Theology & Bible

October 9 | Discovery

Think about the music you’ve listened to this week. (Ignore musical styles or genres for a moment.) What types of emotions are typically expressed in the music you…

October 2 | Rooted in Righteousness

Psalm 1, in typical Wisdom Literature fashion, contrasts the way of the wicked with the way of the righteous. . . . Three contrasts exist in this psalm…

October 2 | Application (‘Giving You a Piece of My Mind’)

If you think about things like food, frustrations, family, finances, and the future, you are not alone. It’s natural and necessary to ponder subjects like these. But let’s…

October 2 | Discovery

What types of things (positive or negative) do you tend to fret about, obsess over, continue to work through, or otherwise revisit again and again?

Day of Atonement, Day of Remembrance

September 25 | God’s Glory Returns

In the Aug. 28 lesson, God’s glory departed from the people (left the temple) due to their sin. With the temple cleansed and restored (chapters 41-42), God's glory…

September 25 | Application (‘Finally!’)

Before leaving on the mission trip, Candy and I wrote a list of goals: “Trust God. Love well. Encourage others. . . .” We should have added another…

September 25 | Discovery

How do we defile what is holy by bringing what is detestable and worldly into our temples?

September 18 | Dry Bones

The vision of the valley of dry bones that Ezekiel was given pictured this new life and restoration of Israel to their homeland.

September 18 | Application (‘Can These Bones Live?’)

I gazed at my weary listeners—mothers with young children, a scared-looking teenage boy, and some tired-looking old men and women with despair on their faces. How could I…

September 18 | Discovery

Looking at the entire passage (Ezekiel 37:1-14) what does the valley of dry bones and their reanimation represent . . . for Israel? For God’s church today?

September 11 | New Heart

Ezekiel continued to prepare the exiles in Babylon for the new days ahead. Now it was time to paint a brighter picture for their future beyond Babylon.

September 11 | Application (‘Amazing Grace or a Blazing Pace?’)

Corrie ten Boom said, “If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.” A lot of Christ followers are stressed out. We’ve exchanged amazing grace for…

September 11 | Discovery

How do memories from your past help you to live more faithfully today?

September 4 | The Watchman

Ezekiel’s ministry of judgment on fallen Israel (chapters 1–24) and judgment on Ammon, Tyre, and Egypt (chapters 25–32) has turned to a ministry of being a watchman to…