Route 66 Ezekiel A Vision of Sin, Salvation & Sovereignty

"Ezekiel:  A Vision of Sin, Salvation & Sovereignty ”

Ezekiel 36:22-28

June 3, 2018

A Vision of God the King  

1:4-6,15-19,25-28

• God Is Not Like Us
• God Is All Powerful & All Wise
• God Is Not Limited by Circumstances
• God Takes the Initiative
• God Communicates

A Vision of God’s Departure

8:1-3, 9-10; 10:4,18; 11:22-25; 24:15-27; 33:30-32

• God Is in Control
• God Will Not Tolerate Sin
• God Deeply Loves His People

A Vision of God’s Coming and the Promise of Paradise

43:1-5;34:23-31; 36:22-28; 37:11-14; 21-28; 39:25-29

• The Promise of Rebuilding
• The Promise of Renewal & Restoration
• The Promise of Return

A Voice for the Vision  

“Then they will know that (or that you may know) I am the Lord” 

LISTEN TO THE WORD

• How do hear the message that God will not tolerate our sin and that His discipline must come? What does that mean for you and your life?
• Do you see and hear that God isn’t like us? Aren’t you glad that He takes the initiative and reaches out to us? How has the Lord taken the initiative to reach out to you?
• Do you see and hear God’s call to love His Word, to read and study His word, to meditate on His Word, to follow His Word? How will you do that this week?  In a LifeGroup and even more in your own daily walk with the Lord?  Where and how are you listening to the Word of God in your life?
• Do you hear God’s call that challenges us to return to Him, and be renewed and restored? Where do you need this in your life today?

LEARN THE WORD

• How do you see the Lord at work in Ezekiel? How does that change how you think & then respond to the Lord?
• Where do you see the scarlet thread weaving through the book of Ezekiel?
• What do you learn about God & His role in history in Ezekiel & even now? How does that help you put hope in Him?

LOVE THE WORD

• Where do you see God’s love in the book of Ezekiel even as He brings His judgment on His people and even other nations? How do you love Him more that He loves us? He loves us completely and unconditionally, so much that He will bring His discipline in our lives to bring us back to Him?  
• As you see this incredible vision of God and His greatness and majesty, how does it make you love Him and worship Him even more? How can you do that this week?
• How does this phrase – “so that they will know I am the Lord” – affect you and show you the great love of the Lord?

LIVE THE WORD

• Turn to the Word & Turn others to the Word – if you have stopped reading it daily, jump on board with us in Week 23 & LISTEN for what the Lord has to say to you, LEARN more about Him, fall deeper in LOVE with Him, and then LIVE it out this week, & share it with someone in your circle of influence.