiel. God brought judgment on His people, hiding His face from them for their…
Read More09/07/15 It’s Not About Me
READING: Ezekiel 35-37 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: It’s easy to think today about all the blessings God has given me. Salvation. My wife. A home. A job. Health. Opportunities. Food….
Read More09/06/15 God the Good Shepherd
READING: Ezekiel 32-34 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: I remember the first time I heard the image that God is our shepherd. The sermon went like this: “We’re a bunch of dumb…
Read MoreAn Encouraging Word for Church Leaders for Today
Revelation 12:10-11 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: The salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the…
Read More09/05/15 For I Have Spoken
READING: Ezekiel 28-31 TEXTS AND APPLICATION: Today’s reading focuses on God’s judgment on the nations, including Tyre, Sidon, Egypt, and Assyria. Within these four chapters,…
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