Ezra: Revival In the Ruins
May 31: Numbered Among the Transgressors
As the book of Ezra ends, the people repent, rededicate, and rehabilitate, but God reconciles and redeems.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 10: 18-44
Psalm 103: 8-14
Luke 22: 37…
May 24: Two Assemblies
The rain-soaked repentance of Ezra 10 is a steppingstone along the way to the spirit-saturated assembly of Acts 2. Repentance always opens the way to new life.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 10: 9-17
Acts 2: 1-13
Psalm 96: 1-3, …
May 17: Genuine Confession
The people of God repent from their sins and promise to “put away” the foreign wives and children who were leading them into idolatry. This troubling episode anticipates Jesus, who purified not by banishing idolaters, but by dying for them.…
May 10: Relapse Pt. II
Alex looks at how Ezra 9 ties in with many of the major themes of the Old Testament.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 9: 10-15
Psalm 51: 7-12
Luke 18: 9-14…
May 3: Relapse Pt. I
Alex takes a practical look at what we should do when we relapse into sin.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 9: 1-9
Psalm 51: 1-4
Luke 15: 11-24…
April 26: Protection Along the Way & Blessing On Arrival
Ezra stakes his life on God’s faithfulness, and God delivers him through a perilous journey. Our God is sovereign over his enemies and faithful to His own.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 8: 24-36
Psalm 91: 1-7
Luke 12: 22-34…
April 12: Stepping Out in Faith
Alex looks at the purpose of long lists of difficult names in the Bible.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 8: 1-23
Psalm 118: 5-9
Matthew 14: 22-33…
March 29: The Passover Lamb
God’s people are triumphant as they celebrate the first Passover with the completed Temple. Their victory is a foretaste of the final deliverance won by Christ.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 6: 19-22
Psalm 118: 19-22
Luke 19: 28-40…
March 22: The Sovereignty of God
Alex looks at eight signs of revival (maybe nine) (or ten).
Readings from this service:
Ezra 6: 13-18
Psalm 118: 19-24
Luke 2: 22-33…
March 8: Working in Hope
Ezra 5 gives a window into source of Israel’s courage: a pairing of humility with trust in the Sovereign God.
Readings from this service:
Ezra 5: 6-17
Psalm 121: 1-4
Matthew 5: 13-16…
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