The Life and Times of Ezekiel the Prophet Text: Ezekiel The Vision The chariot of God (1:4-21) The radiance of God (1:22-28) The call of God (2:1-7) to be a messenger Footnotes: The Preparation of Ezekiel Eat the scroll 2:8-3:15 Be a watchman 3:16-21 Limits on Ezekiel’s ministry 3:22-27 The Messages A Message of Judgment on Israel (chapters 4-24) A Message of Judgment on the Gentiles (chapters 25-32) A Message of Rebuke and Reconciliation (chapters 33-

Text: Daniel 3 The Practice of Civil Disobedience When an authority requires a behavior that God prohibits When an authority prohibits a behavior that God requires Note: Genuine civil disobedience accepts the consequences An act of civil disobedience Daniel’s friends did not follow the command to worship the golden image They were brought before the King and given another chance They took a stand, and refused to worship the golden image Taking a

In John 18:38 we read that before His crucifixion, Jesus told Pilate “…to this end am I come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.” Pilate asked, “What is truth?” Then he turned and walked away from the very one who is The Truth (John 14:6). We may not pay much attention to Pilate’s cynical comment, but the fact is that more and more people today are expressing the same cynicism and unbelief and can be iden

Text: Daniel 1-2, & 6 Courage to make and keep a commitment The world offers much that could distract us: Food Sex Stuff/Money Alcohol Drugs Busy-ness Make up your mind ahead of time (see Daniel 1:3-9) Seek God’s Intervention (Pray) Daniel sought to delay the sentence of death to pursue God. Daniel asked his friends to seek God’s compassion and direction. Determine to wait on God’s revelatio

Text: book of Jeremiah God Chooses Jeremiah Chosen before birth (1:5) Commanded to speak for God (1:­) Empowered by God with authority and power (1:9-10) Commanded to speak God’s words of judgment (1:16-17) Protected by God (1:19) Footnotes: 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” 1:7-8 everywhere I send you, you shall go, And all that I command you, you shall speak. 8

It’s Something to Think About… Some years ago, President Obama stated that America was no longer a Christian nation. His comment provoked some, but perhaps he was speaking a truth that we’d just rather not believe. In Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11 and Hebrews 10:38 we can find the statement, “The righteous shall live by faith” (faith in God). While our nation may have been founded on Christian principles with our laws based largely on Biblical values, the peopl