The wind in Greek is “pnoe” it comes from the same root as Spirit (Ghost) – “pneuma”. In this valley a great battle had once been fought for empire and dominion. ( Log Out /  You don’t have to seek out me as the pastor or anyone else. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. . We read much judgment in the Bible. 5.

The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14) Notice how often the spirit appears in this passage! This goes on for years. The way you receive is by speaking just like you always do except that the Holy Spirit enables you to speak in an unknown tongue. Lutheran Pastor. The Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14) Notice how often the spirit appears in this passage! 21:4-9). You're not going to tell me that these are spiritual promises to the church?

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Lo and behold, the Jewish government sent DC-4's - 130 people at a time were taken on 'eagles wings' back to Israel. Much like ancient Israel, we are often dejected, despondent, discouraged, disillusioned, defeated, and dead. Message 2 of 4: The Valley of Dry Bones And if she has a future, what does God say it is?

b) Jesus didn’t say it might happen; He said it will happen! The minor prophets, we have looked at them in the past, and the major prophets, one of which we're looking at tonight, all of them speak of a future day for the Jews. Ezekiel ponders His answer. The hand of the Lord was upon Ezekiel, Israel's exiled prophet, and he was set down in the midst of a vast and dismal valley, a valley not of the shadow of death, but of the gruesome relics of death. b) You’re not coming to a certain church, or the right place at the altar. Ezekiel is also called by God to proclaim another attack is coming to Jerusalem and this time everything will be destroyed. Let these sermons encourage, inspire, and inform you on this topic.

Then you shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”. Their passion for God and for the things of God was gone. Change ).

That isn’t the voice of God. c. Moses was told to make a brazen serpent (Num. Do I need to say, believer, the night is far spent, the day is at hand, let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light? That is a mistake, for Jesus Christ the Son of God prophesied, Himself, a future for those people. And what God did in the valley is what he has done or can do is us. ( Log Out /  Miraculously, the very answers that Ezekiel was given thousands of years ago are exactly the same answers that we can give to those questions tonight concerning our day and a day that will come, prophetically, in the future. The polarization based on economics, race, age, political party, Often heard people say, “If I walked into a church, the roof would cave in.”. This could well have been the debris of a battle. Prepare your messages on the Valley of Dry Bones with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series.

That was the judgement of God, but as we look at verse 8 - if you look down at it - God says: 'But ye, O mountains of Israel', again prophesying to the mountains of Israel, 'ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come'. And of course I'm talking about the vision God gave Ezekiel concerning the nation of Israel. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. One day, covering the mountains of Israel will be orchards that will yield their fruit unto My people, Israel'. You find that Herod the Great in the Nativity story, that we'll be thinking of very soon, he was an Edomite - an Idumean - by birth.

Now look at verse 12 for a moment: 'Therefore, Ezekiel, prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel'. THE PROBLEM: Verse 11 tells that the dry bones Ezekiel encountered in that valley were symbols of a dead Israel. Whoever believes in me as the scriptures have said . Of course had it been anyone else asking the question, the answer would have been obvious. Are you thirsty? It talks about their enemies scourging them, in verse 2. Change ). Depressed. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army'. Israel spends more on immigration than on any government department apart from defence - and you can imagine that. ***************** In many places, the Church looks dead. If you think that's a massive exportation of goods, you ain't seen nothing yet! Yes, absolutely. 'I will bring my seed from the east' - prior to independence, 87% of the Jews that were in Jerusalem and Palestine came from European countries, only about 10% from Oriental countries, but during the first year and a half of independence there was an increase of 37% of Jews from the Orient, and by 1953 it had risen to 50% of the Jews in Palestine from the east! Their hope was lost! And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. They look at these Scriptures and they cannot see what we see, by the Spirit of God, in them. Consider the creation story in Genesis and Jesus the Word made flesh.

This passage speaks clearly about what God is doing in the Church today! It’s also a book of hope.

I was grabbed by the concept of Digital Missions in July of 2010. 11 Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. 9Also He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ” 10So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army. Don’t seek the gift, seek the Giver. This portion of Scripture is the final portion dealing with the restoration of Israel. Frank here. You see, Ezekiel was carried off as a captive of war, (a POW, Prophet of War). c) If it was true for Peter that God was pouring out His Spirit in the last days as a fulfillment of Joel’s prophecy, then HOW MUCH MORE is it a fulfillment for God to continue to pour out His Spirit today. 1) Position yourself – The hand of the Lord came upon Ezekiel – position yourself to allow the hand of the Lord to come upon you, 2) Prioritise your spiritual walk. Then he gives his wise answer. 34 Powerful Proverbs On Our Words–to Inspire You To Consider Carefully Your Speech. Summary: The purpose of this sermon is to encourage believers to obey the inner voice of God, and remain faithful at thier present task, because there are no limits to what God can do. The bible says the dead in Christ will rise first. How’d you like my book? Have faith in God and now step out in faith knowing that the Holy Spirit will enable you just like He did on the day of Pentecost. Churches and chapels are empty, Christian witness is sparse or non-existent, and there are nothing but the dry bones of spirituality left. The fertile valley of Jezreel that we read about in the Old Testament, that is sung of and is famous for its vineyards and fertility in Bible times, had degenerated into a vast swampland, So, Ezekiel sees this vision. Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. Pastor Bobby Earls, First Baptist Church, Center Point, Alabama, How would you react if you were summoned as the guest speaker at a social gathering where the entire congregation was corpses? [38] Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” [39] By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive.

Verses 9 and 10 talk about when the bones came together it was like an exceeding great army, now that's speaking of a day that is yet to be. The book of Ezekiel is not one of our better known or widely read books of the Bible. It was the home of 148,000 Jews, the oldest Jewish community in the world, and they expected to be carried from Yemen to Israel by the wings of an eagle, as the children of Israel were taken from Egypt to the promised land thousands of years ago. And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD". Good afternoon. . He thought he would become a priest at the temple in Jerusalem. You remember we saw last week that we're coming into the last section of this book that speaks of the restoration, the revival of God's people again. I'm saying this: the first prophecy speaks of restoration of a people who are spiritually dead. A. God is trying to say to his people-there is a future. www.preachtheword.com. If you need a fresh refilling of the Spirit then are you too willing to spend time at the altar seeking Jesus that He might fill you again. God is saying: 'There will never be a famine in My nation again - not because you deserve it, but because of My honour, because of My name' - and get this, people, tonight: because of God's promise!

That's speaking of the nation's hopelessness. And as we do that – that’s where we find true joy, true, happiness, true peace. I'll tell you why: because God has said it! Expect God to do what He has said; when He fills you, you too will speak in tongues. You remember we looked, in chapters 25 through to 32, at God's judgement on the Gentile nations round about Israel, and we can see a parallel in the nations round about Israel today. Growing secularization and apathy towards God. Jesus must be sought.

In fact, it is one of the most intriguing and challenging books of the Bible. Go home and watch the news, and say: 'It's all that they might know that I am the Lord'. It's not talking about the return from Babylon, don't get that into your head - that may have been a partial fulfilment, pointing to a greater day. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! But as we come here we see that God is saying that these mountains have become desolate, the hills have become eroded and have left empty crags and wildernesses. Financial Rape of Australians by Wallet Wizard, Cash Converters and Loan Ranger: Peter Pilt’s Thoughts.

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